Marriage

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Laura d’Oremieulx Roosevelt for thinking of him. He is leaving for Europe tomorrow to marry Edith Kermit Carow.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1886-11-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt loves Ethel Roosevelt Derby’s letters and is confident that she will be just as happy with Richard Derby as her parents have been together. He encloses a picture letter as requested but is worried that it will make Richard think he “has married an outpatient of bedlam’s daughter.” Roosevelt agrees that Richard can be reminiscent of Kermit Roosevelt. They are planning a trip to visit Kermit next winter.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1913-05-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Kermit Roosevelt has been a great comfort on the trip but Theodore Roosevelt wishes Kermit had immediately married Belle Wyatt Willard instead of joining the expedition. He is pleased that Kermit will be married and already loves Belle devotedly. Roosevelt enjoyed having Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt along for so much of the trip. He is not enjoying the continuous speech making and banquets. However, they have entered the natural history and exploration part of the expedition and Roosevelt is feeling more comfortable and rested.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1913-12-10

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Commissioner Roosevelt was pleased to receive letters from Captain Cowles and Anna Roosevelt Cowles. He believes that Anna’s marriage to Cowles was the “best and wisest thing she could do.” Roosevelt lunched with Speaker of the House Thomas B. Reed and is afraid that Reed will not stay on good terms with President McKinley. He would not mind being “legislated out of office” as the law hampers his work and he does not get along with his colleagues.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1896-12-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Vignettes depict the craze for cigar bands and the various ways in which they can be used to celebrate special occasions, such as getting married, the birth of a child, a holiday turkey dinner, on clothing to identify a family, as collectibles, and as a closure for a coffin. Caption: Dedicated to the gent who smokes ’em with the belts on.

comments and context

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1907-03-06

Theodore Roosevelt professes his support for women’s rights and the responsibilities of both males and females in safeguarding those rights.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-02-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Anna Roosevelt Cowles, thanking her for sending Miss Campbell’s note. He is touched by Campbell’s sentiments, admires her courage, and encourages her to marry if she finds the right person. Roosevelt writes of being overwhelmed with work.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1910-10-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Copy of Page 231 from the county record book containing the written record of Theodore Roosevelt’s marriage to Edith Kermit Carow at St. George’s parish church in Hanover Square, London.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

Creation Date

1886-12-02

Creator(s)

Middlesex County (England)

An announcement sent by Mrs. Gertrude E. T. Carow alerting society to the marriage of Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

Creation Date

1886-12

Creator(s)

Carow, Gertrude Tyler, 1836-1895

J. Sherborne Singer relates his activities and the social events in Cuba.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-03-15

Creator(s)

Presidential Office Staff

Theodore Roosevelt informs his sister Anna Roosevelt that Tilden Selmes is in the hospital dying of liver cancer and he and Edith have visited Mrs. Selmes. It was wonderful to have sister Corinne and her husband Douglas Robinson visit. The Leiters were just married and a cable just arrived from Turin with the news that Edith’s mother Gertrude Tyler Carow died.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1895-04-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt advises his sister Anna Roosevelt that she must not marry William Sheffield Cowles yet because his previous marriage may not be entirely annulled. He has people researching the problem, but Cowles may have to return and sue his wife for adultery.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1895-07-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt informs his sister Anna Roosevelt that it does appear her fiance’s divorce would hold up in court and she can marry him and live in California. He asks if she would like him to see another lawyer about the matter.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1895-07-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt tells his sister Anna Roosevelt he is unsure of what else to do pertaining to her fiance’s previous marriage and divorce problem. He feels Anna and Cowles should return from London and consult with lawyers. There is a chance Anna’s marriage could be declared invalid.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1895-07-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt advises his sister Anna Roosevelt to return to America with her fiance, William Sheffield Cowles, in order to settle the matter of the legality of his divorce. He compares their situation to that of Mr. and Mrs. Pellew.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1895-08-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt does not know how else to advise his sister Anna Roosevelt regarding her fiance’s problems with his divorce. The lawyer Cleveland advises Anna and Cowles not to marry yet and come home to deal with the problem.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1895-08-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt relates the lawyer Cleveland’s advice to his sister Anna Roosevelt regarding her fiance’s divorce problems. If Anna and Cowles were to marry now, their marriage would be legal in California but not in New York, and a suit could be brought against Cowles for bigamy. It is up to them to decide if they want to take the risk.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1895-08-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt hopes his sister Anna Roosevelt will spend her first winter married to William Sheffield Cowles in London. He and wife Edith watched the first cup races from the police patrol boat and is excited about the success he has had as Police Commissioner.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1895-09-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt informs his sister Anna Roosevelt that he met with General Tracey and Tracey concludes that if Anna and William Sheffield Cowles are married in London, their marriage will be legal in New York despite Cowles’s previous divorce. Roosevelt and Tracey agree Anna should stay in London this winter.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1895-10-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Certificate of marriage for Theodore Roosevelt and his first wife Alice Hathaway Lee. Signed by Newton, Massachusetts, city clerk Edwin O. Childs on October 14, 1880, and by Minister John Buckingham on October 27, 1880.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1880-10-14

Creator(s)

Childs, Edwin O.