Derby, Ethel Roosevelt

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-08-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948

Recipient

Derby, Ethel Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt believes the dogs Susan and Jack had no business to attack the fox terrier and is always sorry when one of them catches a bunny. He is glad Ethel went over to Cooper’s Bluff.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1900-09-14

Theodore Roosevelt asks his daughter Ethel Roosevelt if she has seen much of Margaret and Helen. He tells her that he has stopped at the mansion for dinner and a bath, and now the real work of his trip will begin.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1900-09-05

Theodore Roosevelt agrees with his daughter Ethel Roosevelt about the possum and suggests it be sent to the zoo. He wishes she could see his dogs and looks forward to seeing her new stuff dresses.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1899-11-22

As they may disembark that night, Theodore Roosevelt writes a quick note from off the coast of Santiago, Cuba, to tell his three children that he loves them. Included with the letter is a sketch of a dog labeled “Cuba” and signed by William Pollock, whom Roosevelt describes as “the Pawnee Indian.” The dog in the sketch, Roosevelt says, runs everywhere around the ship and howls sometimes when the band plays.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1898

Theodore Roosevelt describes for his daughter Ethel Roosevelt the heavy rain at his camp near Santiago, Cuba, and how a bad night storm ruined his hammock and tent. He also describes the birds in the area and a particularly funny little lizard.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1898-07-15

Theodore Roosevelt describes conditions on-board ship as hot and crowded. He says they let the men swim that day, but the activity was cut short by one man’s close encounter with a shark.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1898-06-10

Theodore Roosevelt describes the flora, fauna, and mosquitoes at the camp in San Antonio, Texas.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1898-05-20

Theodore Roosevelt thanks his daughter Ethel Roosevelt for the note and describes for her some of the members of his household: two kittens that live in the backyard, an African American coachman named Marshall, and a big horse with floppy ears.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1897-09-20

Theodore Roosevelt describes two children, of similar age to his two middle children Ethel Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt, who ride ponies alone to drive horses every morning.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1896-08-30

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-08-12

Creator(s)

Theodore Roosevelt/Sec,

Recipient

Derby, Ethel Roosevelt

Although President Roosevelt is proud of his daughter Ethel, he tells her that he cannot help but feel nervous when he thinks of her taking risks. He updates her on the goings-on at the White House, including tennis with the French Ambassador J. J. Jusserand, a visit from Alice and Nicholas Longworth, and some of Quentin’s exploits.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-10

President Roosevelt enjoys the letters that his daughter Ethel wrote to both him and his wife Edith. Kermit Roosevelt is home and has been jumping with Roswell, and they saw Ted at the election. Roosevelt tells his daughter about a scramble walk he took in Rock Creek Park with the entire General Staff and War College. Some men did well, while others who were not in condition struggled. Sir Harry Johnston, from the British Government, has been staying with the Roosevelts.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-08

President Roosevelt tells his daughter Ethel Roosevelt that he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt have been having a good time on the boat to Panama, noting that Edith “has been appearing in very pretty dresses.” He describes several meals and their time with the officers on board.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-14

President Roosevelt was delighted to receive the letter from his daughter, Ethel Roosevelt, and understands her joy in exploring the attic. He is glad that she has made a new friend, and was interested in hearing about her experiences horseback riding. Roosevelt has not been able to be very active for several weeks, and does not think his ankle will be healed enough to play tennis for another couple weeks. He hopes, though, to be able to go riding soon. Roosevelt is pleased that Ethel is going to teach Sunday school, and comments on a charitable cause he was able to contribute to recently. He has not heard from Ethel’s sister Alice Roosevelt Longworth on her honeymoon, but says that she seems to be enjoying herself, and hopes that the attentions of royalty do not hurt the political career of her new husband, Nicholas Longworth.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-17

President Roosevelt was glad to get a letter from his daughter, Ethel Roosevelt, and is pleased that she likes her new room at Sagamore Hill. Roosevelt looks forward to getting there himself soon. He was interested in reading what Ethel wrote about several horses, but comments that he himself has not been able to do much riding or get other exercise because of an injured ankle. He has more stories to tell Ethel when he sees her in person.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-13

President Roosevelt commends his daughter Ethel Roosevelt on her letter to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, saying that it told them “just what we wanted to know.” He is glad that Archibald B. Roosevelt had a nice visit with William Emlen Roosevelt and Christine Griffin Kean Roosevelt. Roosevelt is glad to hear Ethel’s opinion about the changes made to Sagamore Hill, and looks forward to seeing them himself. Edith is feeling better, but Roosevelt’s ankle is not yet fully recovered.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-11

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Derby, Ethel Roosevelt

August Keller instructs Ethel Roosevelt how to care for the eight Chinese nightingales he delivered yesterday.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-10-30

Mayor William A. Magee, on behalf of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania and the city of Pittsburgh, invites Ethel Roosevelt to attend an event celebrating the centennial of steamboat navigation of Western rivers. Magee also hopes that Roosevelt will be able to christen a boat during the proceedings. One of Roosevelt’s ancestors built the first steamboat to sail on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. The committee has also invited Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-26