The Edith Kermit Roosevelt diaries
Subject(s): American diaries--Women authors, Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931, Cowles, Wm. S. (William Sheffield), 1846-1923, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922, Horsemanship, Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921, Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Presidents--Family, Presidents--Health, Presidents' spouses, Rixey, Presley Marion, 1852-1928, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979, Roosevelt, Belle, 1892-1968, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Root, Elihu, 1845-1937, Sargent, John Singer, 1856-1925, Washington (D.C.)--Rock Creek Park, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
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Excerpts from the diaries of First Lady Edith Kermit Roosevelt edited by A. Richard Boera. The excerpts are taken from eight different years and most of the entries are short. Some of the most common topics include the various health issues of the Roosevelt family, lists of guests for lunch and dinner at the White House, and the riding excursions of Edith and Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt’s assuming the presidency after President William McKinley’s assassination, the final days of Roosevelt’s presidency, and the tour of Europe after Roosevelt’s African safari in 1910 are also covered.
A photograph of Edith Roosevelt in 1901, a drawing of her by John Singer Sargent in 1921, and a family portrait of Edith and Theodore Roosevelt with all of their children at Sagamore Hill in 1903 supplement the text. A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association along with the members of its executive committee appears on the second page of the excerpts.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1986
Creator(s)
Boera, A. Richard (Alvaro Richard); Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
10
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
No permission is required from the Theodore Roosevelt Association to use items in the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal collection for educational purposes. For permissions, contact William Tilchin at (516) 921-6319 or by email at wnt@bu.edu.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The Edith Kermit Roosevelt diaries. [1986]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307596. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Boera, A. Richard (Alvaro Richard); Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948. The Edith Kermit Roosevelt diaries. [1986]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307596.
APA:
Boera, A. Richard (Alvaro Richard); Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948., [1986]. The Edith Kermit Roosevelt diaries.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307596.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
