Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Subject(s): Armed Forces, Joffre, Joseph Jacques Césaire, 1852-1931, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, United States. Army, Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt’s sons are at training camp awaiting their deployment orders for the war, but they do not know what they will be sent to do. Roosevelt expresses frustration with this and President Wilson’s approach to the war. Roosevelt tells Anna Roosevelt Cowles about recent dinners where he enjoyed the company of Joseph Joffre. He also mentions that he is receiving between 4,000 and 5,000 letters per week and is having difficulty keeping up with such a workload.
Collection
Creation Date
1917-05-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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 Cowles. [May 17, 1917]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285156. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles. [17 May. 1917]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285156.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1917, May 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o285156.
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 26, 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.
