Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979. Archibald B. Roosevelt family papers, 1906-1978: Guide.

Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library

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Descriptive Summary

Repository: Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Location: b
Call No.: MS Am 1541.3
Call No.: MS Am 1541.4
Call No.: MS Am 1541.5
Call No.: MS Am 1541.7
Call No.: MS Am 1541.8
Call No.: MS Am 1541.10
Creator: Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979.
Title: Archibald B. Roosevelt family papers,
Date(s): 1906-1978.
Quantity: 5 boxes (2.5 linear ft.)
Language of materials: Collection materials are in English.
Abstract: Family papers of Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt, third son of American president Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit (Carow) Roosevelt.

Processing Information:

Enhanced with digital content by Alison Harris

Acquisition Information:

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.

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Preferred Citation for Publication:

Archibald B. Roosevelt Family Papers, 1906-1978 (MS Am 1541.3-1541.5, 1541.7-1541.8, 1541.10). Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard University.

Historical Note

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

Scope and Content

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.

Related Material

This collection is part of the Harvard College Library’s Theodore Roosevelt Collection. For context see: Theodore Roosevelt Collection: manuscripts--Roosevelt family papers (HOLLIS: 008186829)

Container List

Series: I. bMS Am 1541.3: Letters to Edith Kermit (Carow) Roosevelt
- (1) Barmine, Edith Kermit (Roosevelt), 1927- 2 letters to Edith Kermit (Carow) Roosevelt; [1944]-1945.
- (2) Jackson, Nancy Dabney (Roosevelt), 1923- 1 letter to Edith Kermit (Carow) Roosevelt; 1945.
- (3) Pepper, George Wharton, 1867- 1 letter to Theodore Roosevelt; [n.d.].
  Telegram.
- (4) Roosevelt, Archibald Bulloch, 1894- 104 letters to Edith Kermit (Carow) Roosevelt; 1943-1948 and [n.d.].
  No. 12 with a telegram; nos. 75 and 76 with MS. annotations in unidentified hands; 1s. (2 p.) each. No. 76 also with a letter by Frederick Mensing to Edith Kermit (Carow) Roosevelt; 1945. No. 91 lacks letter, printed enclosures only. Nos. 102-104, telegrams.
- (5) Roosevelt, Archibald Bulloch, 1918- 2 letters to Edith Kermit (Carow) Roosevelt; 1942-1944.
- (6) Roosevelt, Grace (Lockwood ), d. 1971. 2 letters to Edith Kermit (Carow) Roosevelt; 1943-1945.
- (7) Sturm, Paulina (Longworth), 1925-1957. 1 letter to Edith Kermit (Carow) Roosevelt; [n.d.].

Series: II. bMS Am 1541.4: Correspondence and papers
- A. Letters to and from Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt and Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt
  - (1) Andrews, Avery De Lano, 1864- 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1958.
  - (2) Belmont, Eleanor (Robson), 1879- 1 letter to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; 1934.
  - (3) Bowe, Virginia B. 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1956.
    With a copy of his reply.
  - (4) Brent, Adalie. 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1964.
    With a copy of his reply.
  - (5) Brown, Catherine Screven (Meredith). 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt and Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; [1969].
    Concerns John Mason Brown.
  - (6) Brown, Joe Evan, 1892- 4 letters to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1960-1963.
    Each with a copy of his reply; no. 4 with 2 letters by Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt.
  - (7) Brown, John Mason, 1900-1969. 2 letters to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt and Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; 1932-1967.
    No. 1 to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt only.
  - (8) Burnham, Frederick Russell, 1861- 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1941.
  - (9) Cather, Willa, 1873-1947. 1 letter to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; 1932.
  - (10) Cole, Carlos E. 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1978.
  - Derby, Ethel (Roosevelt). 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt. See item no. 44.
  - (11) Dunn, Gano, 1870-1953. 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt and Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt, 1934.
  - (12) Ferguson, Hector Munro, 1867-1951. 1 letter to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; 1933.
  - (13) Geib, Madeline. 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; [n.d.].
  - (14) Griswold, Josephine (Houghteling). 1 letter to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; [n.d.].
  - (15) Hougson, Bruce. 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1977.
  - (16) Innocenti, Umberto. 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1955.
  - (17) Lee, Ronald F., recipient. 1 letter to Ronald F. Lee by Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1963.
    With a copy of a letter by Philip James Roosevelt to Lee.
    
