Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby
Subject(s): Books and reading, Caricatures and cartoons, Derby, Richard, 1881-1963, Headache, Honeymoons, Horses, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Speeches, addresses, etc., Travel
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Theodore Roosevelt writes that he received Ethel’s letter from her honeymoon and he and Mother are concerned about Richard Derby’s headaches. He details riding with Mother, working on his two “infernal” books before heading to Arizona, speaking to women suffragettes and the activities of other family members. At the end of the letter, Roosevelt has drawn cartoons depicting some of his activities and entitled it “A norful little adventure: A tragedy in three acts.”
Collection
Creation Date
1913-05-01
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
8
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 Derby. [May 1, 1913]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283302. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby. [1 May. 1913]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283302.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1913, May 1]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283302.
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 26, 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.
