Roosevelt family

Vice President Roosevelt informs Robert Barnwell Roosevelt he has sent the requested photograph and had fun on his recent hunt. His uncle replies using the same paper and clarifies that his friend mistakenly sent a photograph and the request for autographs in two separate envelopes. His friend, Hatch, will write to Roosevelt with another clearer request soon.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-02-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906

A group photograph showing Archibald B. Roosevelt, Nicholas Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, Uncle Jimmy Owens, Quentin Roosevelt, and Jesse Cummins standing in front of Owens’ cabin on the North Rim in Harvey Meadow. Several donkeys and dogs, including Pott Hound, and Brighty the donkey, are also in the photograph.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

1913

Creator(s)

Unknown

An unpublished manuscript, “A 1913 Trip to the Colorado Plateau: Nicholas and Theodore Roosevelt on a Hunting Trip,” edited by Waldo M. Wedel.

Collection

Grand Canyon National Park

Creation Date

2010

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Nicholas, 1893-1982; Wedel, Waldo M. (Waldo Mott), 1941-2018

William J. Vanden Heuvel looks at the connections between Theodore Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, especially their shared commitment to American engagement with the world and promoting conservation. Vanden Heuvel highlights Theodore Roosevelt’s winning the Nobel Peace Prize and his support for an inheritance tax, and he notes that both Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt attempted to regulate corporations and the wealthy for the benefit of the working class. Two photographs and a drawing of Sagamore Hill supplement the address.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2003-10-24

Creator(s)

Vanden Heuvel, William J. (William Jacobus), 1930-

William N. Tilchin recalls his friendship with William J. Vanden Heuvel. Tilchin quotes from their correspondence, and he notes that they shared a belief that Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt shared similar outlooks on domestic and foreign policies. Tilchin asserts that Vanden Heuvel devoted much of his work to linking the two presidents, as well as healing the rift between the two branches of the Roosevelt family.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2021

Creator(s)

Tilchin, William N., 1950-

Lyman Metcalfe Bass thanks President Roosevelt for helping him gain access to the Republican National Convention and congratulates Roosevelt on winning the nomination. Bass also shares news of his engagement to Grace Holland before it gets formally announced.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-26

Creator(s)

Bass, Lyman Metcalfe, 1876-1955

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1918-12-26

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Recipient

Hill, B. H., Mrs.

Language

English

On behalf of Theodore Roosevelt, his secretary explains that Roosevelt and his family are too busy to do anything additional.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1918-12-06

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1898-03-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Robinson, Douglas, 1855-1918

Language

English

President Roosevelt sketches scenes from family life and describes them: Mother on a horse, the white rabbit, the dog chasing the white rabbit and Ethel chasing the dog, and a pillow fight between Roosevelt, Archie, Quentin and Ethel.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1903-10-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt says the house feels empty without Kermit and Ted and reports on the activities of the rest of the family. C. Grant La Farge and Owen Wister are coming to visit.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1903-09-23

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt reports on one of the dogs, Edith’s beautiful dresses and her Friday musicals, and pillow fights with Archie and Quentin. Roosevelt adds that Chartran has been painting his picture but he does not like it.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1903-02-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt writes to his son, Kermit, that he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt have been riding regularly and have had many visitors, including the Grant La Farges, Winty Chanlers, John Fox, Procter and William Dudley Foulke. He says Senator Hanna enjoys playing with the kitten and Ethel had a friend over. Roosevelt also complains about the pain in his arm and says that Kermit and Ted should go to Harvard.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1903-01-25

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt tells his son Kermit he was melancholy after Kermit and Ted went back to school. He reports on the antics of the cats and one incident that involved the next Speaker of the House Joseph Cannon. Roosevelt adds that he has his hands full with presidential work, and Ethel reluctantly returned to boarding school.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1903-01-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt informs his son Kermit how the family spent Thanksgiving Day riding horses with the Lodges, Robert Ferguson, and General Wood, eating and dancing. He also talks about the family pets.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1902-11-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt reports to his son Kermit how he spent Election Day at Sagamore Hill with family and all six dogs.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1902-11-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Writing from the Dark Harbor, Theodore Roosevelt expresses his sorrow upon the death of his youngest son, Quentin Roosevelt, as compared to Corinne Robinson’s loss of her son, Stewart Douglas Robinson.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1918-08-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt comments on Ted Robinson’s behavior. Roosevelt then discusses a “man’s dinner” at the White House for Prince Henry of Prussia.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-01-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit at Groton School about having to wheel around in a chair while meeting with Cabinet members. Roosevelt also mentions Edith Roosevelt’s excitement about improvements to the White House and her new dog.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1902-10-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

President Roosevelt relates family news from Sagamore Hill, including updates on the pets, to his son Kermit at Groton. Roosevelt misses his two boys but is very proud of them. He also says he will leave soon for a three week trip that will be nerve-wearing.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1902-09-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919