Pets

Arthur Hamilton Lee is enjoying his holiday in the Scottish Highlands and feels refreshed after engaging in outdoor recreation. He is glad to hear Theodore Roosevelt is likewise taking pleasure in his leisure. Lee discusses recent British political issues, including debates over Constitutional law and Irish Home Rule. Additionally, he comments on international relations between Morocco, Germany, and France, and the United States’ proposed arbitration treaty with Great Britain. Hopefully, in the near future, he and his wife, Ruth Moore Lee, can travel to the United States and visit the Roosevelt family. 

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09-10

Creator(s)

Lee of Fareham, Viscount (Arthur Hamilton Lee), 1868-1947

Eleanor’s aunt Mrs. Mary Butler Green Fulton, Jr. (later, Mrs. Hartwell) poses with her dog, Pompon, for a studio portrait.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

Archie Roosevelt holds his pet badger Josiah at Sagamore Hill. President Roosevelt brought the badger home from a trip out west.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903-1905

Creator(s)

Unknown

Archie Roosevelt with his pet badger Josiah at Sagamore Hill. President Roosevelt brought the badger home from a trip out west.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1903-1905

Creator(s)

Unknown

Theodore Roosevelt Jr.’s dog, Jack, at the White House.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1902

Creator(s)

Unknown

Quentin Roosevelt photographed on the pony, Algonquin, at the White House.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1902

Creator(s)

Unknown

Alice Roosevelt poses for a photograph at the White House. She holds her long-haired chihuahua, Leo.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1902

Creator(s)

Johnston, Frances Benjamin, 1864-1952

Eleanor Butler Alexander poses with her childhood pet, Cricket the dog, for a studio portrait.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1900-1903

Grace Green Alexander and her daughter, Eleanor, pose with their dog, Cricket, for a studio portrait.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1900-1903

Mary Ledwith, known as Mame, stands with Quentin Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1899-1900

Creator(s)

Unknown

Typed excerpt from Chapter IX of Theodore Roosevelt’s Autobiography, Outdoors and Indoors, in which he reflects on his children and their many pets.

Collection

Dickinson State University

Creation Date

1913

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt’s children, with several pets, pose for a group portrait. Back row: Ethel, Alice (with a dog on her lap), Quentin, Kermit (holding a guinea pig), Archie. Front row: Ted (with a dog).

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1900-02-17

Creator(s)

Unknown

Theodore Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to say some of the dogs have killed neighbor dogs and then turned on one in their own pack. He also inquires as to how Kermit made out in his races and is happy to hear he was invited to hunt moose and caribou. Roosevelt says he is busy making speaking trips he loathes but enjoys his work for the Outlook.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1911-02-19

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Kermit Roosevelt to discuss a dog, named Cuba, that lives on board ship and says he cannot wait to see everyone at home after the war.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1898-06-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Quentin Roosevelt while on board the USS Louisiana and talks about the pets on the ship. In another entry on the same page dated November 14, 1906, he describes his awe in passing the island of San Salvador.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1906-11-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells his son Archie about the goings-on of his brother Quentin, his sister Ethel, his mother Edith, and some family pets. Roosevelt has just made his last speech as president, but he will be very busy with routine business over the next three weeks.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-02-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt thanks Eleanor F. Hale for the letter and Christmas gift she sent, and says he enjoyed reading about all her pets.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt is glad to hear that his son Archie is having a good time. Roosevelt tells Archie about the activities of Quentin Roosevelt and Ethel Roosevelt, and about their pets Ace and Scamp.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt supports his son Ted’s desire to buy a dingo puppy, although he does not understand why he would want one. He updates Ted on the activities of Edith, Ethel, and Quentin, and the goings on at the White House.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-05-30

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells his son Archibald B. Roosevelt about some of the events of the Roosevelt household at the White House. Quentin Roosevelt has had a sleepover with several friends, and Roosevelt fondly remembers playing hide-and-seek with all the Roosevelt children in years past. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is fond of the Roosevelt’s dog Scamp. Edith was not feeling well last night, but after a small dinner party started feeling better.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-01-02

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919