Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Subject(s): Camping, Camping--Prayer-books and devotions--English, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Hunting, Letters, Spouses
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President Roosevelt writes his wife Edith from his bear hunt in Louisiana to say he reads her letters over and over again and counts the days until they are reunited. He comments on Ethel Roosevelt’s letters and says is it hard to write in camp as he is in the saddle from sun up to sun down. Roosevelt describes conditions on the hunt and says there are no bear around.
Collection
Creation Date
1907-10-10
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [October 10, 1907]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283312. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [10 Oct. 1907]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283312.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1907, October 10]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283312.
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 12, 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.
