Your TR Source
Located at 28 East 20th Street in Manhattan, New York, Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site is a reconstruction of the house Roosevelt was born in on that site in 1858. Acquired in 1919 by the Women’s Roosevelt Memorial Association (later a part of the Theodore Roosevelt Association), they began an extensive renovation of the property to revert it to an exact reproduction of how it would have looked when Roosevelt was a boy. After a three year renovation, the memorial opened to the public in 1923.
This collection has been digitized and cataloged on site at Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace and then received by digital library staff. The collection contains documents and artifacts relating to the 1905 Inauguration, the Roosevelts’ family life and publications by and about Theodore Roosevelt. See below to view items from this collection in the digital library.
Digitization of all images from the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site made possible by a generous grant from the Leon Levy Foundation.
A cartoon adaptation of Sir Edwin Henry Landseer’s 1844 painting, also titled “The Challenge.” The cartoon depicts a bull moose challenging a donkey and an elephant.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1912
Manuscript map of Brazil, showing the entire route of the Roosevelt-Rondon expedition.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1914
Cartoon depicting Theodore Roosevelt’s arrival in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, as the animals flee the coast.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1913
Formal photograph taken onboard the USS Mayflower before the beginning of the Russian-Japanese peace conference at Portsmouth, New Hampshire. From left: Count Sergei Iulievich Vitte, Chief Russian Envoy; Baron Roman Romanovich von Rosen, Russian Ambassador; Baron Jutaro Komura, Japanese Foreign Minister; Kogoro Takahira, Minister of Japan.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1905-08
Pages from More About Teddy B and Teddy G The Roosevelt Bears, a children’s book.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1907
A postcard containing dried flowers, with Theodore Roosevelt’s African name, Bwana Tumbo, printed across the top.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1910
Statue of Liberty bending to shake Theodore Roosevelt’s upstretched hand from boat in New York Harbor. One in a series of postcards celebrating Roosevelt’s return from his trip to Africa and Europe.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1910
Miniature book, published during President Roosevelt’s presidential campaign, containing details about Roosevelt, his family, and his achievements.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1904
Quentin Roosevelt, wearing sailor suit and straw hat, standing by roses outside the White House.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1902
Theodore Roosevelt and Leonard Wood in uniforms of the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry, at Rough Riders’ campsite near San Antonio, Texas. Horses in background.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1898-05
Photograph of Theodore Roosevelt in his Rough Rider uniform on horseback. A short biography of Roosevelt is on the reverse side.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1898-08-28
Colonel Roosevelt in the Fine Arts Museum, Versailles, France.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1910
Display case containing a coffee cup, saucer, and spoon reportedly used by Vice President Roosevelt at a dinner given in his honor by Reverend Harry A. Handel at the St. James Rectory in Meeker, Colorado. The cup contains dregs said to have been left by Roosevelt. Case also contains a menu from the dinner and a letter from Handel dated December 25, 1921, explaining and presenting the objects to a friend.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1901-01-11
A menu from a dinner held in 1901 to honor Vice President Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1901-01-11
Cartoon of Theodore Roosevelt flying a log. His “messages” and “speeches” make up the wings and “my policy” is the tail.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1910
One of a series of cartoon postcards published by F. G. Henry Co. during Theodore Roosevelt’s trip to Africa and Europe. This one depicts Roosevelt in safari gear with a rifle, hunting down various trusts.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1910
Miniature book (“Facts about the Candidate”) published during Theodore Roosevelt’s presidential campaign. In Danish, translated from English. Illustrated; unpaginated [220p.]; Item is incomplete.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1904
Wrapper for a set of 10 postcards featuring the Progressive Creed, proclaiming that the creed “will convert many doubtful voters.” One postcard is included, which has the full creed printed on one side.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1912
2012-05-03
A postcard printed with The Progressive Creed.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1912
Theodore Roosevelt giving a speech while using a tabletop for a platform.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1903-04-29