Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Roosevelt
Subject(s): Homes, Moving, Household, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Schools, Washington (D.C.)--Rock Creek Park
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Newly appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt writes his daughter Alice that he is homesick for his family and their new house will be very comfortable. He asks how she liked the Wild West show and says he arranged school for Ted and Kermit Roosevelt. He mentions the trees in Rock Creek Park are down.
Collection
Creation Date
1897-05-06
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
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 Alice Roosevelt. [May 6, 1897]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283317. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Roosevelt. [6 May. 1897]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283317.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, May 6]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283317.
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.
