Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Death, Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933, Robinson, Douglas, 1855-1918, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Soldiers--Health and hygiene, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit and daughter-in-law Belle that Aunt Corinne’s husband, Douglas Robinson, has died. He says Archie Roosevelt to doing well and hopes to return to the front in the spring. There has been some unworthy action in preventing Ted Roosevelt from receiving a promotion.
Collection
Creation Date
1918-09-13
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943; Roosevelt, Belle, 1892-1968
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
4
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 Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [September 13, 1918]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281943. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [13 Sep. 1918]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281943.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1918, September 13]. 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/o281943.
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.
