America

Dinner gong with accompanying mallet mounted on top of two rhinoceros feet. A small plaque dedicates the gift from former president Theodore Roosevelt to Ambassador to France Robert Bacon.

Comments and Context

Following his African Safari, Theodore Roosevelt gifted many of his friends and acquaintances mementos made out of some of his hunting trophies, including inkwells, wastepaper baskets, and items like this dinner gong. Ambassador Bacon was a longtime friend of Roosevelt, and had both served in his administration in the State Department and in his unofficial “Tennis Cabinet.”

Collection

America

Silver cup dedicated to First Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bacon inscribed with the signatures of fellow members of the Tennis Cabinet, including President Roosevelt, Assistant United States Attorney General Alford Warriner Cooley, Commissioner of Corporations James Rudolph Garfield, French Ambassador J. J. Jusserand, Postmaster General George von Lengerke Meyer, Lawrence O. Murray, United States Forest Service Chief Gifford Pinchot, Herbert Knox Smith, and Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Beekman Winthrop. In addition to the signatures, the cup is inscribed with the date October 11, 1907.

Comments and Context

While president, Theodore Roosevelt’s unofficial “Tennis Cabinet” comprised an inner circle of unofficial advisors with whom Roosevelt would play tennis and discuss policy matters. Including men both from within and outside Roosevelt’s official administration, the group was influential in helping shape and carry out many of Roosevelt’s policies and reforms.

Collection

America

Members of the Hungarian Republican Club gather at the Café Boulevard restaurant in honor of Theodore Roosevelt, and in support of Henry L. Stimson’s candidacy for governor of New York. Roosevelt sits near the head of the table, close to a portrait of himself festooned with patriotic banners and flags. A number of prominent Republican figures are also in attendance. An inset photograph at the bottom right shows the exterior of the Café Boulevard restaurant where the dinner was held.

Collection

America

Creation Date

1910-11-07

Bust portrait of James Andrew Drain, wearing a military uniform.

Collection

America

Creation Date

1903

Sepia tone photograph of Herbert Hoover sent to James Andrew Drain.

Collection

America

Creation Date

Unknown

Postcard featuring the statement, “I Suppose if I Vote for Roosevelt I Can Stick Around on My Job”. The word Roosevelt is in a large red and green pennant flag on the left side of the postcard and a cartoon drawing of a police officer is on the right. On the reverse is a handwritten note to Henry Losier that states “Solid ‘Bull Moose’ Here. Get Busy Henry!”.

Comments and Context

The postcard was most likely produced in 1912 during the presidential campaign in which Theodore Roosevelt would run as a member of the Progressive Party, also known as the Bull Moose Party. Roosevelt would lose the election to Woodrow Wilson.

Collection

America

Police Commissioner Roosevelt tenders his resignation to New York Mayor Strong to take effect in two days time. He thanks Strong for appointing him as President of the Board of Police Commissioners, and for the support he gave efforts to reform the police service. Roosevelt is proud of the police force that he has helped shape, and lists his accomplishments in reducing corruption, ensuring the fair enforcement of laws, and improving the force of patrolmen and officers. He regrets that not as much progress was made as he believes would have been possible under a single, unified Commissioner.

The back of the last page of the letter has a short accounting of receipts written in Roosevelt’s hand.

Collection

America

Collection

America

Creation Date

1904

Creator(s)

Zimmerman, E.

Language

English

The National Park Service and Theodore Roosevelt Association invite the recipient to a reception at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site to celebrate the anniversary of Roosevelt’s birth and the opening of newly restored period rooms. There will be a special preview performance of James Whitmore in “Bully” prior to the reception. The cover of the invitation features an illustration of the Birthplace site as of 1923, when it first opened to the public.

Collection

America

Creation Date

1977-10-16

Homestead certificate for a plot of land deeded to Charlie Morton, near Park Rapids, Minnesota. Signed on behalf of President Roosevelt by Frances M. McKean, a clerk in the General Land Office

Comments and Context

Charlie Morton is an ancestor of Steven D. Easton, former president of Dickinson State University.

Collection

America

Elbert E. Martin writes on behalf of Theodore Roosevelt to thank Marion E. Griffith for her kind letter and good wishes.

Comments and Context

Theodore Roosevelt had recently survived an assassination attempt by John Flammang Schrank on October 14, 1912.

Collection

America

Theodore Roosevelt, dressed in his slightly shredded Rough Rider’s uniform and clutching a “big stick,” flees from a rampant bear.

The postcard is addressed to Leon Meacham, a young boy living in Richford, New York.

Collection

America

President Roosevelt speaks to a crowd of assembled citizens at Independence, Iowa, from the back of his train car.

Collection

America

Creation Date

1903-06-02

Creator(s)

Unknown

The Montana Homeseeker provides a narrative history of Pierre Wiebaux–a contemporary of Theodore Roosevelt and the Marquis de Mores–and the W Ranch–located on the border between Montana and North Dakota. While Wibaux made a fortune on cattle, the ranch is now a prime investment location for sheep herders and those in the wool trade, and a company is being organized for investors who would like to get into the business. Maps, photographs, and figures accompany the advertising material, illustrating the area and aspects of the sheep industry.

Collection

America

Creation Date

1906-09

This radio documentary describes Theodore Roosevelt’s 1912 presidential campaign, highlighting his progressive policies. Although Roosevelt was unsuccessful in this campaign, the progressive movement gained much from his leadership. Many of the issues he strove to address are ones with which America still wrestles today.

Collection

America

Creation Date

2012

Four people stand in front of a statue of Theodore Roosevelt on horseback in Minot, North Dakota. The sign behind them appears to read, “[? fine] for [sitting] on [the horse].” The statue was commissioned by Ralph Waldo Coe and designed by Alexander Phimister Proctor in the 1920s.

Collection

America

Creation Date

1920-1929

President Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt announce the marriage of their daughter, Alice Roosevelt, to Representative Nicholas Longworth.

Collection

America

Creation Date

1906

President Roosevelt thanks Franklin Bartlett for his letter and looks forward to seeing him.

Collection

America

Creation Date

1901-09-26

Theodore Roosevelt and Russell J. Coles stand on floating camp, off southern Captiva Island, Florida. They are dressed for devil-fishing. The photograph is signed by Roosevelt and Coles.

Collection

America

Creation Date

1917-03-26

Russell J. Coles tells Theodore Roosevelt his plan for assisting the war effort, since he has not succeeded in getting into the Army or Navy. Coles intends to reduce the high cost of living by increasing the supply of food and leather from sources which are now going to waste. He will identify sharks, rays, or other fish suitable either for eating or for the production of leather. Coles will go to North Carolina to study this question, and he plans to publish an article with his findings. He feels that having a doctorate would lend additional weight to his findings, and he asks Roosevelt if he would be able to help him acquire an honorary degree in order to advance this cause.

Collection

America

Creation Date

1917-06-04