Letter from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Patty Selmes

Subject(s): Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt is home safe and well again. Roosevelt is very busy and their house is thronged by the press. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt instructs Patty Selmes what clothes to bring if she finds the money to visit.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1898-1899

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Recipient

Selmes, Martha (Patty) Macomb Flandrau, 1861-1923

Publication Date

2019-01-10

Language

English

Period

Rough Rider (May 1898 to September 1898)

Original Collection

Flandrau Family Papers, 1796-1968

Repository

Arizona Historical Society

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Arizona Historical Society. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Patty Selmes. [1898-1899]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291887. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948. Letter from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Patty Selmes. [1898-1899]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291887.

APA:

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948.: , [1898-1899]. Letter from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Patty Selmes. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291887.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.

APA:

Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.