Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Theodora Parsons
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers, Military service, Voluntary, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, United States. Army, United States. Army. Signal Corps. Aviation Section, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt provides advice on what James Russell Parsons should do to become an officer in the military. Kermit Roosevelt is sailing on Saturday, and Quentin Roosevelt, now a first lieutenant in the Aviation Corps, is leaving next week.
Collection
Creation Date
1917-07-11
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Parsons, Frances Theodora, 1861-1952
Language
English
Period
Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)
Repository
Harvard College Library
Page Count
2
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 Frances Theodora Parsons. [July 11, 1917]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287337. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Theodora Parsons. [11 Jul. 1917]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287337.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1917, July 11]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Theodora Parsons.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287337.
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.
