Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt
Subject(s): Alcoholics, Dinners and dining, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Political parties, Reed, Thomas B. (Thomas Brackett), 1839-1902, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Elliott, 1860-1894, Smith, Hoke, 1855-1931, Speeches, addresses, etc., Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1835-1914, Tariff
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Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt updating her on the status of things with their alcoholic brother Elliott who is now in Virginia. Elliott continues to be difficult. Roosevelt recently dined with the “barbarian” Vice President Stevenson and Secretary of the Interior Smith. Representative Reed and Senator Lodge made good speeches about the tariff debate.
Collection
Creation Date
1894-02-04
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931
Language
English
Period
Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)
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 Anna Roosevelt. [February 4, 1894]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283169. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt. [4 Feb. 1894]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283169.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1894, February 4]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283169.
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.
