Roosevelt, Eleanor Butler, 1889-1960

Eleanor Butler Alexander sits in a hansom cab while in Scotland.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896

Creator(s)

Unknown

As a girl, Eleanor Butler Roosevelt traveled to Scotland with her nanny, Jane Hutcheon. They stand in front of the Gregor Arms, a hotel in Scotland.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896

Creator(s)

Unknown

Photograph of Eleanor Butler Alexander in Scotland.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1896

Creator(s)

Unknown

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Fancy dress party at Mrs. George Munroe’s, Tuxedo Park, New York, 1901. Left to right: Ruth Cutting (later Mrs. Reginald Auchincloss), Harriet Alexander (Mrs. Winthrop W. Aldrich), Janetta Alexander (Mrs. Arnold Whitridge), Eleanor Butler Alexander (Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Jr.) and Mary Alexander (Mrs. Sheldon Whitehouse).

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1901

Creator(s)

Unknown

Pastel portrait of Eleanor Butler Roosevelt as a girl.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1902

Creator(s)

Emmet, Jane Erin

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

Eleanor Butler Roosevelt’s childhood room at 25 West 45th Street, New York City.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

Eleanor Butler Alexander’s report card from Saint Margaret’s School in Paris.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1898-06

Creator(s)

Acly, Julia H. C., 1851-1932

Eleanor Butler Alexander, her father, Henry A. Alexander, and mother, Grace Green Alexander, moved to Paris in 1895 and lived in a square off the Avenue du Bois de Boulogne. The approximate location is indicated by a red dot on the picture.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-1899

Creator(s)

Unknown

Eleanor Butler Alexander, aged six.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1895-1896

Creator(s)

Unknown

Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to say he wrote General Peyton March to get orders for Kermit. He reports that Quentin Roosevelt shot down a German plane and Eleanor wants Belle to join her in Paris. He recounts a visit from his friends Chapman and Cherrie and a story about Cherrie’s sons enlisting. Roosevelt says he and Mother ride horses and row and he was a pallbearer at former New York Mayor John Mitchell’s funeral.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-07-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit regarding Quentin Roosevelt’s death and how everyone at Sagamore Hill is dealing with the news. He says he could not be prouder of his sons and would not have had it any other way. He says he and Mother went rowing to help ease their minds.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-07-21

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt writes his son Kermit to tell him Ted Roosevelt’s wife Eleanor has arrived and told him Kermit’s battery was attached to Ted’s regiment. Roosevelt reviews all the action Kermit has seen in the war and tell him how proud he is of him. He adds that Archie Roosevelt has written a small book about his experiences in the first year of the war.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-12-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt tells his son Kermit about a letter from Ted Roosevelt’s wife Eleanor and about walking across the frozen harbor to the light house. He says he keeps making speeches and writing in an effort to produce more activity from President Woodrow Wilson’s administration toward the war. Roosevelt writes about playing with the grandchildren as well.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-01-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Unidentified little girl sits on the grass, possibly Eleanor Butler Alexander. She is pointing at something out of sight.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Unknown

Formal studio portrait of Eleanor Butler Alexander with her mother, Grace Green Alexander. A friend, a young boy, is sitting on the floor next to Mrs. Alexander.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1891-1892

Creator(s)

Unknown

Photograph of Eleanor Butler Roosevelt aged 2-3. She holds a doll.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1892-1893

Creator(s)

Unknown

Pastel portrait of Eleanor Butler Roosevelt by Ross, Rome, 1894.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1894

Creator(s)

Ross