Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to John Wallace Riddle

Subject(s): Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Slocum, Joshua, 1844-1909

Kermit Roosevelt requests that John Wallace Riddle come and visit. Roosevelt leaves for the Badlands the following week. Kermit’s brother Archie will soon return from sailing on the Spray with Captain Joshua Slocum. The Spray was the boat that Captain Slocum sailed around the world.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1906

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

Recipient

Riddle, John Wallace, 1864-1941

Publication Date

2015-10-14

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Original Collection

Flandrau Family Papers, 1796-1968

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 John Wallace Riddle. [October 29, 2025?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292334. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943. Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to John Wallace Riddle. [29 Oct. 2025?]. 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/o292334.

APA:

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943.: , [2025, October 29?]. Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to John Wallace Riddle. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292334.

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.