Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby
Subject(s): Africans--Social life and customs, Americans--Travel, Haggard, H. Rider (Henry Rider), 1856-1925, Letter writing, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Safaris
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Theodore Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt are on the last leg of the safari and Roosevelt is looking forward to the end. He was comforted by being able to write to Ethel Roosevelt. The Kampala and Nyanza lake area is beautiful and interesting. A local leader reminds Kermit of Umslopogaas, H. Rider Haggard’s Zulu hero. Roosevelt doubts he will be able to write again until reaching Cairo, Egypt.
Collection
Creation Date
1909-12-23
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 23, 1909]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286194. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby. [23 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/o286194.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1909, December 23]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286194.
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.
