Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gertrude Tyler Carow
Subject(s): Books and reading, Children, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Horses, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Play, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944
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Theodore Roosevelt writes his mother-in-law Gertrude Tyler Carow to update her on wife Edith and the children. Edith enjoys riding horses, Alice is very affectionate and is fond of reading, Ethel is a jolly baby, Kermit is a little “coax”and Ted is very fond of his father and wears glasses now.
Collection
Creation Date
1892-10-03
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Carow, Gertrude Tyler, 1836-1895
Language
English
Period
Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)
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 Gertrude Tyler Carow. [October 3, 1892]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283519. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gertrude Tyler Carow. [3 Oct. 1892]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283519.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1892, October 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Gertrude Tyler Carow.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283519.
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 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.
