Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Animals, Brazil--São Paulo, Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Egan, Frank J. (Frank Joseph), 1878-1925, Farquhar, Percival, 1864-1953, Heller, Edmund, 1875-1939, Railroads--Trains
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Kermit Roosevelt describes the work he is doing in Brazil. He finds the work very interesting and something he is fitted for. He also talks about the wildlife there and an encounter with a “barefooted old man” who brought him an armadillo, which he “saved.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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. [1912]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o95661. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943. Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [1912]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 6, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o95661.
APA:
Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943., [1912]. 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/o95661.
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. February 6, 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.
