Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Subject(s): Aging, Associated Harvard Clubs, Cavalry, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Dinners and dining, Military readiness, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Belle, 1892-1968, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Eleanor Butler, 1889-1960, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, World War (1914-1918), Writing
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Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit about Ted dining at the Porcellian Club at Harvard in hopes it might help Archie get in, but he doubts it. He adds that Archie does not care and is doing very well at school. Roosevelt says he has been writing articles for the Metropolitan magazine advocating military preparedness and he is prepared to join a mounted rifleman division should the United States enter the War. He mentions getting old and entertaining a “lady-socialist” at dinner. Roosevelt adds that Ethel and Ted’s wife Eleanor are having a splendid time this year.
Collection
Creation Date
1915-02-22
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
4
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. [February 22, 1915]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281115. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [22 Feb. 1915]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281115.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, February 22]. 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/o281115.
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.
