Letter from Mary Chapin Grinnell Mears to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Subject(s): Courtesy, Falls (Accidents), National Congress of Mothers (U.S.), New York State Assembly of Mothers, Photographs, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Sympathy

Mary Chapin Grinnell Mears sorrows to hear of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s accident and is glad to learn Roosevelt is recovering. Mears will never forget the courtesy Edith and Theodore Roosevelt showed her and has photographs of the two of them in her home for inspiration.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-04

Creator(s)

Mears, Mary Chapin Grinnell, 1857-1935

Recipient

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Language

English

Period

(1911-1912) Progressive Party Candidate

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

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 Mary Chapin Grinnell Mears to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [October 4, 1911]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71003. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Mears, Mary Chapin Grinnell, 1857-1935. Letter from Mary Chapin Grinnell Mears to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [4 Oct. 1911]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71003.

APA:

Mears, Mary Chapin Grinnell, 1857-1935., [1911, October 4]. Letter from Mary Chapin Grinnell Mears to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o71003.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.