Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby
Subject(s): Derby, Richard, 1881-1963, Derby, Richard, 1914-1922, Infants, Mahan, Edward William, 1892-1975, Ocean travel, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979
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Theodore Roosevelt is overjoyed that Ethel Roosevelt Derby and Richard Derby will be returning to the United States and hopes they can stay for Christmas. Roosevelt has “succumbed” to Richard Derby Jr., and will miss him when his parents take him back. Baby Richard likes to try and take Roosevelt’s glasses and put his pocket watch in his mouth. Archibald Roosevelt visited after the football game and Roosevelt enjoys the “odd angle at which ideas sometimes strike him.”
Collection
Creation Date
1914-11-26
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
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. [November 26, 1914]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286208. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby. [26 Nov. 1914]. 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/o286208.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1914, November 26]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286208.
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.
