Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow

Subject(s): Italy--Vesuvius, Mountaineering, Travel

Theodore Roosevelt, age 11, writes to Edith Kermit Carow, describing his visit to snow-covered Mount Vesuvius.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

Creation Date

1870-01-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Language

English

Period

Youth (October 27, 1858-1881)

Repository

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

Page Count

8

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. Digitization of all images from the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site made possible by a generous grant from the Leon Levy Foundation. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow. [January 1, 1870]. Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283080. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow. [1 Jan. 1870]. Multi-image.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283080.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1870, January 1]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283080.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-birthplace-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-birthplace-national-historic-site.

APA:

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-birthplace-national-historic-site.