Postcard from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Anna updating her on his daughter Alice and his intended plans for the following evening.
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Creation Date
1885-03-20
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Postcard from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt tells his sister Anna that “the baby,” probably referring to his daughter Alice, is in good health and ready to greet her Aunt Bye. He dined with Aunt Annie.
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Creation Date
1885-03-19
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Belle Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt updates Belle Roosevelt about the family. Ethel Roosevelt Derby has still not fully recovered from surgery, but Eleanor Butler Roosevelt and the new baby are doing very well.
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Creation Date
1915-11-11
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Letter from Mary Josephine Burton Frazer to Theodore Roosevelt
Mary Josephine Burton Frazer thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the handkerchief but informs him she had to postpone the baby show due to weather. She asks if he would be willing to write a letter she could read at her current events club.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-18
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Letter from Mary Josephene Burton Frazer to Theodore Roosevelt
Mary Josephene Burton Frazer expresses to Theodore Roosevelt that she invites him and Edith Roosevelt to contribute a small item or letter for a baby show in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-09-11
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Cartoon in The Meddler
Uncle Sam holds President Roosevelt, dressed like a woman, tightly as William H. Taft sits in a baby carriage holding onto an “Ohio Indorsement” bottle being pulled by Joseph Benson Foraker. An African American man watches in the background. Caption: Uncle Sam– “So, you’re going to leave me.” Roosevelt– “If you coax me real hard, Sammy, I might remain in your employ. I’m only joking about quitting.” Willie Taft– “Mama! Mama! This naughty boy won’t let me have my bottle.” “Dat dar big cuss has no right to dat anyhow.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-05
The President—”wonder if I’d better swat him?”
President Roosevelt holds a big stick and looks at a baby in a basket labeled “3rd term” that cries out to him, “Take me in, Theodore!”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-04-14
We must not neglect our child
A “standpatter” points to an “American industries” baby in a cradle and tells President Roosevelt, “We must not neglect our child.” In the background, Uncle Sam carries a “Panama Canal Cream Fund” to the “foreign market.” A Republican elephant sits beside the cradle.
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-06-04
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The new national bird
President Roosevelt points to a stork that holds a basket with three infants. An eagle stands to the side and says, “I’m a dead one.”
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Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-03-16
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Eleanor Butler Roosevelt with a baby carriage
Eleanor Butler Roosevelt wheels a baby carriage holding her infant daughter, Grace.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1911
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Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Eleanor Butler Roosevelt, and Grace Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. holds his infant daughter, Grace, while his wife Eleanor looks on outside their home at 1942 Pacific Avenue in San Francisco, California.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1911-10
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Grace Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt’s daughter, Grace, in her cradle.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1911-10
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Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Grace Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. holds his two-month-old daughter, Grace.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1911-10
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Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Grace Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. holds his newborn daughter, Grace.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1911-08-17
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Grace Green Alexander and Grace Roosevelt
Grace Green Alexander, mother of Eleanor Butler Roosevelt, holding her infant granddaughter Grace, aged 17 days.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1911-09-03
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Eleanor Butler Roosevelt and Grace Roosevelt
Eleanor Butler Roosevelt holds her newborn daughter Grace, aged 17 days.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1911-09-03
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Nuf sed
A cartoon depicting Theodore Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt Jr., on Roosevelt Jr.’s wedding day. Theodore Roosevelt is pointing at a stork as Ted smiles reassuringly.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1910
Baby picture of Eleanor Butler Alexander
Grace Green Alexander holds her baby daughter, Eleanor, aged seventeen days.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1889-01
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna about the situation with their alcoholic brother Elliott, who has admitted himself into a hospital for treatment. Elliott’s wife Anna plans to return home in August. Katy Mann’s baby has been born and according to an “expert,” the child’s father is Elliott.
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Creation Date
1891-07-12
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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt
Commissioner Roosevelt thanks his sister Anna for her recent visit. Anna was very helpful to Edith with new baby Kermit. Roosevelt is looking to sell a pair of his horses since his new position as Civil Service Commissioner has caused a reduction in his income.
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Creation Date
1889-10-13