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Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Theodore Roosevelt was a master of media coverage, and the Library of Congress notes that “he was the first U. S. president whose life was extensively recorded and preserved in the motion picture format.” From his presidency, to the African Safari, to his Progressive Party political campaigns, many scenes from Roosevelt’s life are documented on film. The collection also includes footage of Roosevelt’s wife Edith in her later years, his son Ted, and others.

The Sherman Grinberg Film Library, located in Los Angeles, California, is the world’s oldest and largest privately held film archive, with over forty moving image libraries. The library has over twenty million feet of film with content that ranges from 1895 to 1957. In addition to footage of TR, there are over 49,000 historic newsreel clips from the Paramount and American Pathé Newsreel Collections ranging in date from 1897 to 1957 on the Grinberg website to watch, download and license.  For more information, please visit https://www.shermangrinberg.com/

Materials in this collection include brief film clips, usually newsreels, of Theodore Roosevelt, as well as his family and associates.

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Shots in US of Theodore Roosevelt during and after his presidency compiled for filmed portrait of Roosevelt

Shots in US of Theodore Roosevelt during and after his presidency compiled for filmed portrait of Roosevelt

Various pieces of commonly known footage of Theodore Roosevelt from different times and places compiled into one film. He is seen speaking to and greeting guests at Sagamore Hill, and posing with Navy officers. The footage begins with a shot of ruined buildings, likely damaged in World War I. For unknown reasons, a shot of William F. Cody giving his Indian Scout handshake to a line of visitors is inserted near the middle of the footage.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1955

In filmed portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt, his coffin is carried to Youngs Memorial Cemetery on Long Island, NY

In filmed portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt, his coffin is carried to Youngs Memorial Cemetery on Long Island, NY

Film of Theodore Roosevelt’s funeral. Civil War veterans march in front of the funeral home, waving flags. Pallbearers transport the flag-draped casket from the hearse to the grave uphill, led by Reverend George E. Talmadge. General Peyton Conway March and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall are seen standing at the train station. William Howard Taft is helped down the hill following the ceremony.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1955

Actors portraying American presidents between acts at the 1939 New York World Fair

Actors portraying American presidents between acts at the 1939 New York World Fair

Actors at the 1939 New York World’s Fair are seen milling around between acts of their performances. Standing next to a vendor’s booth, an actor portraying Abraham Lincoln drinks a Coca-Cola alongside an actor portraying George Washington eating an ice cream sandwich. An actor portraying Theodore Roosevelt in his cavalry uniform adjusts his mustache and puts on his gloves as he walks. An actress steps out of a door frame and puts on her enormous hat.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1940-06-16