Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Derby
Subject(s): Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Derby, Richard, 1914-1922, Diseases--Risk factors, Health, Infants, Poliomyelitis, Roosevelt family
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Due to the weakened condition of Ethel Roosevelt Derby’s health, Theodore Roosevelt wonders if it is wise for her to return to Oyster Bay, New York, where the “paralysis plague” has already killed one young woman her age. Roosevelt provides Richard Derby with an update on Richard Derby, Jr., who is particularly enjoying Roosevelt’s “Dance of Old Man Kangaroo.”
Collection
Creation Date
1916-08-21
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 Richard Derby. [August 21, 1916]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286219. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Derby. [21 Aug. 1916]. 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/o286219.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1916, August 21]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Derby. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286219.
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.
