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Gregory A. Wynn was introduced to Theodore Roosevelt in his teens, and he soon became a serious TR student and collector. Among his personal collection, Wynn holds more than 130 pieces of sheet music written between 1893 and 1941, dedicated to TR or to members of his family (e.g. Alice and Ted, Jr.). Theodore Roosevelt’s prominence in the American consciousness of the times is clear from the variety, color, and number of these marches, songs, and rags.
Gregory A. Wynn’s comments about this collection may be found here.
This collection was digitized with the cooperation of the staff at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. The sheet music was digitized and cataloged on site at Sagamore Hill and then received by digital library staff. See below to view items from this collection in the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library.
Note: The Theodore Roosevelt Center has not only digitized the sheet music but, with partial funding from the North Dakota Council on the Arts, has also recorded several of these selections. The audio files appear as separate records in the Dickinson State University collection. Search for the audio files with “Dickinson State University audio” or look for them in the “Related Digital Library Items” area.
Score for a march and two-step, “dedicated to Col. Theodore Roosevelt,” written on the theme of the Rough Riders charge up Kettle Hill (San Juan Hill) during the Spanish American War.
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1898
Score for a march and two-step, “dedicated to Col. Theodore Roosevelt,” written on the theme of the Rough Riders charge up Kettle Hill (San Juan Hill) during the Spanish American War.
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1898
Score for a march “Respectfully dedicated to and accepted by his Excellency Theodore Roosevelt President U.S.A.”
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1902
Score for a march inspired by William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt. A stamp is shown on the front cover for Hall Bros. Music House, Fargo, North Dakota. Advertisements are included on the back cover.
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1900
Score for a march celebrating the 1900 presidential election. A pen inscription on the top right corner of the front cover states, “Lucy Comstock 1900.”
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1900
Score and lyrics for a World War One battle song, “dedicated to Hon. Theodore Roosevelt.” Words by Andrew F. Underhill and music by Robert E. S. Olmsted. A sample of another piece of music is included on the back cover.
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1917
Score for a march inspired by Theodore Roosevelt. Illustration depicts a statue of Roosevelt mounted atop his horse, Little Texas.
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1924
Piano score, by Ted Snyder, and lyrics, by William J. McKenna, written as a memorial to Theodore Roosevelt, “A song version of the famous motion picture of the same name. Dedicated to the Memory of the Fighting Father of the Fighting Roosevelts.” A sample of another piece of music is included on the back cover.
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1919
Piano score and lyrics for a Republican campaign song endorsing Theodore Roosevelt and Charles W. Fairbanks for the 1904 presidential election.
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1904
The sheet music for ‘Teddy Roosevelt Waltz 1906’ was written by Lillian Macomber, arranged by Charles Miller. The title is in red block lettering at the top of the page. An oval portrait of Lillian Macomber is in the center of the page, bordered by two oil lamps. The cover design is blue on a white background.
Score and lyrics celebrating Theodore Roosevelt’s return from Europe and Africa. Words by Eddie Moran and music by Fred J. Helf.
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1910
Score for a memorial song written following Theodore Roosevelt’s death, January 6, 1919. Words by Alfred Bryan and Fred Fisher. A sample for another piece of music is included on the back cover.
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1919
Score for a march and two-step that commemorates the Rough Riders’ role in the Spanish-American War, 1898, published by Thos. Goggan & Bro. The back cover lists other new marches and waltzes available from the same publisher.
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1898
The march-two-step commemorates Theodore Roosevelt’s 1906 trip from Washington, D.C., to Panama, to view progress on the Panama Canal, the first time a United States President left the country while in office.
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1906
Score for a march and two-step dedicated to Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt who led the Rough Riders up Kettle Hill (San Juan Hill) during the Spanish American War.
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1898
The sheet music for “There’s Bound to be a Yankee in the Way” is a “topical and campaign song,” with music and words by D’Arcy Blaxall, arranged by Z.M. Parvin, Mus. Doc.
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1915
This march for piano or cabinet organ was written for Theodore Roosevelt during his second term of office as president and composed by D.W. Crist.
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1905
This march for piano or cabinet organ was written for Theodore Roosevelt during his second term of office as president by D.W. Crist.
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1905
The sheet music for “I’m Coming Back” by Guy Rand celebrates Theodore Roosevelt’s return from South America. The score is “dedicated to Colonel Theodore Roosevelt.” The back cover offers sample music from “Sabbath Chimes” by F. Henri Klickmann and published by Harold Rossiter Music Company.
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1914
The score and lyrics celebrate Theodore Roosevelt’s decision to run for president again in 1912. The back cover includes an advertisement for “Somebody Else Will if you Don’t,” also published by Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Gregory A. Wynn Theodore Roosevelt Collection
1912