    See also the following item.
  - (18) Lee, Ronald F. 4 letters to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1963.
    Nos. 1, 3, and 4 with copies of his replies.
    
    Concern Sagamore Hill.
  - (19) MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964. 3 letters to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1958-1962.
    No. 1 is a photocopy; nos. 2 and 3 with copies of his replies.
  - (20) Manship, Paul, 1885-1966. 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1961.
  - (21) Mitchell, John N. 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1969.
  - National Park Service. See Lee, Ronald F.
  - (22) Newton, Elbert. 1 letter to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; [1934?].
  - (23) O'Keefe, Philip. 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1977.
  - (24) Roosevelt, Archibald Bulloch, 1894-1979. 1 letter to William Davison Johnston; 1963.
  - (25) Roosevelt, Archibald Bulloch, 1894-1979. 5 letters to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; 1916-1943.
  - (26) Roosevelt, Edith Kermit (Carow), 1861-1948. 4 letters to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1917 & [n.d.].
    No. 2 lacks first sheet; no. 4, fragment.
  - (27) Roosevelt, Edith Kermit (Carow), 1861-1948. 11 letters to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; 1932-1937 & [n.d.].
    With 2 calling cards.
  - (28) Roosevelt, Eleanor (Roosevelt), 1884-1962. 2 letters to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; 1932-1934.
  - (29) Roosevelt, Grace (Lockwood), 1893-1971, recipient. 3 letters from unidentified correspondents to Grace (Lockwood) Boosevelt; [n.d.].
  - (30) Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918. 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; [1917].
  - (31) Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918. 1 letter to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; [1917].
  - (32) Roosevelt, Theodore, pres. U.S., 1858-1919. 3 letters to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1917-1918. Click for color digital image
  - (33) Roosevelt, Theodore, pres. U.S., 1858-1919. 5 letters to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; 1917-1918. Click for color digital image
  - (34) Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944. 1 letter to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; [1918].
  - (35) Stark, Glyn. 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1945.
  - U.S. Department of the Interior. See Lee, Ronald F.
  - (36) U.S. General staff. 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1945.
  - (37) Westerfield, Hargis. 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1969.
    With a copy of his reply.
  - (38) Whitney, Flora Payne. 1 letter to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; [1918].
  - (39) Williams, Walter S. 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1977.
  - (40) Williamson, Paul. 1 letter to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; 1933.
- B. Other letters
  - (41) Couch, George G. 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt, Jr.; [n.d.].
    With a photocopy of a letter by Theodore Roosevelt to [George A. Glynn]; [n.d.].
  - (42) Derby, Ethel (Roosevelt), 1891-1977. 1 letter to Quentin Roosevelt; 1918.
  - (43) Hagemeyer, F E 1 letter to Edith Kermit (Carow) Roosevelt; 1938.
  - (44) Johnston, William Davison. 1 letter to Ethel (Roosevelt) Derby; 1963.
    Includes a letter by her to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt.
  - (45) Roosevelt, Edith Kermit (Carow), 1861-1948. 1 letter to Quentin Roosevelt; 1918.
  - (46) Roosevelt, Quentin, 1897-1918, recipient. 2 letters to Quentin Roosevelt from unidentified correspondents; 1918.
  - (47) Roosevelt, Theodore, pres. U.S., 1858-1919. 1 letter to Quentin Roosevelt; 1918. Click for color digital image
  - (48) [], Ross. 1 letter to Henry Krauss; 1918.
    Concerns Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
  - (49) Woodman, Lyman L. 2 letters to Robert M. Ferguson; 1968.
    With copies of 3 letters by Ferguson to Woodman and with a copy of a letter by Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt to Woodman.
    
