Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby
Subject(s): Arm--Surgery, Derby, Richard, 1914-1922, Families--Social life and customs, Family--Social life and customs, Fighter plane combat, Horsemanship, Miller, Flora Whitney, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Williams, Edith Derby, 1917-2008, World War (1914-1918)
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Ethel Roosevelt Derby’s letter made Theodore Roosevelt homesick for the Derby family. He is now always at breakfast on time as Ethel’s daughter, Edith Roosevelt Derby, is no longer there to keep his attention. When mounting his horse recently, Roosevelt laughed after recalling Richard Derby, Jr., frightening the horse with loud tricycling. They are excited over press reports that Quentin Roosevelt claimed an aerial victory which Roosevelt describes as Quentin’s “day of honor and triumph.” Archibald Roosevelt is having an arm operation and may need eight months to recover before returning to active service.
Collection
Creation Date
1918-07-12
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. [July 12, 1918]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286213. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby. [12 Jul. 1918]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286213.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1918, July 12]. 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/o286213.
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 22, 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.
