Theodore Roosevelt in Boston: Shadows and sunshine
Subject(s): Chapin, Henry Bainbridge, 1857-1910, Courtship, Harvard University, Harvard University. Porcellian Club, Massachusetts--Boston, Massachusetts--Chestnut Hill, Presidents' spouses--Biography, Roosevelt, Alice Lee, 1861-1884, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Saltonstall, Richard M. (Richard Middlecott), 1859-, Shaw, Grace Rathbone, 1859-1911, Shaw, Henry Russell, 1859-1904, Weld, Christopher Minot, 1858-1918
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Stacey A. Cordery examines the “shadows and sunshine” of Theodore Roosevelt’s time in Boston while an undergraduate student at Harvard College. Cordery identifies the shadows as the death of Roosevelt’s father, his disenchantment with his natural science major, and his failed courtship of Edith Kermit Carow. The countering sunshine was provided by Roosevelt’s successful pursuit of Alice Hathaway Lee. Cordery looks at each of these episodes, especially the courtship of Carow and Lee, and she argues that these episodes were pivotal to Roosevelt’s life and career.
Four photographs appear in the text, including two of Roosevelt with Lee.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2007-10-27
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
8
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Record Type
Image
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Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt in Boston: Shadows and sunshine. [October 27, 2007]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308266. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Cordery, Stacy A.. Theodore Roosevelt in Boston: Shadows and sunshine. [27 Oct. 2007]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308266.
APA:
Cordery, Stacy A..: , [2007, October 27]. Theodore Roosevelt in Boston: Shadows and sunshine. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308266.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
