Kermit Roosevelt describes his current assignment and activities in Iraq. He has joined the Light Armored Motor Battery Service and primarily performs reconnaissance. There are many Scots in his battery. Belle and Kim Roosevelt are doing well. Kermit continues to travel with a book, now rather tattered, that was given to him by Martha Ferguson.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1917-01-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

Recipient

Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922; King, Isabella Greenway, 1886-1953

Language

English

Period

Post-Presidential Years (1913-January 6, 1919)

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 Kermit Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and Isabella Ferguson. [January 10, 1917]. Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292255. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943. Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and Isabella Ferguson. [10 Jan. 1917]. Multi-image.
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292255.

APA:

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943., [1917, January 10]. Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and Isabella Ferguson.
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292255.

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 18, 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.