Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Subject(s): Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Dinners and dining, Fathers and daughters, Fathers and sons, Letters, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944
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President Roosevelt writes his wife Edith about their daughter Ethel Roosevelt acting as the “mistress of the White House” and how close he has grown to her. Quentin Roosevelt has been a “dear” as well. He encloses a letter from Ted Roosevelt and one from Kermit Roosevelt. Roosevelt has dined with Seth Low and the Lodges.
Collection
Creation Date
1908-03-17
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. [March 17, 1908]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283313. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [17 Mar. 1908]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283313.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, March 17]. 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/o283313.
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.
