Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979

President Roosevelt tells his son Archibald B. Roosevelt about some of the events of the Roosevelt household at the White House. Quentin Roosevelt has had a sleepover with several friends, and Roosevelt fondly remembers playing hide-and-seek with all the Roosevelt children in years past. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is fond of the Roosevelt’s dog Scamp. Edith was not feeling well last night, but after a small dinner party started feeling better.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt writes to his son Archibald B. Roosevelt about what he has been doing. Roosevelt was able to play tennis several days in the previous week, but after a snow storm, it was not possible anymore. He took several slippery rides and walks. Roosevelt also writes about Scamp, one of the family dogs, and says that he is very active.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells his son, Archibald B. Roosevelt, about a funny letter he received from Fannie Peabody. He also provides an update on how Quentin Roosevelt is doing at home.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells his son Archibald that Weast, a man the younger Roosevelt has taken interest in, has been taken care of. Judge Bromwell has arranged the transfer. Roosevelt is proud that his son called Weast to his attention. He also recounts a “most comic letter” from Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., asking them to purchase his horse and pay him for it. Roosevelt also updates Archibald on Quentin and the ongoing social engagements at the White House.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is concerned to learn that his son Archibald B. Roosevelt has been ill and updates him on recent goings-on in the family, including updating Archie on Scamp, their “very cunning little dog,” and the president’s first experience exercising with medicine balls.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt sends a cartoon he thinks Archibald B. Roosevelt will enjoy. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has a new dog she calls Scamp. The family loves him, and Roosevelt hopes he will be a good dog. A heavy frost covered the roses and leaves. He and Edith enjoy riding, but the cool weather makes Edith’s horse, Audrey, excitable.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is very pleased with Archibald B. Roosevelt’s work at school and knows he will continue working hard despite his headaches. He advises Archie on the importance of outdoor exercise and thinks it will ease the headaches along with his new glasses. Roosevelt is glad Kermit is there to care for Archie and provides updates on Edith, Ethel, and Quentin.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is glad Archie has gotten new glasses and hopes they will help his headaches. Roosevelt offers his observations on local squirrels, a pet dog, and the recent high spirits of Audrey the horse. He also updates Archie on family life, writing that Ethel Roosevelt is still recovering from surgery and that Quentin Roosevelt never brings his friends home to the White House.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt writes to Archie Roosevelt that one letter home will suffice for both parents and gives updates on his life at home with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. He recently had visitors for tennis and French Ambassador J. J. Jusserand brought him a medal from an artist. When he came home he brought Quentin Roosevelt bear tusks and a stuffed copperhead skin.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt has heard that his son Archibald B. Roosevelt has befriended young Leonard Opdyke while at Groton School, and encourages him to invite his school friends to visit over the holidays. He tells Archie about his trip, which he believes will be his last trip of consequence while in office. Roosevelt thinks Archie would quite enjoy his own trip up the Mississippi River next spring.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thinks Archibald B. Roosevelt and his friend Opdyke have made very imaginative plans for a temple on the Ganges, and to tell Opdyke so. Roosevelt describes his attempts at hunting bear and his evaluation of his hunting dogs.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-10-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt wishes his son Archibald B. Roosevelt could be with him on the boat as they have had three days of perfect weather. He describes the ships and the crew, including two guns onboard called “Teddy” and “The Big Stick”, which Archie had told him about previously. The captain of the ship held a dinner with Roosevelt and his wife Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, and he was impressed by everything.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-11-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt was glad to get the letter from his son, Archibald B. Roosevelt. Roosevelt promises that Archie will be able to have a sail boat, but mentions that there will need to be “pretty sharp regulations” on who he can take on it. He asks Archie to speak with William Emlen Roosevelt about what type of boat he wants and where he might be able to buy one. He is glad a horse Archie rides is in good form, and remarks that it is funny that many of their horses “continue to mind automobiles so much.” He misses his children, and wishes he could be with them at Sagamore Hill.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt updates his son, Archibald B. Roosevelt, about some of the goings-on within the Roosevelt family. He has gone on various excursions with the other Roosevelt children, including bringing Quentin Roosevelt to see him give a flag to the winners of high school competitive military drill, and bringing Ethel Roosevelt to hear him deliver the graduating address at the Cathedral School.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells his son, Archibald B. Roosevelt, that their pet dog Skip “is a very, very lonely little dog without his family.” He spends time with Skip in the morning when he is eating breakfast and reading, but then leaves him with the ushers for most of the day because he is so busy. Another of the Roosevelt dogs, Jack, has never come home.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt describes seeing Bill the Lizard in the honeysuckle on the south porch, and how at home he seems to be. Roosevelt also talks about how quiet the White House is without the children.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt describes a horse ride along the beach and has several gifts for the Roosevelt children when he returns, including Bill the Lizard and Josh the Badger.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-05-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, John Kean, 1889-1974

Recipient

Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979

Publication Date

2025-10-09

Registry return receipt for a letter sent to Archibald B. Roosevelt from The Outlook.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-20

Creator(s)

United States. Post Office Department

Registry return receipt for a letter sent to Archibald B. Roosevelt from The Outlook.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-04-16

Creator(s)

United States. Post Office Department