Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Subject(s): Armed Forces--Medals, Armed Forces, American, Armed Forces, British, Speeches, addresses, etc., World War (1914-1918)

Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to congratulate him on being awarded the British war cross and say how glad he is Kermit is now in the American army. He talks of his speech trip out west and how he will send a duplicate of this letter to Madrid to ensure Kermit receives it. Roosevelt also encloses a news article written by him.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-06-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

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. [June 2, 1918]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281907. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [2 Jun. 1918]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281907.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1918, June 2]. 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/o281907.

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 29, 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.