Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Quentin Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bazaars (Charities), Fatherless Children of France (Organization), Fund raising--Evaluation, Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Soldiers--Correspondence, Speeches, addresses, etc., War and families, War and family, War relief, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt received a complimentary letter from a New York policeman whose son is in the squad that Quentin Roosevelt reorganized. Roosevelt attended an Allied bazaar as Corinne Roosevelt Robinson had a booth for the Fatherless Children of France. He is generally opposed to bazaars as they have a “vapid country-fair” atmosphere and tend to waste money in order to make a little. Grace Stackpole Lockwood Roosevelt is visiting and brought some of Archibald Roosevelt’s letters. The letters offer a glimpse into the trenches but are full of “violent truthtelling” that Roosevelt has warned Archie not to put in writing. He continues to make occasional speeches but feels very useless during wartime.
Collection
Creation Date
1917-12-07
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. [December 7, 1917]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286383. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Quentin Roosevelt. [7 Dec. 1917]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286383.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1917, December 7]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Quentin Roosevelt.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286383.
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 12, 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.
