“He loved the soaring spirit of man”: The life and work of Hermann Hagedorn
Subject(s): American poetry--Male authors, Anti-war poetry, American, Authors, American--Biography, Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898, Brookings, Robert S. (Robert Somers), 1850-1932, Charles Scribner's Sons, Chessman, G. Wallace, Connecticut--Greenfield Hill, Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969, Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964, Hagedorn, Mary, 1909-1994, Harbaugh, William Henry, 1920-2005, Harvard Club of New York City, Harvard University. Dept. of English, Harvard University. Press, Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964, Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Manship, Paul, 1885-1966, Moral re-armament, Nevins, Allan, 1890-1971, New York (State)--New York, New York (State)--New York--Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, New York (State)--Oyster Bay, New York (State)--Oyster Bay--Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Pringle, Henry F. (Henry Fowles), 1897-1958, Robinson, Edwin Arlington, 1869-1935, Roosevelt Memorial Association, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Schweitzer, Albert, 1875-1965, Theodore Roosevelt Association, Theodore Roosevelt Centennial Commission, Thompson, William Boyce, 1869-1930, Wallach, Sidney, 1905-1979, Washington (D.C.)--Theodore Roosevelt Island, Woman's Roosevelt Memorial Association, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927, World War (1914-1918)
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John A. Gable describes in detail the life and work of Hermann Hagedorn, historian, biographer, and long-time Director of the Roosevelt Memorial Association and its successor, the Theodore Roosevelt Association. Gable covers Hagedorn’s life as a child of German immigrants in Brooklyn, New York, his education and teaching at Harvard, and his early career as a writer and poet. He notes Hagedorn’s difficulties as a German-American during World War I and the start of his friendship with Theodore Roosevelt that would define his career. Gable traces Hagedorn’s leadership of the Roosevelt Memorial Association over nearly four decades, discusses his many publications on Roosevelt, and looks at his other writings, including a number of biographies and many works of poetry.
Two photographs accompany this article. One is a formal portrait of Hagedorn and the other shows Hagedorn with President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the dedication of Sagamore Hill in June 1953.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1977
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
5
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Record Type
Image
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Cite this Record
Chicago:
“He loved the soaring spirit of man”: The life and work of Hermann Hagedorn. [December 11, 1977]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305830. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gable, John A.. “He loved the soaring spirit of man”: The life and work of Hermann Hagedorn. [11 Dec. 1977]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305830.
APA:
Gable, John A.., [1977, December 11]. “He loved the soaring spirit of man”: The life and work of Hermann Hagedorn.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o305830.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
