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
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 (Person)
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.
Processing Information
Enhanced with digtial content by Alison Harris
Creator
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 (Person)
- 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
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