Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Connecticut--Groton, Peabody, Endicott, 1857-1944, Skating

Kermit Roosevelt writes to his father requesting a note to depart from Groton School on March 2, 1905, rather than on March 3, 1905. Kermit says he is reading Othello, given to him by his mother, and As You Like It, given to him by his father. He says everything is covered with ice and he has been out skating.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 15, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48505. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943. Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [15 Jan. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48505.

APA:

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943., [1905, January 15]. Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o48505.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.