Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Subject(s): Barbour, Thomas, 1884-1946, Dinners and dining, Hunting, Invoices, Travel

Theodore Roosevelt teases his son Kermit about the charges Kermit has been ringing up for his hunting trip, including train tickets, cartridges, and military supplies. He encloses a letter from Edmund Heller and an article about Kermit’s trip. He tells Kermit not to do anything foolish about the Mexican trip and that the naturalist Thomas Barbour came for lunch.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1911-08-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 Kermit Roosevelt. [August 1, 1911]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281541. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [1 Aug. 1911]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281541.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, August 1]. 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/o281541.

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 13, 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.