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This photograph of Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt, with their children, Grace, Cornelius, and Theodore Roosevelt III was taken ten days after Ted’s return from France. This copy was clipped from a magazine.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918
Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt continues his previous letter to his father, Theodore Roosevelt, on President William H. Taft’s reelection campaign. He plans to leave politics once the current municipal race is over. He will publicly support Taft, but he will not actively campaign for him. According to Ted, the California legislature has been inconsistent, passing some useful and some silly measures in the most recent session. This has caused the public to lose some confidence in government leadership. Roosevelt’s wife, Eleanor, and daughter, Grace, are doing well. Ted hopes his father and mother will be able to visit them soon. He looks forward to reading the article written by his brother, Kermit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-29
Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt writes to his father, Theodore Roosevelt, about his family and the recent primary election. Ted, his wife, Eleanor Butler Roosevelt, and their newborn daughter, Grace Green Roosevelt, have just visited the country with Richard M. Tobin. The primary election in San Francisco, California, has just ended and Ted is confident that their candidate, James Rolph, has won. In response to Roosevelt’s concerns about William Kent, Ted clarifies the content of his conversation with Kent. Ted encloses an article from The California Outlook.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-26
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.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1911-10
Cartoon depicting Theodore Roosevelt with his new granddaughter Grace on his lap, frustrated by the inability to play with a girl. Around them are mementos of his masculine avocations.
Kessler drew this cartoon for the St. Louis Republic. By the 1920s he was drawing a human-interest panel cartoon syndicated to rural newspapers by Metropolitan Newspaper Features.
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. holds his two-month-old daughter, Grace.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1911-10
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt’s daughter, Grace, in her cradle.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1911-10
Eleanor Butler Roosevelt wheels a baby carriage holding her infant daughter, Grace.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1911
In these studio portraits, Eleanor Butler Roosevelt holds her six month old daughter, Grace, on her lap. In the scrapbook, Eleanor notes the photographs were taken by Walter S. Shinn, then with Campbell Studios.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912-02
Portrait painting of Eleanor Butler Roosevelt and her baby daughter, Grace.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912
Grace Roosevelt sits in a baby chair.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912-08
One year old Grace Roosevelt standing.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912-08
One year old Grace Roosevelt sits in the Roosevelt family baby carriage at Sagamore Hill.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912-08
One year old Grace Roosevelt stands in a coat and baby bonnet.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912-08
Theodore Roosevelt Jr. holds his newborn daughter, Grace.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1911-08-17
Grace Green Alexander, mother of Eleanor Butler Roosevelt, holding her infant granddaughter Grace, aged 17 days.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1911-09-03
Eleanor Butler Roosevelt holds her newborn daughter Grace, aged 17 days.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1911-09-03
Theodore Roosevelt holds a telegram stating, “It’s a girl, Teddy Jr.” Theodore Roosevelt Jr.’s wife had recently given birth to former president Roosevelt’s first grandchild, Grace.
Theodore Roosevelt became a grandfather for the first time in 1911. His pleasure is evident, and cartoonist Shiras reflected Roosevelt’s trademark exuberance. The caption, “Foxy Grandpa,” is not entirely appropriate — a comic strip character by Carl E. Schultze who, in the eponymous Sunday feature forever played and foiled pranks in scuffles with his grandsons.
Article announcing the birth of Grace Roosevelt, first child of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt. Grace was also the first grandchild of Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1911-08-18
Theodore Roosevelt thanks his son Kermit for his letter and says knowing he is hunting with some ranchmen and a former Rough Rider makes him feel better. He says Kermit’s description of the heat reminds him of Africa. Roosevelt gives updates on the family and closes by announcing Kermit’s goddaughter, Ted and Eleanor’s daughter, was just born.
1911-08-17