Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby
Subject(s): Americans--Travel, Ocean travel, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Roosevelt, Lucy Margaret, 1888-1914, Zahm, J. A. (John Augustine), 1851-1921
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Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt have comfortable rooms on the USS Vandyck, and Edith is getting a lot of rest. They have had good weather, and Roosevelt summarizes their average day aboard ship. Margaret Roosevelt has been a good traveling companion for Edith, and Roosevelt is comfortable with them traveling the west coast of Chile together. He is looking forward to seeing Kermit Roosevelt and is delighted with Father Zahm and the rest of the expedition members.
Collection
Creation Date
1913-10-08
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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 Ethel Roosevelt Derby. [October 8, 1913]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286204. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby. [8 Oct. 1913]. 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/o286204.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1913, October 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286204.
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.
