Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt
Subject(s): Death and burial of a person, Families--Social life and customs, Family--Social life and customs, Parenthood, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878, United States. President
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President Roosevelt has often thought of his father and wishes the elder Theodore Roosevelt had lived to meet his grandchildren and see his son in the White House. Roosevelt notes that at the end of his term in 1905 he will be the same age his father was upon his death. Roosevelt finds that he unconsciously attempts to model himself with his children on the way his father treated him and his siblings.
Collection
Creation Date
1901-10-07
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Leavitt, Sarah Bancroft, 1842-1929
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
3
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 Sarah Bancroft Leavitt. [October 7, 1901]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286249. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt. [7 Oct. 1901]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286249.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1901, October 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286249.
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. March 5, 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.
