Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt
Subject(s): Alcoholics, Children, Death, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Knee braces, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Play, Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Anna Hall, 1863-1892, Roosevelt, Elliott, 1860-1894, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Speeches, addresses, etc., Spring Rice, Cecil, Sir, 1859-1918
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Theodore Roosevelt informs his sister Anna Roosevelt that he took his son Kermit to the doctor for his knee and he may have to wear “an instrument” for a couple years. He describes a fight between Kermit and daughter Ethel and Alice and Ted have been playing with sister Corinne’s children. Roosevelt updates Anna on their alcoholic brother Elliott who fell recently and laments that he should have died instead of Elliott’s wife Anna. He made a speech in Philadelphia and offers Anna condolences over Alice Lippencott’s death.
Collection
Creation Date
1894-07-29
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931
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 Anna Roosevelt. [July 29, 1894]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283554. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt. [29 Jul. 1894]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283554.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1894, July 29]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o283554.
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. August 3, 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.
