Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Lee Roosevelt
Subject(s): Compliments, Entertaining, Private railroad cars, Railroads--Private cars
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New York State Assemblyman Theodore Roosevelt informs his wife Alice he has dined with the Rotches. It reminded Roosevelt of when he and Alice went on the Whitney’s private train to the Yale-Harvard boat race; Alice was so pretty and fascinating.
Collection
Creation Date
1883-04-18
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Roosevelt, Alice Lee, 1861-1884
Language
English
Period
New York State Assemblyman (1882-May 1884)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
2
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 Lee Roosevelt. [April 18, 1883]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283349. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Alice Lee Roosevelt. [18 Apr. 1883]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283349.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1883, April 18]. 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/o283349.
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. February 13, 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.
