Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby
Subject(s): Abbott, Lawrence F. (Lawrence Fraser), 1859-1933, Christmas, Derby, Richard, 1881-1963, Gifts, Gloves, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
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Lawrence F. Abbott admires Ethel Roosevelt Derby as her own private secretary. Theodore Roosevelt would like to give Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt a pair of large, fur gloves for Christmas. He asks Ethel to find the gloves for him.
Collection
Creation Date
1914-1918
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. [n.d.]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286216. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby. [n.d.]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286216.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [n.d.]. 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/o286216.
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 29, 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.