Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby
Subject(s): Africans--Social life and customs, Americans--Travel, Elands, Hunting, Oryx, Photographs, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Safaris
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Theodore Roosevelt describes his current camp in the “African wilderness” which has been made less comfortable due to early rains. With the help of several African attendants, he has been hunting eland and oryx. Everyone has been behaving excellently and are “amply supplied with meat.” Roosevelt keeps a photograph of Ethel Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt on his table.
Collection
Creation Date
1909-09-02
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
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 Ethel Roosevelt Derby. [September 2, 1909]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286189. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby. [2 Sep. 1909]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286189.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1909, September 2]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286189.
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. January 29, 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.