Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Subject(s): Africa, Charles Scribner's Sons, New Brunswick, Pictures, Publishers and publishing, Travel, Writing

Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to congratulate him on having his article “The sheep of the desert” published. He says if he has any success on his trip to New Brunswick to write about it and then it can be sent to Scribners or National Geographic Magazine. In his post-script, Roosevelt asks Kermit what he wants to do with prints from the negatives of the Africa trip that were sent by Scribners.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1911-09-25

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

1

Production Method

Typed

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. [September 25, 1911]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281547. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [25 Sep. 1911]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281547.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1911, September 25]. 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/o281547.

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. January 15, 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.