Groton School

Letter from William S. Cowles to Theodore Roosevelt

William S. Cowles tells Theodore Roosevelt he hoped Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is on the mend. Cowles loved Theodore Roosevelt’s editorial “Our Neighbors, the Ancients,” and will get the book to read. Cowles agrees with Roosevelt regarding the removal of obelisks and other artifacts from their original locations and believes Akhenaton, King of Egypt, should not be allowed to wander foolishly about.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-05

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt reports that while preparing his speech to Congress on Panama, he received the telegram from Kermit and Ted informing him about the football match. He says he, Edith, and Ethel all cheered. Roosevelt says he was pleased with the results of the elections and then describes what is happening in Panama.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1903-11-04

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt is pleased that Kermit Roosevelt has been made captain of the third string football team. Roosevelt relates a story of horseback riding with Edith and Ethel and a pillow fight with Archie and Quentin. He also read the boys Uncle Remus.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1903-10-19

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt talks of missing Kermit, but writes how proud he is of how Kermit has handled himself at school. Roosevelt wishes Kermit could spend some time on William Holland Wilmer’s farm. Roosevelt says he enjoyed a ride in the rain with Senator Lodge the previous day.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1903-03-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Endicott Peabody

President Roosevelt explains to Endicott Peabody that although he does not want to question the Groton School’s policies, he is upset that Peabody has chosen to forbid Archie Roosevelt from traveling to New York for dental care. Roosevelt has now had to ask Dr. Oscar Carrabine to travel to Groton to treat Archie’s serious dental issues.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-19

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Oscar Carrabine

President Roosevelt informs Dr. Oscar Carrabine, the family dentist, that Endicott Peabody will not allow Archie Roosevelt to travel for his dental work. Carrabine will have to travel to the Groton School, and Roosevelt gives potential route advice.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-09-19

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt sends Kermit Roosevelt a poem that reminds him of Quentin, as well as letters relating to his upcoming African safari. He tells Kermit that he will come with him, provided he does not let it distract him from preparing for his future and will treat it as a college course. Roosevelt also updates his son on the activities of other members of the family.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt updates his son Kermit Roosevelt about his busy days in Washington. He has not been able to go riding, but has been going on walks and playing tennis. Roosevelt has recently received an interesting Buddha statue from China and is happy that Ethel Roosevelt has a friend visiting.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt finds it a great comfort that his elder son, Kermit Roosevelt, is caring for his younger son, Archibald B. Roosevelt, while they are away at school. President Roosevelt gives Kermit advice on what he should do upon graduating. He believes it would only help Kermit to attend Harvard College for three years, and that going immediately into a career would not be beneficial because he is still young and inexperienced. Roosevelt encourages Kermit to seek advice from others, but emphasizes that college will help him mature and will benefit him in the long-run.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt asks his son Archibald B. Roosevelt to be kind to his shy classmate Leonard Opdycke, whose father Leonard Eckstein Opdycke attended Harvard with Roosevelt. He and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt have been enjoying the outdoors in Oyster Bay, New York and plan to depart soon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Leonard Eckstein Opdycke

President Roosevelt has written to his son Archibald B. Roosevelt and asked him to be kind to Leonard Eckstein Opdycke’s son, as the two boys are classmates at Groton School. Roosevelt is happy to hear from Opdycke and laments the loss of two of their classmates, Henry Russell Shaw and Samuel W. Skinner.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-23

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Emily Tyler Carow

President Roosevelt asks Emily Tyler Carow if she could bring a book about Rome by Italian historian Guglielmo Ferrero, which he believes is entitled The Greatness and Decline of Rome. Roosevelt tells Carow the family is looking forward to her visit and updates her on their last days at Oyster Bay, New York.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-13

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge

President Roosevelt gives Anna Cabot Mills Davis Lodge an update on his life and family. He laments the end of summer and tells Lodge how each member of the family has spent it, remarking upon how his children are growing up. Roosevelt has been vacationing during the summer months and now looks to his work ahead. He wants to ensure that his plans for the Navy and Panama Canal cannot be undone by his successor.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald B. Roosevelt

President Roosevelt updates Archibald B. Roosevelt on family matters. Quentin Roosevelt brought a snake back to Washington, D.C., from Oyster Bay and has been allowed to borrow three more from a local pet store. He is showing them to everyone, including Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte and a number of Congressmen who are off-put by the animals.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-27

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Emily Tyler Carow

President Roosevelt requests his sister-in-law Emily Tyler Carow tell Mr. Bovet that while he sympathizes with the movement to preserve the Alps, as president, he cannot sign a petition that is essentially a request for action by another government. Roosevelt updates Carow on the family’s summer activities in Oyster Bay.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-13

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Crowninshield Endicott

President Roosevelt would like to accept William Crowninshield Endicott’s invitation, however he cannot undertake any other engagements as he will be seeing his sons. He will visit Theodore Roosevelt on Saturday at Harvard and Kermit Roosevelt on Sunday at Groton.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Curtis Guild

President Roosevelt stresses to Massachusetts Governor Guild that his visit to Boston is a personal one and other than speaking at Harvard he will be spending time with his family.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George H. Lyman

President Roosevelt would like to accept Collector of Customs Lyman’s invitation, but on his trip he will be busy visiting his sons at Harvard and Groton.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sturgis Bigelow

President Roosevelt is going to tell Curtis Guild and George Lyman that he is going to Harvard and Groton to see his sons. He is glad that William Sturgis Bigelow has contacted Arlo Bates about meeting over breakfast and wonders if they can also invite Samuel McChord Crothers and Le Baron Russell Briggs. In a handwritten postscript he informs Bigelow that Oliver Wendell Holmes will be unable to join them.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

President Roosevelt reminds his son Theodore Roosevelt that he must properly balance his checkbook or risk embarrassing himself in business circles if he does not keep track of his finances. Roosevelt explains to Ted that he also had friends with larger allowances than him at college, but even they still tended to overspend so Ted should begin to practice living “economically.” He praises Ted for giving up the “theater and drinking, and also smoking anything except a pipe,” and for keeping up with his studies. Roosevelt talks about clubs at Harvard and plans for his upcoming trip to Cambridge then onto Groton where Ted and Roosevelt will visit Kermit Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-01-23