Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt
Subject(s): Africa, Big game hunting, Europe, Fathers and sons, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Safaris, Travel
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Theodore Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel to say he enjoys her letters and it seems she is getting everything out of her European trip that she ought to. He says he feels bad that he must take first shot at all big game because it is of greater value to the museum for him to get the animal rather than Kermit Roosevelt. Roosevelt says he has grown attached to his companions and native attendants on the safari. He adds that he is in “wonderful country.”
Collection
Creation Date
1909-09-26
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
2
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 Ethel Roosevelt. [September 26, 1909]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283299. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt. [26 Sep. 1909]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283299.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, September 26]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283299.
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 29, 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.