Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

President Roosevelt heard about the blizzard from Peabody Endicott and is glad Kermit Roosevelt made “rather a narrow escape” from his adventure. He reports Children of the Night is a delightful read. Archibald and Quentin enjoy having James Fenimore Cooper’s The Pathfinder read to them. Of all his work, Roosevelt minds the dinners and banquets the most. Hopefully, he can go for a gallop in the recent snowfall.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Kermit Roosevelt he has been out horse-riding, despite the cold weather. He details a recent ride with Dan Moore, whose horse ran away, and it took time to find him. The family is well overall. Although, his cousin Granville “Roly” Fortescue acquired “a most gorgeous pair of black eyes” after boxing with Roosevelt. The Senate continues to frustrate Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-02-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt updates his son, Kermit Roosevelt, on recent happenings. Surprisingly, the presidential elector from Montana was his friend and former ranch foreman, Arthur William Merrifield. He describes his and Ted Roosevelt”s continued boxing matches with Joseph Grant. Archibald and Quentin are recovering from “grip.” Unfortunately, Edith’s horse Yagenka may no longer be ridable.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt informs Kermit Roosevelt he wrote to Endicott Peabody, the rector of Groton School. He recounts recent family activities, including his rides with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and boxing with Ted Roosevelt. Unfortunately, Edith’s horse Yagenka fell ill, but her dog Jack is devoted to her.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-01-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt updates Kermit Roosevelt on various happenings in the family. The president tells Kermit he is “reluctantly” realizing that boxing and wrestling are “too violent” for him as sports. Roosevelt is just glad he was elected president, whether or not his physical fitness is declining.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Kermit Roosevelt about seeing James S. White, a “cowpuncher” he knew from North Dakota, and he had him to lunch “with a mixed company of home and foreign nobility.” The president also encourages Kermit to not lose heart about his grades and to “keep pegging away.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-12-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells Kermit Roosevelt about the family’s trip to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri, and how he walked through the exposition grounds with an enormous bruise without letting any reporters know he was experiencing pain in his leg. The president was most interested in the North Dakota and Philippine exhibits. President Roosevelt includes a handwritten note encouraging Kermit to “keep pegging away” in his studies and to not lose heart.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-29

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt informs his son Kermit Roosevelt that by all indications he has won the presidential election by a large margin.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt confirms to his son Kermit Roosevelt that he has won the election by an overwhelming majority, “about as great as that of McKinley four years ago.” He wishes that Kermit could have been present.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-11-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt encloses some “cunning” letters from the Garfield boys. He has been busy with work and has not had much time for romps with the children. Loretta the parrot has become one of the household and Roosevelt is surprised at the bird’s sociability and intelligence.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-01-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-12-08

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Recipient

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

Language

English

President Roosevelt describes a “scramble” with Archie Roosevelt and story time with Quentin Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-03-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-04-03

Creator(s)

Long, P. C.

Recipient

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

Language

English

Herman Fields asks Kermit Roosevelt to send photos of Theodore Roosevelt “in action” as reference for the statue that Gustav Vigeland is designing.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-05-02

Creator(s)

Fields, Herman

Recipient

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-05-26

Creator(s)

Russell, T. Gilbert

Recipient

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

Language

English

Evelyn Briggs Baldwin tells Kermit Roosevelt about his desire to make another Arctic expedition, but inquires if he could join President Roosevelt’s African expedition in the meantime. He hopes to see Kermit and his brother at his talk at Harvard in December.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-06

Creator(s)

Baldwin, Evelyn Briggs, 1862-1933

Edwin H. Allison sends a pipe to Kermit Roosevelt as a Christmas present for President Roosevelt with the message that honest men want Roosevelt to run again and finish the good work he started. Senator Robert J. Gamble found Allison employment as an interpreter for the Allotting Agent, although his salary is small. Little Knife, a Brûlée Sioux, made the pipe. In a postscript, Allison encloses letters from Army officers, which he asks Kermit to return.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-11-11

Creator(s)

Allison, Edwin H. (Edwin Henry), 1847-1918

President Roosevelt contemplates his chances for victory in the upcoming presidential election in a letter to his son Kermit Roosevelt. Roosevelt lists the states of which he is confident of victory along with those in which he believes the contest is in doubt. Roosevelt assures his son that he is content to stand by his record of the past three years and that he considers himself fortunate to have been president.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1904-10-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

In a letter to his son Kermit Roosevelt, President Roosevelt describes aspects of his trip to Panama to check on the progress of building the Panama Canal. Roosevelt notes the heavy rain, the work of the steam shovels, and his long days of inspecting various aspects of the project. Roosevelt remarks that the jungle flora and fauna renewed his interest in natural history. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1906-11-20

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

In a letter to his son Kermit Roosevelt, President Roosevelt describes a weekend visit to Pine Knot, the rural retreat purchased by Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt in Virginia. Roosevelt notes that he did the cooking for himself and Edith, and that they enjoyed walking the property and sitting on the piazza. Roosevelt also writes of his efforts to bring the Russians and Japanese to the negotiating table to achieve a diplomatic settlement to the Russo-Japanese War.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1905-06-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919