Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Fitzsimmons
Subject(s): Argentina--Buenos Aires, Boxing--Training, Employment references, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943
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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
Creation Date
1915-08-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Fitzsimmons, Robert James, 1863-1917
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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 Robert Fitzsimmons. [August 16, 1915]. Harvard College Library. 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.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281202.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1915, August 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Fitzsimmons.
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281202.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
