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A twenty-eight page article on a legal and political dispute between Theodore Roosevelt and Simeon E. Baldwin dominates this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Quotes by and about Roosevelt and the “News and Notes” column fill out the issue.
A political cartoon from the 1912 campaign showing Theodore Roosevelt shaking hands with Jane Addams adorns the front cover of the Journal.
Advertisement and membership application for the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) listing membership categories and costs. The ad features pictures of the Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Sites as well as both sides of the TRA medallion.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1980
An account of the annual meeting and a detailed report on the work of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in 1980 make up much of this issue of the Journal. An article on the reconstruction of the bandstand in Oyster Bay, New York, a defense of Theodore Roosevelt’s foreign policy, and the story of Roosevelt’s bust in the U.S. Capitol are supplemented by the “Book Notes” and “News and Notes” columns.
Two pictures of the new bandstand and a photograph of Roosevelt speaking from the original on July 4, 1916 are featured on the cover along with a synopsis of the article about the bandstand.
Advertisement and order form for five books available for purchase from the Theodore Roosevelt Association. The books include two titles written by Theodore Roosevelt: a biography of Gouverneur Morris and a collection of Roosevelt’s writings; a picture biography of Roosevelt; and histories of the Bull Moose party and Sagamore Hill.
An illustration of Roosevelt reading in a rocking chair with the caption “In His Favorite Chair on the Piazza” appears in the advertisement.
Advertisement and membership application for the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) listing membership categories and costs. The ad features pictures of the Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Sites as well as both sides of the TRA medallion.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1981
A lengthy article on the conservation work and legacy of John Muir open this issue of the TRA Journal and is supplemented by book review essays by Frederick W. Marks and John A. Gable, a recounting of the attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt in October 1912, three quotations from Roosevelt, and the “News and Notes” column.
A drawing of a scene from the 1916 Progressive Party convention in Chicago appears on the front cover.
Advertisement and order form for five books available for purchase from the Theodore Roosevelt Association. The books include two titles written by Theodore Roosevelt: a biography of Gouverneur Morris and a collection of Roosevelt’s writings; a picture biography of Roosevelt; and histories of the Bull Moose party and Sagamore Hill.
An illustration of Roosevelt reading in a rocking chair with the caption “In His Favorite Chair on the Piazza” appears in the advertisement.
Advertisement and membership application for the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) listing membership categories and costs. The ad features pictures of the Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Sites as well as both sides of the TRA medallion.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1981
Primary sources in the form of letters, a first hand account, a speech, and quotations make up most of this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Excerpts from a trove of letters between Marion Morrison King and Edith Kermit Roosevelt and four letters from Theodore Roosevelt to President William McKinley are supplemented by a commencement speech by John A. Gable, five quotations from Theodore Roosevelt, and the recollections of Christina Rainsford who witnessed the events surrounding Theodore Roosevelt’s summons to Buffalo, New York in September 1901. Gable also reviews David McCullough’s Mornings on Horseback.
A drawing of the Ansley Wilcox home in Buffalo, New York, now known as the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, appears on the front cover.
Advertisement and order form for five books available for purchase from the Theodore Roosevelt Association. The books include two titles written by Theodore Roosevelt: a biography of Gouverneur Morris and a collection of Roosevelt’s writings; a picture biography of Roosevelt; and histories of the Bull Moose party and Sagamore Hill.
An illustration of Roosevelt reading in a rocking chair with the caption “In His Favorite Chair on the Piazza” appears in the advertisement.
Advertisement and membership application for the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) listing membership categories and costs. The ad features photographs of Sagamore Hill and the Roosevelt birthplace as well as the TRA medallion.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1978
Annual reports and family history make up much of this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. A report on the annual meeting and dinner in October 1978 is followed by John A. Gable’s detailed account of the Association’s work during 1978. Articles about the opening of Bulloch Hall in Roswell, Georgia and a report from the committee working to create an updated genealogy of the Roosevelt family create a theme for the issue. Theodore Roosevelt reenactor Bob Boyd tells the story of his four year stint portraying the President in programs across the county, and the seventy-fifth anniversary of the invention of the Teddy bear is noted in a three paragraph article.
An illustration in an oval frame of the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace in New York City on the day it opened to the public in 1923 appears on the front cover.
Advertisement and membership application for the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) listing membership categories and costs. The ad features pictures of Sagamore Hill and the Roosevelt birthplace as well as the TRA medallion.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1979
Book reviews take center stage in this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Two historical novels are reviewed by members of the association, and there are articles devoted to Edmund Morris’s The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt and John A. Gable’s The Bull Moose Years: Theodore Roosevelt and the Progressive Party. Each of those articles draws on reviews found in major newspapers, magazines, and historical journals.
This issue also has articles on the attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt in 1912 and on Franklin D. Roosevelt’s invocation of his distant cousin to further his own political career and causes.
Advertisement and membership application for the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) listing membership categories and costs. The ad features pictures of the Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Sites as well as both sides of the TRA medallion.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1979
The passing of Congressman Leonard W. Hall, a stalwart figure in the Theodore Roosevelt Association, holds center court in this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. An obituary, a eulogy, and an announcement about the construction of a memorial bandstand make up the first three items in the issue, and a further tribute is found in the “News and Notes” column. A lengthy article on Theodore Roosevelt’s health and two book reviews are also featured.
A picture of Hall with his dog “Buffer” is on the front cover.
Advertisement and membership application for the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) listing membership categories and costs. The ad features pictures of the Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Sites as well as both sides of the TRA medallion.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1979
An article about the Theodore Roosevelt Association’s visit to Medora, North Dakota, an exhibit of Edward S. Curtis’s Native American portraits, and a book review essay about silent films and the American West provide a western theme for this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. An essay from Edmund Morris, a review of two books about Alice Roosevelt Longworth, and an announcement about the death of Archibald Bulloch Roosevelt are featured along with a lengthy edition of the “News and Notes” column.
A drawing of Theodore Roosevelt with the caption “Theodore Roosevelt addressing a dinner of the Progressive Party in Philadelphia” appears on the front cover.
Advertisement and membership application for the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) listing membership categories and costs. The ad features pictures of the Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Sites as well as both sides of the TRA medallion.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1979
A tribute to Archibald B. Roosevelt, the last surviving son of Theodore Roosevelt, and detailed reports on the annual meeting and the work of the Theodore Roosevelt Association in 1979 dominate this issue of the journal. The “Book Notes” column reviews Nathan Miller’s The Roosevelt Chronicles and diplomatic historian Frederick W. Marks, III discusses the writing of his work Velvet on Iron: The Diplomacy of Theodore Roosevelt.
A photograph of Theodore Roosevelt with the caption “Smiling in the Rain, 1916” appears on the cover.