Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Theodora Parsons
Subject(s): Armed Forces, Armed Forces--Officers, Battle casualties, Croix de guerre (France), Military service, Voluntary--Costs, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, United States. Army, War wounds, World War (1914-1918)
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Theodore Roosevelt offers advice on the training and enlistment of Frances Theodora Parsons’s son, James Russell Parsons. Archibald Roosevelt was recently injured by a shell and awarded the Croix de guerre by the French.
Collection
Creation Date
1918-03-15
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
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 Frances Theodora Parsons. [March 15, 1918]. Harvard College Library.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287339. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frances Theodora Parsons. [15 Mar. 1918]. Multi-image.
Harvard College Library. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o287339.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1918, March 15]. 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/o287339.
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. January 29, 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.
