Letter from Mary Goulding Hooff Fawcett to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Subject(s): American periodicals, Armed Forces--Aviation, Blackford, Ambler M. (Ambler Mason), 1888-1942, Blackford, Marian R. Perkins, 1880-1936, Condolence notes, Episcopal High School (Alexandria, Va.), Fawcett, Richard H., 1892-1918, God, Illinois--Belleville, Letters, Photographs, Postcards, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, United States. Army. Air Service, Virginia--Alexandria, World War (1914-1918)
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Mary Goulding Hooff Fawcett has seen Ambler Mason Blackford’s article in The Outlook about Quentin Roosevelt during his time at Episcopal High School at Alexandria, Virginia, and adds to this account her own remembrance of Quentin. Fawcett reflects on the receiving photographs, letters, and kind words remembering her own son, Lieutenant Richard Hartshorne Fawcett, who also was killed while in the Air Service.
Collection
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Creation Date
1918-10-21
Creator(s)
Fawcett, Mary Goulding Hooff, 1853-1925
Recipient
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between Sagamore Hill National Historic Site – National Park Service and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Mary Goulding Hooff Fawcett to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [October 21, 1918]. Sagamore Hill National Historic Site.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286888. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Fawcett, Mary Goulding Hooff, 1853-1925. Letter from Mary Goulding Hooff Fawcett to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [21 Oct. 1918]. Multi-image.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286888.
APA:
Fawcett, Mary Goulding Hooff, 1853-1925., [1918, October 21]. Letter from Mary Goulding Hooff Fawcett to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o286888.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
APA:
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/sagamore-hill-national-historic-site.
