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Three pages from Poems by Winthrop Mackworth Praed. An inscription in the book reads, “This book was with him during the invasion of Normandy, 1944.” (“Him” refers to Theodore Roosevelt Jr.)
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1909
A black and white photograph of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. as a child in a studio shot.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1888-1889
A copy of the front cover of President Roosevelt’s annual address to Congress in 1902. Cover is signed, “Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Dec. 20, 1902.”
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1902-12-20
Watercolor portrait of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. as a baby.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1888
Editor of the New York News George W. Harris praises Theodore Roosevelt’s efforts to raise an army division regardless of “creed or color.” Harris goes on to note that African Americans feel “deep dissatisfaction” under Democrats. Harris notes that Theodore Roosevelt Jr. was one of his classmates at Harvard.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1917-05-01
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates Moses A. Gunst’s letter and tells him that his son, Theodore “Ted”Roosevelt, is working hard and hopes to fight under General Pershing. Roosevelt also writes that Senator Johnson is a great leader on a national level.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1917-06-02
President Roosevelt thanks Edgar Huidekoper Wells for assisting Kermit Roosevelt in picking six courses. Roosevelt hopes Kermit will continue working on his Greek, as he himself never took to it. Kermit understands that the six half courses are a heavy workload, but Roosevelt will remind him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-03
President Roosevelt encloses a letter for Kermit Roosevelt. Roosevelt has written to Edgar Huidekoper Wells about Kermit’s study of Greek, which he encourages as he did Ted Roosevelt’s reading of Latin. Both Roosevelt and William Loeb approve of Kermit’s course schedule.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-03
President Roosevelt thanks Kermit Roosevelt for the letter and asks if the monthly funds will be enough. Roosevelt is lining details up for Africa. He is is pleased that Kermit will focus on his studies, and he doubts that Ted Roosevelt had visited Harvard without getting in touch. William H. Taft is likely to win but Roosevelt is alarmed at William Jennings Bryan’s strength. It is now fall, and recent visitors have included Susan Dexter Dalton Cooley, James C. Cooley, and Alice Roosevelt Longworth.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-10-02
President Roosevelt is glad to hear from Fitzhugh Lee, who is missed as “Master of Horse” and family friend. Roosevelt gives an update on Ted Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt’s career and education, respectively, and on Archie Roosevelt and Quentin Roosevelt’s school lives. Roosevelt is proud of Lee, and looks forward to hearing more from him while he is at the cavalry school.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-30
President Roosevelt writes to Archie Roosevelt that the New York plan is set with Dr. Oscar Carrabine. He tells Archie that winter in Washington, D.C., will be strange with no children around, but that it is good to have Ted Roosevelt there. During tennis a ball hit Roosevelt’s eye, making him stagger, but he continued the game. In a postscript Roosevelt says the dentist will instead come to Groton.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-17
President Roosevelt updates Kermit Roosevelt on preparations for their Safari and on family life. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt has lately been exposed to commentary about the potential dangers of the trip, including letters from Cecil Spring Rice and an article in The Public Ledger. The Roosevelt family celebrated Ted Roosevelt’s birthday with a picnic, and Roosevelt feels strongly that Ted will be successful in his upcoming ventures. Soon Archie Roosevelt will be heading back to school and summer will give way to fall.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-14
William Loeb asks Riggs National Bank to balance bank accounts belonging to Ted, Kermit, and Ethel Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-12
Ted Roosevelt would like to open an account at the Albany Savings Bank. William Loeb encloses a $1,000 check to be credited to the new account.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-12
President Roosevelt asks Edward North Buxton for clarification about hunting guns and safari guides. Roosevelt would likely avoid hunting in the reserves, as the idea bothers him, and he would also like to avoid all press coverage and fanfare while out on Alfred E. Pease’s ranch. He enjoys hearing of Edward North Buxton and Emily Digby Buxton’s life together, and writes that he and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt have spent time over the summer taking rides and going out on the water, while Ted Roosevelt gets ready to go into business. In a postscript, Roosevelt writes that he would like to avoid the reserves completely, but wonders if it would be possible to hunt one or two potentially restricted specimens outside the reserve, for the National Museum.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-10
Rudolph Forster asks Riggs National Bank to deposit funds in the accounts of Ted, Kermit, and Ethel Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-31
President Roosevelt asks Guy Murchie if the enclosed letter will suffice. He is glad Murchie saw and liked his son, Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-29
President Roosevelt sends A. H. Fox a sixteen bore shotgun to be used as a model, and asks that he then send it on to Ted Roosevelt. Roosevelt will take Fox’s advice on the rifle weight, and he asks about further design specifications.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-09-16
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt informs Roger Williams that her children, Theodore and Ethel Roosevelt, will meet the USS Sylph at 4:20 p.m.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-08-12
President Roosevelt sends Kermit Roosevelt a poem that reminds him of Quentin, as well as letters relating to his upcoming African safari. He tells Kermit that he will come with him, provided he does not let it distract him from preparing for his future and will treat it as a college course. Roosevelt also updates his son on the activities of other members of the family.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-04-23