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President Roosevelt sympathizes with Ambassador White in regard to his wife’s illness, bringing up her kindness towards Edith’s sister Emily Tyler Carow when Archie was ill. He believes White has conducted himself properly “in the matter of the acceptance of the orders.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-04-09
President Roosevelt asks the various Diplomatic and Consular Officers of the United States to show the bearer of this letter, his sister-in-law Emily Tyler Carow, any proper official courtesy.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-26
President Roosevelt updates his son Kermit Roosevelt on some of the goings-on of the family, and reports that Kermit’s brother Ted’s eye surgery went well. The egg-rolling at the White House on Easter Monday was great fun for the children, and the white house grounds are looking nice in spring. Roosevelt relates a humorous story involving Kermit’s younger brother Quentin Roosevelt, who “is a funny small person if ever there was one.” Roosevelt is trying to send aid to California, still reeling after a recent earthquake, and has been continuing his fight for a rate bill and the Panama Canal issue.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-22
President Roosevelt informs Princeton University President Wilson that his party has gotten smaller, and there will be fewer people coming for lunch.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-11-24
President Roosevelt tells his uncle, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, it is probably best he does not promote Judge Edward B. Thomas.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-01-18
On behalf of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, George B. Cortelyou informs Julia B. Foraker that Edith, President Roosevelt, Alice Roosevelt, and Emily Tyler Carow will attend the wedding of Foraker’s daughter, Julia Bundy Foraker.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-01-06
Robert Barnwell Roosevelt invites President Roosevelt and his family to visit. He believes that President Roosevelt could make 500 votes by holding a reception and offers to arrange a reception or private gathering.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-28
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from October 1858 to December 1870. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s involvement in the American Civil War, Theodore Roosevelt meeting John Hay as a child, and the Roosevelt family’s first European trip.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt asks G. P. Putnam’s Sons to send Emily Tyler Carow a copy of the recently published pamphlet on big game.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-08-09
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Congressman Gallivan in which Roosevelt enumerates the various individuals and causes to which he has directed his Nobel Peace Prize money. Roosevelt lists the charity or work, the individual whom he wishes to see distribute the funds, and the amount of the award.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1918-08-22
Commissioner Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt enjoyed Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s letter. Tilden Selmes’s health continues to deteriorate and his passing is expected soon. Roosevelt shared Ferguson’s article with the Selmes family and he encourages Ferguson to publish the piece. Edith’s mother passed away and she has been very broken up about it. Roosevelt predicts that the New York legislature will hamper his work with the police commission.
1895-05-04
Commissioner Roosevelt requests Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s opinion on an enclosed letter. The letter should also be shown to Douglas Robinson. Roosevelt will write a letter to Joseph A. and Sylvane M. Ferris in the meantime. Roosevelt recently had a nice luncheon and is indebted to two Italian diplomats who recently helped Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s sister and mother. The elk meat has not arrived.
1891-12-20
President Roosevelt is unlikely to visit Davenport, Iowa, but Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is sure he would visit Alice French there if he could. Edith appreciates the kind words regarding Archie Roosevelt. Emily Tyler Carow, Edith Roosevelt’s sister, would send her own message but she is at her villa in Italy.
1901-1909
After a trip to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Theodore Roosevelt will have five days off and then a “deluge of travel and dust and howling and irritated fatigue until after the election.” Aunt Emily Tyler Carow has returned and is well. Alice Roosevelt Longworth is having a difficult time due to the political situation. She would feel better if her husband, Representative Longworth, were “strong for Taft.” Roosevelt provides brief updates on Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and Ethel Roosevelt’s brothers.
1912-08-21
The libel suit is over and Theodore Roosevelt won. The trial was in Marquette, Michigan, and Roosevelt stayed with George Shiras. Roosevelt’s witnesses were “good fellows” and he was touched by their devotional zeal. The trial lasted six days and the evidence was so overwhelming that George A. Newett retracted his charge and Roosevelt requested no damages. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has been visiting Archie and Quentin Roosevelt at Groton. Kermit Roosevelt has joined a “big contracting company in South Brazil.” In a postscript, Roosevelt has arrived home and received Ethel Roosevelt Derby’s telegram. He knows that Richard Derby will fit in with the family.
1913-06-01
Theodore Roosevelt is glad to hear that Richard Derby will be having the operation on his nose. He hopes Aunt Emily Tyler Carow’s trouble is not serious and is pleased that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt will be visiting Ethel Roosevelt Derby. He would like Edith and Ethel to take a short trip to Russia after Richard’s operation. Roosevelt will be a “conscientious, even if not wholly efficient, vice-mother” to Archie and Quentin Roosevelt in Edith’s absence.
1913-06-10
Ethel Roosevelt Derby was right to cable Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt already misses Edith and is appreciative of Ethel and Richard Derby’s attention towards Edith’s sister Ethel Tyler Carow. He is anxious to hear that both operations are over. There are several visitors at Sagamore Hill and Roosevelt is busy trying to get things ready for the trip to Arizona with Archie and Quentin Roosevelt.
1913-06-19
Theodore Roosevelt never told Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt that he was not homesick. In fact, he is growing steadily more homesick. He does not want Edith to needlessly economize as his expenses have been less than expected. Roosevelt has been pleased with Ethel Roosevelt’s relationship with her brothers and Aunt Emily Tyler Carow. He also approves of the books she has been reading and wishes he could read them himself.
1909-08-24
Governor Roosevelt gives Anna Roosevelt Cowles his great thanks for her valuable Christmas gifts and shares details about his family’s activities on the day. He is pleased that everyone is healthy and although he is working hard, he is happy. He also discusses the war in South Africa briefly.
1899-12-27