Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby
Subject(s): Americans--Travel, Colobus, Delamere, Hugh Cholmondeley, Baron, 1870-1931, Dogs, Honeymoons, Letters, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Safaris, Travel--Planning
Click on image to zoom in
Theodore Roosevelt compliments Ethel Roosevelt on her letters. He is looking forward to seeing Ethel and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt in Europe. Roosevelt is considering altering his schedule as he has his heart set on revisiting the sites of his honeymoon with Edith. He will be spending the next week with Lord and Lady Delamere. Kermit Roosevelt is currently hunting bongo and Roosevelt has a colobus monkey specimen and elephant teeth for Edith, which will be discarded if she feels “woebegone about them.” Several “hounds” have become attached to Roosevelt after he petted them.
Collection
Creation Date
1909-12-03
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. [December 3, 1909]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286191. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby. [3 Dec. 1909]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286191.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1909, December 3]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286191.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 1, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
APA:
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/harvard-college-library.
