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On September 14, 1901, Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office as the 26th president of the United States in Buffalo, New York, at the home of Ansley Wilcox. Roosevelt’s predecessor, William McKinley, had been shot by an assassin at the Pan-American Exposition on September 6, dying at 2:15 a.m. on September 14. Wilcox’s home is now the site of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site.
Currently, a collection of Buffalo newspapers regarding the shooting of President McKinley from September 7 to 25, 1901, as well as the scrapbook kept by Ansley Wilcox following the assassination attempt to Roosevelt’s inauguration in his library are available from the Inaugural’s collections.
Items from the Inaugural site’s collections were digitized and cataloged on-site and then transferred to the Theodore Roosevelt Center for inclusion in the digital library. As TR Center staff received materials from the Inaugural, the items were added to the digital library. See below to view items from this collection.
Digitization of items at the National Park sites was possible thanks to National Park Service Centennial Challenge Funding in partnership with Dickinson State University.
President Roosevelt stands at a podium in front of the United States Capitol at his 1905 inauguration. Uniformed military personnel are visible in foreground. The reverse has an advertisement for an “Around the World” stereograph series of images.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1905
President Roosevelt takes the oath of office in front of the United States Capitol at his 1905 inauguration. The reverse has an advertisement for an “Around the World” stereograph series of images.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1905
Sepia tone photograph of Theodore Roosevelt and family members. The women are Grace Stackpole Lockwood Roosevelt, Archibald B. Roosevelt’s wife; Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt; and Ethel Roosevelt Derby. Roosevelt is holding Archibald Roosevelt, Archibald and Grace’s son. The other children are Richard Derby and Edith Derby, the children of Ethel and Richard Derby.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1918-08
Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt with a suit, vest, tie, and glasses.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1913-1919
Portrait of Theodore Roosevelt with a close-up of his face against a black background.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1909-1919
Color postcard of Kathryn Lawrence’s dining rooms. Iron fence along the sidewalk on Delaware Avenue and a neon sign near the gate. The postcard also features lush trees and vegetation.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1937-1959
President Roosevelt, sitting at a desk, dictates instructions to William Loeb, his personal secretary. Loeb stands next to the desk with a pen and paper in hand.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1903
President Roosevelt delivers a speech before a crowd in Noblesville, Indiana. He stands above the crowd with his right hand raised, as if emphasizing a point. People can also be seen in the windows of buildings and in the trees in the background.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1902