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A proclamation issued by President Roosevelt declaring September 19, 1901 a national day of mourning following the death of President McKinley. This proclamation was Roosevelt’s first act as President.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1901-09-14
Theodore Roosevelt’s notes about his observations of the flora and fauna of New York, New Jersey, and Vermont. A hand-drawn map and sketches of birds are included.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1872, 1874-1875
Catalog of specimens of vertebrates, shells, and insects in Roosevelt’s collection, or that he hoped to add to his collection. Blank pages not digitized.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1872-1879
Label for “Carpodaceus purpuru,” a bird stuffed by Theodore Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1872
Label for Sturnus vulgaris (European starling), a bird stuffed by Theodore Roosevelt, which can be found in Egypt.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1872
A postcard containing dried flowers, with Theodore Roosevelt’s African name, Bwana Tumbo, printed across the top.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1910
Article written in response to “Studies upon the Biological Significance of Animal Coloration” by W. H. Longley in the August 1917 issue of Journal of Experimental Zoology. Signed by Roosevelt; date added in another hand. Published in American Museum Journal, March 1918.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1917-11-15
Address given by Theodore Roosevelt before the convention of the National Progressive Party held in Chicago during August, 1912.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1912-08
A message from President Roosevelt to the troops and the New York Bible Society, which speaks of honoring the teachings of the New Testament.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1917-06-05
A draft of a telegram sent by President Roosevelt to General Pershing, thanking him for his kindness toward the Roosevelt family after the death of Quentin Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1918-07-18
Typescript of a speech carried by Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee on October 14, 1912. The speech was folded in his jacket pocket at the time of the attempted assassination. Bullet holes indicate how the speech helped to break the force of the bullet. The speech is now bound and presented as a book. The speech attacks Woodrow Wilson for nativism and xenophobia while defending immigration and the racial, religious, and cultural diversity of the United States population.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1912-10-12
President Roosevelt inscribed the fly-leaf of A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Enchiridion, translated by George Long, saying the copy was lent to him by Major Shipton and was carried by Roosevelt throughout South America, including the exploration of the “River of Doubt.”
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1915-02-08
President Roosevelt inscribed the fly-leaf of A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Enchiridion, translated by George Long, saying the copy was lent to him by Major Shipton and was carried by Roosevelt throughout South America, including the exploration of the “River of Doubt.”
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1915-02-08
Theodore Roosevelt writes Major Shipton to thank him for the use of his books, Epictetus and Marcus Aurelius, during the journey to South America. Roosevelt also thanks Shipton for his kindness toward Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt over the winter and says that he hopes he can see Shipton and his wife soon.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1914-06-29
President Roosevelt’s diary, dated January 1 to June 10, 1910, records details of the animals he and his son, Kermit Roosevelt, killed during their African safari. The diary includes sketches of the animals, with dots marking where they were shot; places Roosevelt and Kermit visited; and meetings with European dignitaries.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1910
Chimney Butte (“Maltese Cross”) Ranch, one of Theodore Roosevelt’s ranches in the Dakota Territory. Sylvane M. Ferris in buggy; unidentified man on horseback, at right.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1878-1888
Ranch wagon carrying a cow elk, with Wilmot Dow, William Wingate Sewall, and Mr. Tompkins. Taken with Theodore Roosevelt’s camera.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1886
Roundup chuckwagon at Elkhorn ranch.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1884-1891
Elkhorn Ranch, Theodore Roosevelt’s property on the Little Missouri River.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1884-1891
A staged image of William Wingate Sewall and Wilmot Dow in pursuit of boat thieves. In March 1886, three thieves stole a boat from Theodore Roosevelt’s Elkhorn Ranch. Sewall and Dow made a new boat, shown here, and pursued them with Roosevelt. They captured the thieves after several days, but were hindered in bringing them in by ice on the Little Missouri River. Roosevelt took the men in over land to Dickinson (N.D.), where they were indicted.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1886