Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Quentin Roosevelt
Subject(s): Air pilots, Military--Training, Anniversaries, Cleveland, Frances Folsom, 1864-1947, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Hibben, John Grier, 1861-1933, Princeton University, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Speeches, addresses, etc., Universities and colleges--Political activity, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt understands Quentin Roosevelt’s exasperation at losing his “truck job” but is glad that Quentin is flying again. It is the 32nd anniversary of Roosevelt’s engagement to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and they are still in love. They have just returned from Princeton where most people had sound views on national politics. Roosevelt reviewed and addressed the undergraduate battalion and the men of the aviation training camp. He sat with Frances Folsom Cleveland, Grover Cleveland’s widow, at dinner and then delivered a speech to the students and townspeople. The senior and junior classes at colleges are “skeleton,” and Roosevelt is glad that Quentin was able to join the military when he did.
Collection
Creation Date
1917-11-17
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 Quentin Roosevelt. [November 17, 1917]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286381. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Quentin Roosevelt. [17 Nov. 1917]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286381.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1917, November 17]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Quentin Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286381.
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 4, 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.