    Concern Kermit Roosevelt.
- C. Compositions
  - (50) Davis, Oscar King, 1866-1932. [Description of assassination attempt made on Theodore Roosevelt]. TS.(unsigned); Chicago, 15 Oct [1912]. 7s.(7p.).
    Possibly a later copy; addressed to George Walbridge Perkins.
  - (51) MacKechnie, A R Report of operations of 162d infantry... TS.(carbon copy); New Guinea, 29 Jun-12 Sep 1943. 55s.(55p.).
    With a second, mimeographed copy.
  - (52) Murray, Lawrence O. My initiation into the strenuous life. TS.(unsigned); [n.p., n.d.]. 10s.(10p.).
    Copy; extracts from an article.
  - (53) White, Stewart Edward, 1873-1946. Roosevelt and the pioneer spirit. TS.(carbon copy); [n.p., n.d.]. 20s.(20p.).
- D. Miscellaneous
  - (54) [Military order for Quentin Roosevelt]. 1 item.
  - (55) [World War I records of Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt]. 5 items.
    Includes military orders.
  - (56) [World War II records of Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt]. 4 items.
  - (57) [Military orders, memoranda concerning Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt's service in WW II]. 2 folders.
    See also items 35, G. Stark letter, & 36, U.S. General staff letter.
  - (58) [Marriage certificate of Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt and Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt]. 1 item.
  - (59) [White House invitations to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt]. 4 items.
  - (60) [Passport application of Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt]. 1 item.
  - (61) [Miscellaneous TS. and printed matter concerning obituary and funeral service of Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt]. 1 folder.
  - (62) [Miscellaneous relating to the Boone & Crockett Club]. 1 folder.
  - (63) [Unidentified fragments and empty envelopes]. 1 folder.
  - (64) [Printed matter].
    Includes clippings and 2 magazines.

Series: III. bMS Am 1541.5: Letters from Theodore Roosevelt
- (1) Roosevelt, Theodore, pres. U.S., 1858-1919. 17 letters to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt:
  - A.L.s.; New York, 28 Jun 1917. 1s.(2p.) env. Click for color digital image
  - A.L.s.; [Oyster Bay], 8 Jul 1917. 1s.(3p.). Click for color digital image
  - A.L.s.; same, 2 Aug 1917. 1s.(4p.). Click for color digital image
  - A.L.s.; same, 8 Aug 1917. 1s.(4p.) env. Click for color digital image
  - A.L.s.; same, 1 Sep 1917. 1s.(4p.) env. Click for color digital image
    With a letter by Edith Kermit (Carow) Roosevelt: T.L.; [Oyster Bay], 31 Aug 1917. 1s.(1p.).
  - A.L.s.; same, 8 Sep 1917. 1s.(4p.). Click for color digital image
  - A.L.s.; same, 16 Sep 1917. 1s.(4p.) env. Click for color digital image
  - A.L.s.; same, 19 Sep 1917. 1s.(4p.). Click for color digital image
  - A.L.s.; same, 7 Oct 1917. 1s.(4p.). Click for color digital image
  - A.L.s.; Stamford, 14 Oct 1917. 1s.(4p.) env. Click for color digital image
  - A.L.s.; same, 21 Oct 1917. 1s.(4p.) env. Click for color digital image
  - A.L.s.; Oyster Bay, 30 Oct 1917. 1s.(4p.) env. Click for color digital image
  - A.L.s.; [same], 3 Dec 1917. 1s.(4p.). Click for color digital image
  - A.L.s.; [same], 10 Dec 1917. 1s.(4p.). Click for color digital image
  - A.L.s.; [same], 18 Dec 1917. 1s.(4p.). Click for color digital image
  - A.L.s.; same, 25 Dec 1917. 1s.(4p.) env. Click for color digital image
  - A.L.s.; same, 30 Dec 1917. 1s.(4p.) env. Click for color digital image
- (2) Roosevelt, Theodore, pres. U.S., 1858-1919. 2 letters to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt: A.L.s.; Oyster Bay, 16 [Sep] 1917. 1s.(1p.)env. Click for color digital image
  - A.L.s.; same, 1 Nov 1917. 1s.(2p.) env. Click for color digital image
- (3) Roosevelt, Theodore, pres. U.S., 1858-1919. A.L.s. to Bob [Ferguson]; [Oyster Bay], 5 Apr 1917. 1s.(2p.).
  Probably to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson.
  Click for color digital image

Series: IV. bMS Am 1541.7: Additional letters from Theodore Roosevelt
- (1) Billings, Sherrard. 1 letter to Theodore Roosevelt; [1918].
- (2) Joyce, Francis. 1 letter to Theodore Roosevelt; [1918].
- (3) Mason, O H L 1 letter to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; 1918.
- (4) Roosevelt, Edith Kermit (Carow), 1861-1948. 1 letter to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; [n.d.].
- (5) Roosevelt, Theodore, pres. U.S., 1858-1919. 18 letters to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; 1918.
  With an empty env.; 1917.
  
