Letter from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Isabella Ferguson

Subject(s): Children, Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922, Life change events, Temperate climate

Edith Kermit Carow sends her sympathies to Isabella Ferguson in regard to Ferguson’s “new anxiety.” She is confident that Ferguson will face things with courage and observes that a sedentary lifestyle has taken a toll on Robert Harry Munro Ferguson. Roosevelt offers to open her home to their children if they need a milder climate.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1901-1909

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Recipient

King, Isabella Greenway, 1886-1953

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Arizona Historical Society

Page Count

3

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 Isabella Ferguson. [n.d.]. Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292077. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948. Letter from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Isabella Ferguson. [n.d.]. Multi-image.
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292077.

APA:

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948., [n.d.]. Letter from Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Isabella Ferguson.
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292077.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

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

MLA:

Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.

APA:

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