Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt
Subject(s): Fathers and sons, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878
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President Roosevelt writes to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt about his deceased father and how Roosevelt Senior would feel about his son as President. He remarks that when he ends his term in 1905 he will be the same age as his father when he died. He adds that he tries to model himself with the children the way his father was with him. Typed copy of original handwritten letter.
Collection
Creation Date
1901-10-07
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Leavitt, Sarah Bancroft, 1842-1929
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
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 Sarah Bancroft Leavitt. [October 7, 1901]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281569. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt. [7 Oct. 1901]. Image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281569.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1901, October 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281569.
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 22, 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.