  No. 1 lacks beginning. No. 5 includes a letter by Ethel (Roosevelt) Derby.
  
  For transcripts of letters by Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt dated 23 Aug 1917, 31 Mar 1918, 14 & 21 Jul 1918, see item (7) in this series.
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- (6) Roosevelt, Theodore, pres. U.S., 1858-1919. 6 letters to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; 1918.
  No. 1 originally enclosed item (1) in this series.
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- (7) Roosevelt, Theodore, pres. U.S., 1858-1919. [Transcripts (photocopies) of letters by Theodore Roosevelt to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt not included in this collection].
  See also item (5) in this series.
  Click for color digital image

Series: V. bMS Am 1541.8: Compositions
- (1) Roosevelt, Archibald Bulloch, 1894-1979. [Memoirs]. TS. with A.MS. corrections and revisions; [n.p., n.d.]. 136s.(136p.)
  Incomplete.
- (1a) Roosevelt, Archibald Bulloch, 1894-1979. [Memoirs], additional pages (84M-12).
- (2) Roosevelt, Archibald Bulloch, 1894-1979. Some cheery fiction as given by the captain and his friends... TS. and TS.(carbon copy) with A.MS. corrections and revisions; [n.p., n.d.]. 70s.(70p.)
- (3) Roosevelt, Archibald Bulloch, 1894-1979. [Miscellaneous manuscripts]. A.MS. and TS.; 13s.(15p.)
  and 1 printed journal.
  
  Includes A.MS. notes concerning Bill Loeb, two A.MS. entitled "Today & yesterday" and "Past and present" and a TS.(mimeographed) entitled "Anarchy", MS. notes in an unidentified hand, T.L.(carbon copy) by Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt to Woods and Waters, and a copy of the Jungleer (April 1982).

Series: VI. bMS Am 1541.10: Family papers
- (1) Derby, Ethel (Roosevelt) 1891-1977. A.L. to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; Oyster Bay, 14 Sep 1917. 1s.(4p.)
  Incomplete.
- (2) A.L.s. to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; Oyster Bay, [1918?]. 1s.(2p.)
- (3) Derby, Richard, 1881-1963. A.L.s. to Grace (Lockwood) Roosevelt; Hdqrs. 2 Division, France, 12 Mar 1918. 1s.(3p.)
- (4) Pepoli, Carlo, conte. Carlo Pepoli, 1831. MS. in unidentified hand; [n.p., n.d.]. 1s.(2p.)
  Quotation with English translation.
- (5) Roosevelt, Archibald Bulloch, 1918-1990. A.L.s. to Ethel (Roosevelt) Derby; [n.p., Aug 1929]. 1s.(2p.)
- Roosevelt, Theodore, pres. U.S., 1858-1919. 5 letters (transcripts) to Frank Ross McCoy.
  - (6) TS.; Washington, 3 Jan 1906. 1s.(1p.) Click for color digital image
  - (7) TS.; Oyster Bay, 22 Jun 1915. 1s.(1p.) Click for color digital image
  - (8) TS.; Oyster Bay, 10 Jul 1915. 2s.(2p.) Click for color digital image
  - (9) TS.; Oyster Bay, 24 Aug 1915. 1s.(1p.) Click for color digital image
  - (10) TS.; New York, 12 Sep 1918. 1s.(1p.) Click for color digital image
- (11) Roosevelt, Theodore, pres. U.S., 1858-1919. A.L.s. to Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt; Oyster Bay, 23 Aug 1917. 1s.(4p.)
  With TS.(carbon copy) transcript.
  Click for color digital image
- (12) Russell, Lillian, 1861-1922. A.L.s. to [Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt]; [n.p., Dec 1917]. 1s.(2p.)
  Includes A.MS. annotation by Edith Kermit (Carow) Roosevelt.
  
  With 3 calling cards and envelope.

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