Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt

Commissioner Roosevelt is unsure when he can leave due to work commitments and a scheduled meeting with President Harrison regarding the extension of the classified service. He cannot accept Rachel Sherman Thorndike’s invitation as he must have lunch with Representative Henry Cabot Lodge and dinner with Francis C. Lowell. However, he will make sure to see Thorndike. Roosevelt would love to see Ted Roosevelt and wishes that Archie were better.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1894

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt

After a trip to Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Theodore Roosevelt will have five days off and then a “deluge of travel and dust and howling and irritated fatigue until after the election.” Aunt Emily Tyler Carow has returned and is well. Alice Roosevelt Longworth is having a difficult time due to the political situation. She would feel better if her husband, Representative Longworth, were “strong for Taft.” Roosevelt provides brief updates on Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and Ethel Roosevelt’s brothers.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-08-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby

The libel suit is over and Theodore Roosevelt won. The trial was in Marquette, Michigan, and Roosevelt stayed with George Shiras. Roosevelt’s witnesses were “good fellows” and he was touched by their devotional zeal. The trial lasted six days and the evidence was so overwhelming that George A. Newett retracted his charge and Roosevelt requested no damages. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has been visiting Archie and Quentin Roosevelt at Groton. Kermit Roosevelt has joined a “big contracting company in South Brazil.” In a postscript, Roosevelt has arrived home and received Ethel Roosevelt Derby’s telegram. He knows that Richard Derby will fit in with the family.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1913-06-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby

Theodore Roosevelt is glad to hear that Richard Derby will be having the operation on his nose. He hopes Aunt Emily Tyler Carow’s trouble is not serious and is pleased that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt will be visiting Ethel Roosevelt Derby. He would like Edith and Ethel to take a short trip to Russia after Richard’s operation. Roosevelt will be a “conscientious, even if not wholly efficient, vice-mother” to Archie and Quentin Roosevelt in Edith’s absence.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1913-06-10

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby

Ethel Roosevelt Derby was right to cable Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt already misses Edith and is appreciative of Ethel and Richard Derby’s attention towards Edith’s sister Ethel Tyler Carow. He is anxious to hear that both operations are over. There are several visitors at Sagamore Hill and Roosevelt is busy trying to get things ready for the trip to Arizona with Archie and Quentin Roosevelt.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1913-06-19

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby

Theodore Roosevelt is overjoyed that Ethel Roosevelt Derby and Richard Derby will be returning to the United States and hopes they can stay for Christmas. Roosevelt has “succumbed” to Richard Derby Jr., and will miss him when his parents take him back. Baby Richard likes to try and take Roosevelt’s glasses and put his pocket watch in his mouth. Archibald Roosevelt visited after the football game and Roosevelt enjoys the “odd angle at which ideas sometimes strike him.”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1914-11-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby

Ethel Roosevelt Derby’s letter made Theodore Roosevelt homesick for the Derby family. He is now always at breakfast on time as Ethel’s daughter, Edith Roosevelt Derby, is no longer there to keep his attention. When mounting his horse recently, Roosevelt laughed after recalling Richard Derby, Jr., frightening the horse with loud tricycling. They are excited over press reports that Quentin Roosevelt claimed an aerial victory which Roosevelt describes as Quentin’s “day of honor and triumph.” Archibald Roosevelt is having an arm operation and may need eight months to recover before returning to active service.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-07-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby

Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt enjoyed her trip to Illinois and is doing “really well.” They are planning to go out riding later. It has been a comfort to see Archibald Roosevelt’s family, Grace Stackpole Lockwood Roosevelt and their son Archibald.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-08-30

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Derby

Theodore Roosevelt appreciates Richard Derby’s letter, which provided the first full information on Archibald Roosevelt’s condition. Everyone is very anxious as it appears that General Pershing has agreed to assist the Allied generals, which will place Richard, Ted Roosevelt, and Quentin Roosevelt at the front. Roosevelt is proud of their service and would not want them anywhere else. Spending time with Ethel Roosevelt Derby and the children over the winter has meant a great deal to Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-04-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Richard Derby

Archibald Roosevelt is recovering and appears well. He might be able to return to active service in the spring. Archie believes that Richard Derby takes too many chances, and at his request, Theodore Roosevelt asks Derby to avoid unnecessary risks and not to jeopardize his life. Douglas Robinson has passed away but Roosevelt’s grief has been blunted with so many young people losing their lives in the war. William Sheffield Cowles has sailed to join the Marines and may be in Derby’s division.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-09-12

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt

Theodore Roosevelt is pleased to hear from Sarah Bancroft Leavitt. Archibald Roosevelt is recovering from his wounds and is only concerned about returning to the front. Archie was awarded the French Croix de guerre and Kermit Roosevelt received the British Military Cross. Kermit has also been transferred to the American military as a captain of artillery. Ted Roosevelt and Quentin Roosevelt are fighting in France. Richard Derby is serving with the 2nd Division in France.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-06-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sheffield Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt and his family are concerned about William Sheffield Cowles’s health and hope he is feeling better. At Kermit Roosevelt’s suggestion, Roosevelt is sending a “picture letter” which his children always enjoy. The drawings illustrate some events from Roosevelt’s day.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1905-03-29

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Sheffield Cowles

Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the pencils and has already been using one. Archie and Quentin Roosevelt have been “chopping trees” with their father and still have their arms and legs.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1912-12-26

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt Derby

The people of Nairobi remind Theodore Roosevelt of Rudyard Kipling’s stories, but locals do not appreciate the comparison. Kermit Roosevelt has been a great comfort and Roosevelt is very proud of him. Kermit has been taking part in race week but always on poor horses. Roosevelt describes some of the local people, including the “warlike Masai” and women “painted with vermillion and ochre.” He was glad to hear that the family was enjoying the European trip and does not want Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to “economize in foolish ways.”

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1909-08-01

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

Although he believes the rate bill will pass as it is, President Roosevelt believes he will be stuck in town because of an upcoming situation with the Panama Canal. He discusses the political sensitivity around hosting the Indian prince and princess, and provides an update on the outdoor activities of Archibald Roosevelt and Quentin Roosevelt.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1906-05-20

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

President Roosevelt details a pleasant, busy Christmas Day spent with many family members and friends.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1907-12-25

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

President Roosevelt is pleased that Anna Roosevelt Cowles has been able to see his sons at their boarding school on her trip with her family. He is pleased about her husband William Cowles’ promotion to admiral in the Navy. Roosevelt also mentions having averted a possible “stampede” at the upcoming Republican National Convention in Chicago.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1908-06-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

President Roosevelt is worried about Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s son, William Sheffield Cowles, Jr., who is unexpectedly not well. Roosevelt wants her to tell young Sheffield about a camping trip Roosevelt took with his sons and nine other boys, which he describes in detail.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1904-07-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

President Roosevelt is frustrated with Attorney General Moody for speaking to Anna Roosevelt Cowles after already addressing a particular situation with him. Roosevelt hopes that Moody and Secretary of the Navy Morton do not discuss it further on their own and he has written to each to explain this. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. will study with a tutor rather than go back to Groton so that he can enter Harvard next year.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1904-08-30

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles

President Roosevelt and Edith Roosevelt have designated breakfast as their private family meal, and he enjoys spending this time with his children. He looks forward to a favorable result in the upcoming election; Edith has invited the members of the cabinet over on election day to celebrate or mourn the outcome as it happens.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1904-10-18