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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Am 1454.46

Theodore Roosevelt letters to Belle Wyatt Willard Roosevelt

Overview

Letters from American president Theodore Roosevelt to his daughter-in-law Belle Wyatt (Willard) Roosevelt, wife of Kermit Roosevelt.

Dates

  • Creation: 1913-1918

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.

Extent

.1 linear feet (1 volume)

Biographical / Historical

Belle Wyatt (Willard) Roosevelt was the wife of Kermit Roosevelt, second son of American president Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit (Carow) Roosevelt; they married in 1914.

Arrangement

Arranged chronologically.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

51M-122. Deposited by Belle Wyatt Willard Roosevelt (Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt); received: 1951. Purchased from the estate of Mrs. Kermit Roosevelt, 1970.

Related Materials

Collection is part of the Harvard College Library’s Theodore Roosevelt Collection. For context see: Theodore Roosevelt Collection: manuscripts--Theodore Roosevelt papers (HOLLIS: 008177696)

Processing Information

Enhanced with digtial content by Alison Harris

Title
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Theodore Roosevelt letters to Belle Wyatt Willard Roosevelt, 1913-1918 (MS Am 1454.46) : Guide.
Status
completed
Author
Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
Language of description
und
Sponsor
Digital content funded by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University.
EAD ID
trc00011

Repository Details

Part of the Houghton Library Repository

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