Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Lee Roosevelt

Subject(s): Entertaining, Love, Roosevelt family, Spouses

Theodore Roosevelt expresses how much he misses his wife Alice and hopes to come for a visit next Sunday. Malcolm Whitmore is visiting and Roosevelt gives updates on various members of the family.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1881-10-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Roosevelt, Alice Lee, 1861-1884

Language

English

Period

Youth (October 27, 1858-1881)

Repository

Harvard College Library

Page Count

2

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

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 Lee Roosevelt. [October 9, 1881]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283343. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Lee Roosevelt. [9 Oct. 1881]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283343.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1881, October 9]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Lee Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283343.

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 5, 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.