Overview
Family papers of Alice Lee (Roosevelt) Longworth, daughter of American president Theodore Roosevelt and Alice Hathaway (Lee) Roosevelt.
Dates
- Creation: 1878-1918
- Creation: 1878-1918
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
.75 linear feet (2 boxes).75 linear feet (2 boxes)
Longworth’s correspondence includes letters from Theodore Roosevelt and stepmother Edith Kermit (Carow) Roosevelt. There are also papers of Alice Hathaway (Lee) Roosevelt, including letters exchanged with Theodore Roosevelt, family photographs, and memorabilia relating to her death and Longworth’s birth in 1884; also letters from Theodore Roosevelt to Martha (Bulloch) Roosevelt.
Biographical / Historical
Alice Lee (Roosevelt) Longworth was the daughter of American president Theodore Roosevelt and Alice Hathaway (Lee) Roosevelt.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- A. Letters
- B. Compositions and miscellaneous documents
- C. Photographs
- D. Ephemera
Physical Location
All photographs were physically removed to Box 2 for conservation reasons. Placeholder folders may remain in Box 1; see all photographs in Box 2.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
85M-24. Gift of Joanna Sturm; received: 1985-1986.
Processing Information
Enhanced with digital content by Alison Harris
- Title
- Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980. Alice Roosevelt Longworth family papers, 1878-1918: Guide.
- 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
- trc00016
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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