Papers, 1905-1934.

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Papers, 1905-1934.

Correspondence of Quentin Roosevelt with his parents, and letters, school papers, photos and other material about him. Included are notebooks, essays and other school papers from grade school, prep school and college; and letters to him from his father while he was at the Groton School. Also letters he wrote while on hunting trips in New Mexico, and while in training and in France during World War I; letters to Mrs. Roosevelt about Quentin and his grave in France; army documents regarding his service and his death; and various maps, notebooks, speeches, postcards, poems, and clippings.

.6 cubic ft.

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