Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

Subject(s): Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924

Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit and daughter-in-law Belle about how happy he is that Scribners accepted Kermit’s poem. He describes his travels for the liberty loan drive and criticizes President Woodrow Wilson’s handling of the war. Roosevelt closes with a list of recent dinner guests.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-10-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943; Roosevelt, Belle, 1892-1968

Publication Date

2012-02-02

Language

English

Period

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

Original Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Collection

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. [October 13, 1918?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281946. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. [13 Oct. 1918?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281946.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1918, October 13?]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o281946.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.

APA:

Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.