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Theodore Roosevelt describes to his mother from his trip into the backwoods of Maine with his guide Bill Sewall. He describes setting up camp, the food, dragging the boat upstream, the scenery, and hunting.
1879-09-14
Theodore Roosevelt writes his mother from his honeymoon in London. He describes visiting Aunt Hattie and the only thing that marred the visit was the “slobbering” of the younger Bullochs. He also details paintings at the National Gallery and at South Kensington. He took Alice to “ladies day” at Epsom Races, driving in Hyde Park, the opera and Saint Paul’s.
1881-06-05
Theodore Roosevelt writes his mother from his honeymoon and says Venice is “unquestionably the loveliest.” He describes the room at the hotel and activities they have done: rowing in a gondola, San Marco, and the doge’s palace. He also describes the pigeons on the sill.
1881-06-21
Theodore Roosevelt writes his mother from his honeymoon in Switzerland and describes the “spree” he and Alice had with Charley Alexander. They gave a dinner for some of Alice’s Boston friends and met some other Americans. The only useless purchase made the whole trip was a gondola pole he finally sent ahead of them to Liverpool.
1881-08-02
Theodore Roosevelt is happy that Lawrence F. Abbott’s father and sister completed their journey. He is pleased Abbott is happy with the editorials he wrote and he is glad to see what Abbott has to say about the tariff prospects. Roosevelt agrees with Abbott on the importance of a national corporation tax.
1909-09-10
President Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel about his trip through New Mexico, the Grand Canyon, the Sierras, and California. He is glad she writes him often and wants her to tell mother all the women out there ride astride instead of side saddle and he thinks the side saddle will vanish by the time Ethel is old.
1903-05-10
Theodore Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel to say he enjoys her letters and it seems she is getting everything out of her European trip that she ought to. He says he feels bad that he must take first shot at all big game because it is of greater value to the museum for him to get the animal rather than Kermit Roosevelt. Roosevelt says he has grown attached to his companions and native attendants on the safari. He adds that he is in “wonderful country.”
1909-09-26
Theodore Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel to say how happy he is about her recent marriage and thinks she and Richard Derby will be the happiest married couple ever, excepting himself and Edith. He says everyone loved the wedding and then details what he and the rest of the family are doing. Archie went with him to Andover, Mother is going to the opera and Quentin leaves for school soon.
1913-04-07
Theodore Roosevelt writes that he received Ethel’s letter from her honeymoon and he and Mother are concerned about Richard Derby’s headaches. He details riding with Mother, working on his two “infernal” books before heading to Arizona, speaking to women suffragettes and the activities of other family members. At the end of the letter, Roosevelt has drawn cartoons depicting some of his activities and entitled it “A norful little adventure: A tragedy in three acts.”
1913-05-01
Theodore Roosevelt writes his daughter Alice that Kermit Roosevelt has been the nicest traveling companion and that the Azores and Gibraltar worth seeing. The front of the postcard is a picture of the Southport Gates of Gibraltar.
1909-04-05
Theodore Roosevelt writes his sister Corinne Roosevelt about his honeymoon trip through Ireland with his new wife, Alice. He describes sight seeing, rowing and eating.
1881-05-23
Theodore Roosevelt writes his fiancee Alice Hathaway Lee that he is preparing to leave on his trip with his brother Elliott and expresses how much his family loves her. He asks her to write him often and expresses his deep love for her.
1880-08-15
Eleven-year-old Theodore Roosevelt continues to chronicle his family’s trip through Europe in this diary. The diary begins with his trip through the Papal states, then through France, England and back home to the United States. Lists at the end include “Papa’s money,” “hotels” and “countries visited.”
1870
Twelve-year-old Theodore Roosevelt’s diary chronicling a trip through the northeastern United States with his family including the Adirondack Mountains, Lake George, and Lake Placid in New York, the White Mountains and North Conway in New Hampshire, Worcester, Massachusetts and New Haven, Connecticut and others.
1871-08
Travel diary of fourteen-year-old Theodore Roosevelt beginning in New York, sailing on the ship Russia for Liverpool and ending in Vienna as he departs for Dresden. Includes entries for Egypt, Jerusalem, and many other locations in the Middle East. Also included is an entry for “Diary in the North Eastern states in August of 1872.” Sketches, doodles, and lists, including a list of expenses, can be found. Some pages have been torn out.
1872-1873
Ten-year-old Theodore Roosevelt records his trip to Europe with his family. He records the names of hotels and towns where they stayed, people to whom he sent letters, everyday activities, how his money was spent, the names of friends he made in Europe, and lists of Dutch and German words he learned. Samples of plants and flowers he saw were pressed into the pages.
1869
Ten-year-old Theodore Roosevelt documents his trip to Europe with his family in this diary. It begins on the steamship Scotia and includes Liverpool, Scotland, London, Holland, Switzerland and more.
1869
Eleven-year-old Theodore Roosevelt documents his trip through Europe in this diary he titled “My journal of Northern Italy.” There are entries for Italy, Austria, Saxony, Belgium, Prussia and France. Roosevelt created a geographic index at the end.
1869
Eleven-year-old Theodore Roosevelt continues chronicling his family trip through Europe in this diary. First entry is titled, “The continuation of my Journel [sic] in France December 3rd 1869.” There are entries from across Western Europe including Naples, Rome, and Caserta. Lists at end of volume: “Accounts my money,” “Hotel index,” “Plan of hotels,” and “Letters received.”
1869-1870
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna Roosevelt giving her an update on the status of the family. Edith and the children have just left by train to return to New York. He describes picking roses with the three older children.
1894-04-13