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President Roosevelt reports on one of the dogs, Edith’s beautiful dresses and her Friday musicals, and pillow fights with Archie and Quentin. Roosevelt adds that Chartran has been painting his picture but he does not like it.
1903-02-01
President Roosevelt reports to his son Kermit on playing single-stick with General Wood and chopping trees with James Rudolph Garfield and Gifford Pinchot. Roosevelt is having a terrific time trying to get things through Congress. Roosevelt also talks about playing with Archie and Quentin.
1903-01-17
This article discusses the roles of Theodore Roosevelt’s four sons in World War I. Ted was recently wounded and received a medal; Kermit is in Mesopotamia with the English; Archie was also wounded; and Quentin was killed in an air battle.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-07-24
This article discusses the roles of Theodore Roosevelt’s four sons in World War I. Ted was recently wounded and received a medal; Kermit is in Mesopotamia with the English; Archie was also wounded; and Quentin was killed in an air battle.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-07-23
President Roosevelt thanks Dudley P. Lewis for the clippings and says William H. Taft is the best man for president. Roosevelt is very touched by the relationship Lewis describes between himself and his father.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-11
President Roosevelt tells Montgomery Schuyler that his son Montgomery Schuyler Jr. won his promotion on his own merits, just like Ambassador John Wallace Riddle has recently done. Roosevelt notes that they wanted the best men possible serving in Russia. He also notes that Schuyler’s book has not yet arrived, but that he is looking forward to reading it.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-22
Sarah Bancroft Leavitt express her joy at President Roosevelt’s election. She had been hoping Roosevelt would receive more votes than William McKinley did for his second term and believes it must be wonderful for Roosevelt to know that he was chosen. Leavitt observes how much it would have meant to Roosevelt’s father, Theodore Roosevelt, to know that his son was elected. She concludes by hoping Roosevelt’s name will be included as one of the greatest presidents in history.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-10
President Roosevelt holds Edward Henry Harriman and J. Pierpont Morgan on his knees. Morgan holds a boat. Roosevelt says, “Now children, all in the world you have to do is to be good.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907
Article about Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and his new wife Eleanor Butler Roosevelt settling in San Francisco after their honeymoon. Roosevelt Jr. will be working in San Francisco, and the article says he is “not traveling on his father’s fame.”
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1910-06
Article describing how Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and his new wife, Eleanor Butler Roosevelt, tried unsuccessfully to travel incognito on their honeymoon. It says they will live at the St. Francis hotel in San Francisco, California, until they find a real home in the city. There is also an article on the page about Roosevelt Jr. having a famous father.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1910-06
President Roosevelt and his sons, Theodore, Jr., Kermit, Archibald, and Quentin.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1907
President Theodore Roosevelt and his sons Kermit, Quentin, Ted and Archie.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1901-1903
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to say how proud he is of all four of his sons and what they have achieved during the war. He wants to know if Kermit is over his attack of malarial fever. Roosevelt says Edmund Heller came for a visit and will be married soon. He adds he is sending Kermit the American Museum journal with an article he wrote containing pictures Kermit took.
1918-07-07
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit regarding transferring Kermit from the British army to the American army. He has been sending cables to the British Minister of War Lord Derby and General Peyton March. Roosevelt says how proud he is of all his sons and how he cannot wait for them to return. Tommy Hitchcock is still a German prisoner of war and slightly wounded and there have been many complimentary letters about Archie Roosevelt.
1918-04-21
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. (around age 3) holds his father’s hand.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1890-1891
Theodore Roosevelt poses with his son Ted (around age 3) for a formal studio portrait.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1890-1891
President Roosevelt writes to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt about his deceased father and how Roosevelt Senior would feel about his son as President. He remarks that when he ends his term in 1905 he will be the same age as his father when he died. He adds that he tries to model himself with the children the way his father was with him. Typed copy of original handwritten letter.
1901-10-07
Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit about Archie, how he is getting on at Harvard, and what he plans to do in the future. Roosevelt also mentions Ethel visiting with her baby Richard, and how Roosevelt has gotten the whole family involved in burning brush heaps. Roosevelt says he is glad Belle married Kermit and he hopes they can come live in America again.
1915-02-17
Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna that he is concerned about his father being sick and wants him to take better care of himself. He says they are fortunate to have a father “whom we can love and respect more than any other man in the world.” Roosevelt got 90’s in two examinations and will reach New York on Friday.
1877-12-16
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary acknowledges Richardson Revell’s lunch invitation to the Roosevelts during their stay in Chicago and expresses their regrets that they were unable to accept. They also appreciated the cable from Revell’s father.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1912-08-13