Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Fitzsimmons

Subject(s): Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

Theodore Roosevelt writes to world-champion British boxer Robert Fitzsimmons to say he cannot give letters to foreigners but will send a letter to his son Kermit asking him to assist Fitzsimmons when he and his son go to Buenos Aires to start a boxing academy. This letter was enclosed with a letter to Kermit.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-08-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Fitzsimmons, Robert James, 1863-1917

Publication Date

2011-11-10

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Collection

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Robert Fitzsimmons. [August 16, 1915?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281202. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Fitzsimmons. [16 Aug. 1915?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281202.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1915, August 16?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Fitzsimmons. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281202.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.

APA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.