Theodore Roosevelt with religious leaders
Flanked by various religious leaders, President Roosevelt addresses coal miners in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1932
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Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Materials in this collection include brief film clips, usually newsreels, of Theodore Roosevelt, as well as his family and associates. See below to view the 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/
Headlines of the end of the Spanish-American War
Newsreel showing newspaper headlines from the end of the Spanish-American War, film footage of a military parade, and a photo progression of Theodore Roosevelt in his Rough Rider uniform. The compilation is sponsored by Chesterfield Cigarettes.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1932
Creator(s)
Col. Roosevelt named Governor-General of the Philippines
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. speaks with Dwight F. Davis, whom he is succeeding as Governor-General of the Philippines.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1932-01-12
Creator(s)
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. speaks in New York City
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. speaks in New York City before he departs for the Philippines to take over as Governor-General. He says that he must observe problems firsthand before offering significant commentary.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1932-02-10
Creator(s)
1932 Political Conventions
Newsreel footage of both 1932 Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention. Herbert Hoover is seen being nominated for president. Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt speaks to the crowds from the podium. At the Democratic Convention, delegates march with banners supporting Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1932-06-01
Creator(s)
SS Manhattan arrives in New York
The luxury ocean liner SS Manhattan arrives in New York Harbor. Alice Roosevelt Longworth stands on deck alongside the captain, George Fried. The ship had been christened by Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1932-07-01
Creator(s)
Candidates Key Up The Public For Big Election Campaign
A compilation of newsreel clips regarding the 1932 U.S. presidential election. President Herbert Hoover and First Lady Lou Henry Hoover receive Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt at a White House garden party, where a crowd is gathered. Herbert Hoover is seen speaking on a radio program. Governor of New York Franklin D. Roosevelt sits and speaks with Speaker of the House John Nance Garner.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1932-08-01
Creator(s)
17th Annual Boy Scout Pilgrimage to tomb of Theodore Roosevelt
A group of Boy Scouts of America make their annual pilgrimage to the gravesite of Theodore Roosevelt. Some are seen marching in a procession, carrying U.S. flags. Daniel Carter Beard, Scout Commissioner, is helped up the steps by Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and others. Beard lays a wreath. Footage of President Roosevelt speaking is superimposed over his headstone. A number of other brief segments follow, including young men and women posing for a photograph, a man and a woman talking, and a large number of people–mostly children–exiting a house.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1923-10-23
Creator(s)
Hoover puts fate in hands of nation
At a campaign event at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt introduces President Herbert Hoover, who then addresses the crowd.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1932-10-31
Creator(s)
Theodore Roosevelt’s second inauguration
Newsreel documenting the second inauguration of President Roosevelt. A series of photographs and voiced narration listing Roosevelt’s different careers. Footage includes the parade, with Roosevelt in a carriage, shots of the crowd, and Roosevelt delivering his address.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1932
Creator(s)
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt christens the ocean liner Manhattan
In Camden, New Jersey, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt christens the SS Manhattan, the largest ocean liner constructed in the United States at that time. She smashes a bottle against the ship and speaks to a crowd alongside the ship’s captain, entrusting the ship to him.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1931-12-05
Creator(s)
Theodore Roosevelt launches Liberty Loan Campaign
Theodore Roosevelt launches a Liberty Loans campaign from his home, Sagamore Hill. He speaks from his front porch to a crowd gathered on the lawn, and shakes hands with a procession of visitors.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1918-04-02
Creator(s)
Theodore Roosevelt hosts the Belgian Mission
Theodore Roosevelt speaks to Belgian dignitaries and military officers on the front porch of his home, Sagamore Hill.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1917-08-22
Creator(s)
Theodore Roosevelt attends a meeting of the Naval Service Club
In Boston, Massachusetts, Theodore Roosevelt stands in a crowd of Navy servicemen, turning to speak to them. In another scene, he arrives in an automobile, standing up and doffing his hat to the crowd.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1918-05-02
Creator(s)
Theodore Roosevelt attends Rough Riders gathering
Theodore Roosevelt attends a gathering of Rough Riders in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is driven down the street at the front of a motorcade. He speaks to a small group while sitting in front of a building. Elsewhere, Roosevelt addresses a large crowd from a decorated stage, after which a group of cowgirls rides through the crowd on horseback to present him with a bouquet of flowers.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1916-10-23
Creator(s)
Theodore Roosevelt speaks at Goethe monument
Theodore Roosevelt speaks in front of the monument to German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in Chicago, Illinois.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1915
Creator(s)
Theodore Roosevelt gives a speech
Theodore Roosevelt speaks to a group of industrial laborers and others at what appears to be a lumber yard. He wears a bandana around his neck.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1915
Creator(s)
Theodore Roosevelt gives a speech
Theodore Roosevelt speaks to a large crowd at what may be an industrial complex.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1915
Creator(s)
Theodore Roosevelt in a parade
Theodore Roosevelt marches in a procession and rides in a car before addressing a crowd.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1915
Creator(s)
Theodore Roosevelt speaks on women’s suffrage
Theodore Roosevelt speaks to a group of suffragists from the front porch of his home, Sagamore Hill.
Collection
Sherman Grinberg Film Collection
Creation Date
1917