Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Subject(s): Children--Care and hygiene, Children--Health and hygiene, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Dinners and dining, Evans, Robley D. (Robley Dunglison), 1846-1912, Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926, Groton School, Horses, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Presidents' pets, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Thanksgiving Day
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President Roosevelt writes his son Kermit about Archie returning home and not looking well. He says they spent Thanksgiving Day with the Rixeys and Cooleys at the du Ponts who own President Madison’s house. Roosevelt talks about horse back riding with Jack Greenway and then gives updates on Ted and Quentin.
Collection
Creation Date
1907-11-30
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [November 30, 1907]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281014. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [30 Nov. 1907]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281014.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, November 30]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281014.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
