Roosevelt, Martha Bulloch, 1835-1884

Personal diary of Theodore Roosevelt, 1884

Diary of Theodore Roosevelt for the year 1884. Includes entry regarding the deaths of his wife and mother on February 14, with the statement, “The light has gone out of my life.” Also, the diary describes Roosevelt’s hunting and ranching experiences for the year in the Dakota Badlands. A list of photographs taken and his personal finance record is also included in the back of the diary. Only pages on which text appeared are included.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1884

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Sarah Bancroft Leavitt

Theodore Roosevelt was pleased to hear from Sarah Bancroft Leavitt. He wishes Leavitt could have been at the Orthopaedic. He always associates Leavitt with his father, mother, and aunt Anna Bulloch Gracie who had such fun together and did so much good for others.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1916-02-09

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit to tell him about his trip to the Jamestown Exposition on Georgia Day, where they built a reproduction of Roosevelt’s grandfather’s house as the Georgia State Building. He also congratulates Kermit on the performance of his crew team at Groton School.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1907-06-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt writes to his son Kermit and describes his trip to Georgia and Florida. In Georgia Roosevelt visited the family home of his mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt. Roosevelt says he was well-received on the trip.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1905-10-22

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Bulloch Gracie

Theodore Roosevelt writes Anna Bulloch Gracie about his family’s trip to the Levant. The Roosevelts have been traveling on the Nile River for a month, and Theodore Roosevelt is having a great time. He has been shooting and exploring ruins. Roosevelt particularly enjoyed Karnak, which they saw by moonlight. He has added one to two hundred skins to his collection. All the sporting has been “injurious” to his trousers. Typed copy of original handwritten letter.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1873-01-26

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Corinne about his recent engagement to Alice Lee. Roosevelt mentions gaining the Lees’ consent to marry in the fall and credits his family’s hospitality and intercession in helping him secure their consent.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1880-03-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt explains wedding plans to his sister Anna. He and Alice Hathaway Lee settled on ushers and bridesmaids. He does not think Alice’s mother would have consented to a wedding so soon were they not moving in with Roosevelt’s mother.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1880-03-11

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Corinne Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Corinne and relays messages for other members of the family.

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933

Publication Date

2012-01-05

Tranquility, summer home at Oyster Bay of Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt

Tranquility was the summer home that Theodore Roosevelt and his wife Martha Bulloch Roosevelt kept in Oyster Bay, New York. On the verandah, from left to right, are Martha Bulloch Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt. On the lawn, from left to right, are Edith Kermit Carow and Corinne Roosevelt.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1872

Creator(s)

Unknown

Bulloch mansion, the house of his mother, visited by President Roosevelt, Roswell, Ga.

Several people gathered around the porch of the home of President Roosevelt’s mother

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1905

Creator(s)

Underwood & Underwood

President and Mrs. Roosevelt at the home of the President’s mother, Roswell, Ga.

President Roosevelt, family and others outside Bulloch mansion.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1905

Creator(s)

Underwood & Underwood

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to R. Lee Sharpe

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary sends pictures of Roosevelt to R. Lee Sharpe with suggestions for comments about Roosevelt’s support of the South and Georgia in particular.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-09-10

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Elizabeth Fleck

Theodore Roosevelt thanks Elizabeth Fleck for her letter and says that if nominated he will campaign in the South as well as the North, particularly in his mother’s state of Georgia.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-06-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Frank Guess

Theodore Roosevelt would like to make it down to Georgia if he gets the Presidential nomination. He would work to bring Georgia into the Republican fold. Roosevelt will count on supporters like Frank Guess to help with this process.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to D. Wyatt Aiken

Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary informs D. Wyatt Aiken that Roosevelt cannot be part of the delegation from the Georgia Society of the City of New York at the upcoming event. Roosevelt regrets he cannot write a personal response and was interested to hear that Aiken’s mother was friends with his.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1912-05-09

Creator(s)

Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to H. B. Pratt

Theodore Roosevelt thanks H. B. Pratt for the letter and book he kindly sent. He confirms that several of his relations, to whom H. B. Pratt asked to be remembered if they were still living, have passed away.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Susan Dixon

Theodore Roosevelt writes to Susan Dixon with thanks. He knows the white-throated sparrow well. Roosevelt hopes Dixon will read the first chapter of his autobiography, which describes his mother Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, who grew up in the south in similar surroundings to Dixon. If she is ever in the neighborhood, Roosevelt hopes Dixon will stop by.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-10-15

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Hugo Munsterberg

Theodore Roosevelt agrees that good people can “be on exactly opposite sides of every question.” For example, his mother’s family fought for the Confederacy and she was an “unreconstructed rebel to the day of her death.” Roosevelt denies he favors any foreign nation and provides several actions he took while president to support the assertion. He believes that the United States could learn a great deal from German social and industrial life. Roosevelt particularly enjoys the style of German clubs and regrets that he is unlikely to be welcomed by them anymore.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1916-02-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to James C. Malone

President Roosevelt thanks James C. Malone for the photographs of his parents, as well as of himself and his siblings when they were children. He sends Malone his photograph in return.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-03-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Pennington

President Roosevelt thanks William Pennington for his letter and comments on his being the grandson of the former New Jersey Governor, William Pennington. Roosevelt is glad to see Pennington is getting involved in the legislature. Roosevelt would like to see a photo that Pennington believes has Martha Bulloch Roosevelt in it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-07-12

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919