Archibald B. Roosevelt family papers
Overview
Family papers of Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt, third son of American president Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit (Carow) Roosevelt.
Dates
- Creation: 1906-1978
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
2.5 linear feet (5 boxes)Includes correspondence of Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt and his wife Grace Stackpole (Lockwood) Roosevelt, notably letters from his father during World War One and his letters to his mother during World War Two. Also included are Roosevelt’s war service records and his unpublished memoirs.
Biographical / Historical
Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt was the third son of American president Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit (Carow) Roosevelt.
Arrangement
Organized into the following series:
- I. bMS Am 1541.3: Letters to Edith Kermit (Carow) Roosevelt
- II. bMS Am 1541.4: Correspondence and papers
- ___A. Letters to and from Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt and Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt
- ___B. Other letters
- ___C. Compositions
- ___D. Miscellaneous
- III. bMS Am 1541.5: Letters from Theodore Roosevelt
- IV. bMS Am 1541.7: Additional letters from Theodore Roosevelt
- V. bMS Am 1541.8: Compositions
- VI. bMS Am 1541.10: Family papers
Immediate Source of Acquisition
78M-23. Gift of Archibald B. Roosevelt, Jr.; received: 1978.
79M-29. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald B. Roosevelt, Jr.; received: 1979-1980.
80M-6. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald B. Roosevelt, Jr.; received: 1980.
80M-41. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald B. Roosevelt, Jr.; received: 1981.
82M-18. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald B. Roosevelt, Jr.; received: 1982.
84M-12. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald B. Roosevelt, Jr.; received: 1985.
91M-8.Gift of Mrs. Archibald B. Roosevelt, Jr.; received: 1991.
- Title
- Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979. Archibald B. Roosevelt family papers, 1906-1978: 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
- trc00027
Repository Details
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