Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles
Subject(s): Bereavement, Death--Attitudes, Grief, Lodge, Anna Cabot Mills Davis, 1851-1915, Lodge, George Cabot, 1873-1909, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933, Robinson, Stewart Douglas, 1889-1909, Roosevelt family
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Theodore Roosevelt is grieved to learn of George Cabot Lodge’s death. His worry over the sorrow Corinne Roosevelt Robinson continues to experience because of the loss of her son causes Roosevelt to reflect on how one should approach life and handle the grief that comes with the death of a loved one. Roosevelt notes that he is “on safari” as he writes this letter and will leave East Africa for Uganda and the Nile in mid-December.
Collection
Creation Date
1909-10-17
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931
Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
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 Anna Roosevelt Cowles. [October 17, 1909]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286096. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles. [17 Oct. 1909]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286096.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, October 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/o286096.
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.
