Roosevelt, Belle, 1892-1968 - Social Networks and Archival Context (original) (raw)
Biographical Note
Kermit Roosevelt
- 1889, Oct. 10: Born, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y.
- 1908: Graduated from Groton School, Groton, Mass.
- 1909: Accompanied his father, Theodore Roosevelt, on a hunting expedition to Africa
- 1912: Graduated from Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
- 1912 -1916 : Engaged in engineering and banking in South America
- 1913: Member, Theodore Roosevelt's expedition to Brazil in search of the source of the Duvida River
- 1914: Married Belle Wyatt Willard
- 1917: Joined the British armed forces and served in Mesopotamia
- 1918: Transferred from the British to the United States army in France
- 1919 -1938 : Executive, various steamship lines
- 1939: Resigned from the shipping business and entered the British army
- 1939 -1941 : Served with British armed forces in Norway and Egypt
- 1942 -1943 : Joined the United States army and served in Alaska
- 1943, June 4: Died, Alaska
Belle Roosevelt
- 1892, July 1: Born, Baltimore, Md.
- 1914: Married Kermit Roosevelt
- 1939: Organized and directed the business, Your Secretary, Inc.
- 1941: Organized Young America Wants To Help, Junior Division, British War Relief
- 1944: Campaigned for the reelection of Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 1968, Mar. 30: Died, New York, N.Y.
From the guide to the Kermit Roosevelt and Belle Roosevelt Papers, 1725-1975, (bulk 1900-1964), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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