Roosevelt, Eleanor Butler, 1889-1960

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1918-07-24

Creator(s)

Bacon, Robert, 1860-1919

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Michael Patrick Cullinane recalls his discovery of oral history tapes at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site in New York City that contain interviews with eleven friends and family of Theodore Roosevelt. Cullinane describes the process of gaining access to the tapes and having them transferred to a digital format to allow for use by researchers. Cullinane provides highlights from the tapes, listing some of those interviewed and insights they offered on the Roosevelt family, and he notes that he has made much of the material from the tapes available in his book Remembering Theodore Roosevelt. Six photographs of participants in the oral history project illustrate the essay, and the mission and vision statements of the Theodore Roosevelt Association appear in a text box on the last page.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2021

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Belle Roosevelt about Kermit Roosevelt’s current status in the Army, fighting on the front lines. Roosevelt will send Belle a book that he recently finished writing.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-10-27

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Belle Roosevelt about receiving Quentin Roosevelt’s last letters.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-08-11

Theodore Roosevelt congratulates Belle Roosevelt on the birth of her new baby named Joseph Willard. Roosevelt also updates her on the status of the family. Quentin Roosevelt has been suffering from pneumonia, and Archie Roosevelt, like his father, has become very discouraged with issues relating to the war.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-01-18

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.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-11-11

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Belle Roosevelt about the family. Ethel Roosevelt Derby had surgery for appendicitis and is in the hospital, while Eleanor Butler Roosevelt just gave birth to her third child, Cornelius.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-10-24

Theodore Roosevelt congratulates Belle Roosevelt on the expected birth of her first child. Roosevelt also informs Belle that daughter-in-law Eleanor Butler Roosevelt is expecting her third child.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-08-13

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Belle Roosevelt, at length, about a magic show that Belle recently saw. Roosevelt also discusses his magic show experiences. In addition, Roosevelt gives an update on the status of the family, and mentions a recent visit to watch New York police drills.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-06-26

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Belle Roosevelt about Kermit Roosevelt and an upcoming visit from Belle’s family to Argentina. Roosevelt also gives an update on how the family is doing.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-05-31

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Belle Roosevelt about happenings in the Roosevelt family. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has not been well and is in the hospital. Eleanor Butler Roosevelt and Ethel Roosevelt Derby are also unwell. When Edith is feeling better, Roosevelt plans to take her on trips to Louisiana and San Francisco.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-04-17

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Belle Roosevelt about Kermit Roosevelt’s work in Argentina. Roosevelt gives his impressions on President Wilson’s handling of the war, as well as an update about other family members.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-02-17

Theodore Roosevelt thanks his sister for her letter and poem. He has learned that Theodore Roosevelt and Archibald Roosevelt have landed in France, Kermit Roosevelt has been offered a position with the British army in Mesopotamia, and Quentin Roosevelt passed his flying corps examinations. Ethel Roosevelt Derby’s husband, Richard Derby, is also eager to be involved with the war, and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt will soon leave for France to do work with the Y.M.C.A.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-07-03

This newspaper clipping advertises the auction of items in the estate of the late Eleanor Butler Roosevelt. This advertisement lists some of the items to be sold, “Art Furnishings, Oriental Porcelains & Art, Books, Rugs, Decorations, Etc. 1955 Chevrolet Station Wagon.”

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1960-10

This catalog lists items to be auctioned off from “Old Orchard,” the estate of the late Eleanor Butler Roosevelt. The catalog’s cover announces “Art Furnishings, Oriental Porcelains, & Art, Books, Rugs, Decorations, Etc.” This auction is under the management of O’Reilly’s Plaza Art Galleries in Oyster Bay, New York, and the items are being sold by the order of Theodore Roosevelt.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1960-10-11

Ted Roosevelt thanks James Cardinale for the nice card he wrote and for the crown roast. He adds that his wife Eleanor Butler Roosevelt thought Cardinale’s wife was a young girl when she saw her.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1939-09-14

An article featuring a postcard photograph of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and his brother Kermit Roosevelt. It shows the two huntsmen as they appeared at Srinagar, Kashmir, India, on emerging from the Himalayas after their successful quest for specimens of the rare sheep. Postcard was sent to Robert L. Bacon.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1926-01-24

This pages come from a book of poetry entitled An Open Letter from Bliss Carman. There is a handwritten dedication on the cover from Bliss Carman to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. A sticker on another page reads “Eleanor Butler Roosevelt,” and another page features a poem featuring “T. R. our hero.”

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1920

Ted Roosevelt responds to Frank J. Ward’s letter from December 12, 1920, and requests the return of his maple leaf insignia because his wife Eleanor Butler Roosevelt always wanted him to keep one.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1921-01-04

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.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1918