Letter from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Subject(s): Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has her husband Theodore write a letter for her to their son Kermit because she is still too weak to hold a pen after having an operation. She says she loves Kermit’s letter and keeps it under her pillow. She adds that she knows he has been good with Mame and asks him to give his siblings, Ethel and Archie, a kiss for her.
Collection
Creation Date
1898-03-10
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
Recipient
Publication Date
2011-11-10
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
Original Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Collection
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 Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [March 10, 1898?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281380. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948. Letter from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [10 Mar. 1898?]. Multi-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/o281380.
APA:
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948.: , [1898, March 10?]. Letter from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281380.
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.
