Twelve-year-old Theodore Roosevelt’s diary chronicling a trip through the northeastern United States with his family including the Adirondack Mountains, Lake George, and Lake Placid in New York, the White Mountains and North Conway in New Hampshire, Worcester, Massachusetts and New Haven, Connecticut and others.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1871-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

Youth (October 27, 1858-1881)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

40

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Diary

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:

Diary of Theodore Roosevelt from August 1-31, 1871. [August 1871]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283272. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Diary of Theodore Roosevelt from August 1-31, 1871. [Aug 1871]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283272.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1871, August]. Diary of Theodore Roosevelt from August 1-31, 1871.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283272.

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. March 5, 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.