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Theodore Roosevelt reading in his West Divide cabin on Colorado hunting trip, 1905.

The Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library includes letters to and from Roosevelt, diary entries, notes, political cartoons, scrapbooks, and more.

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Explore the timelines for important dates in TR’s personal and political life, military career, publications, hunting and exploration trips, as well as his time in Dakota Territory.

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Theodore Roosevelt’s interests and pursuits were many and varied. Complex, highly active, and intellectual, he lived both his personal and public life with vigor and passion. Explore the many facets of TR by reviewing the articles and themes below.

Teddy Bear

The famous Berryman cartoon which started it all. From the Library of Congress Manuscripts division.

The Teddy Bear, so beloved of children everywhere, was named for Theodore Roosevelt after he refused to shoot a defenseless bear on a hunting trip.

Theme: Culture and Society

Derby, Ethel Carow Roosevelt

Ethel Roosevelt with her mother Edith in 1900. From the Roosevelt family albums, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs division.

Ethel Carow Roosevelt Derby was the daughter of Theodore and Edith Kermit Roosevelt.

Theme: Family and Friends

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Biographical Overview

Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States. He was born on October 27, 1858, in New York City and died on January 6, 1919. In the sixty intervening years he lived one of the most strenuous lives in American history.

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Themes

Capitalism and Labor	Conservation	Culture and Society	Dakota and Ranching
Family and Friends	Foreign Affairs	Law and Justice	Politics and Government
Race, Ethnicity and Gender	Reading and Writing	Strenuous Life	War and Military Affairs

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