Theodore Roosevelt Association

Images, photographs, and photo albums that populate articles on the reopening of Sagamore Hill National Historic Site and the 2014 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), along with a review of Ken Burns’s documentary on the Roosevelt family, and Tweed Roosevelt’s visit to Brazil make up almost half of this issue of the TRA Journal. The issue also features two scholarly articles, a book review, Gregory A. Wynn’s column on the material culture of Theodore Roosevelt, an excerpt from a Roosevelt letter, and an index to volumes thirty-four and thirty-five of the Journal.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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2015

Listing of the leadership of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) including the members of the Executive Committee, the Board of Trustees of the classes of 2015, 2016, and 2017 and the members of the Advisory Board for the classes of 2015, 2016, and 2017. The categories of Trustee for Life and Honorary Trustee are also included. 

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2015

The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) announces the host cities for its 2015 and 2016 annual meetings: Boston, Massachusetts, for 2015 and Oyster Bay, New York, for 2016. The TRA also notes that it published a combined Winter-Spring-Summer issue in order to include material about the reopening of Sagamore Hill National Site in July 2015. A text box lists the President and Executive Directors of the TRA, along with those responsible for assembling its journal, guidelines for submitting manuscripts, and information regarding the governance of the TRA.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2015

In the table of contents the title of the essay or column is provided along with the author’s name and the page numbers assigned to each piece. This expanded edition of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal has eleven entries, including two articles drawn from the renovation and reopening of Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, two scholarly articles, a book review, and a documentary film review. The listing also includes three regular features, a report on the 2014 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), and an index for volumes thirty-four and thirty-five of the TRA Journal.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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2015

Report on the 2014 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in New York City. The report covers the events of the weekend, highlighting the various authors and speakers in attendance, and it notes the conferring of four TRA awards, including the annual Bertha B. Rose Award and USS Theodore Roosevelt Junior Officer Leadership Award. The TRA also gave awards to documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and the former Superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Valerie Naylor.

Eleven color photographs accompany the text which is followed by a fourteen page album of eighty-four color photographs of the meeting venues, speakers, guests, and award winners.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Theodore Roosevelt the writer takes center stage in this issue with the topic encompassing the front and back covers and over half of the total pages, with a review essay on Roosevelt’s diaries, a comprehensive look at Roosevelt’s expansive literary output, and an excerpt from one of his letters. Tweed Roosevelt’s “Forgotten Fragments” column and a listing of financial supporters of the Theodore Roosevelt Association complete the issue.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2015

Listing of the leadership of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) including the members of the Executive Committee, the Board of Trustees of the classes of 2016, 2017, and 2018 and the members of the Advisory Board for the classes of 2016, 2017, and 2018. The categories of Trustee for Life and Honorary Trustee are also included. 

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2015

The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) announces that it will publish a compilation of articles titled Spotlighting TR: Selections from the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, 2007-2014. The book, edited by William N. Tilchin, will feature forty essays. The TRA also announces that its 2016 annual meeting will be held in Oyster Bay, New York. A text box lists the President and Executive Directors of the TRA, along with those responsible for assembling its journal, guidelines for submitting manuscripts, and information regarding the governance of the TRA.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2015

In the table of contents the title of the essay or column is provided along with the author’s name and the page numbers assigned to each piece. This edition contains two regular features, a book review essay, an article, and a listing of the financial supporters of the Theodore Roosevelt Association.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2015

The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) lists its financial supporters across a range of categories. It lists the contributors to the TRA from its six most expensive, or premium, membership categories. It also lists those who contributed to special needs funds of the TRA, like the USS Theodore Roosevelt fund, the Teddy Bears for Kids program, and the John A. Gable TRA Journal fund. The names of contributors in each category are alphabetized, and the logo of the TRA appears throughout the lists along with a text box containing the mission statement of the TRA.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

“Writing Roosevelt” serves as the theme for this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal (TRAJ) as nine items deal with some aspect of writing about, by, or by the family of Theodore Roosevelt. Five essays or addresses cover the role that the TRAJ has played in shaping the study of Roosevelt and two pieces, with numerous color photographs, depict the 2015 annual meeting of the TRA. A book review essay and an article about the painting of Roosevelt’s portrait also appear in the issue.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2016

Listing of the leadership of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) including the members of the Executive Committee, the Board of Trustees of the classes of 2016, 2017, and 2018 and the members of the Advisory Board for the classes of 2016, 2017, and 2018. The categories of Trustee for Life and Honorary Trustee are also included. 

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2016

The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) announces that it will soon publish a book, Spotlighting TR: Selections from the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, and it offers the book for sale at a discount to its members. The section contains the table of contents for the work. The TRA also announces the passing of Charles O. Bishop, a member of the Advisory Board of the TRA and the author of two books related to Theodore Roosevelt. A text box lists the President and Executive Directors of the TRA, along with those responsible for assembling its journal, guidelines for submitting manuscripts, and information regarding the governance of the TRA.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2016

In the table of contents the title of the essay or column is provided along with the author’s name and the page numbers assigned to each piece. This edition features eleven entries, including six items derived from the 2015 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association, two regular columns, two articles, and one book review.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2016

“Reviewing Roosevelt” serves as the theme for this issue with three book review essays on various aspects of Theodore Roosevelt’s life: his aspirations to become a natural scientist, his insurgent campaign in 1912, and his leadership of the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War. Gregory A. Wynn bolsters the theme with his look at a strange subset of Roosevelt books whose publishers claim that Roosevelt’s ghost dictated their contents. Two articles, an excerpt from a Roosevelt letter, and a list of financial supporters of the Theodore Roosevelt Association complete the issue.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2016

Listing of the leadership of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) including the members of the Executive Committee, the Board of Trustees of the classes of 2017, 2018, and 2019 and the members of the Advisory Board for the classes of 2017, 2018, and 2019. The categories of Trustees for Life and Honorary Trustee are also included. 

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2016

The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) announces the death of David H. Burton, a member of its Advisory Board and a contributor to its journal. The TRA also announces the creation of the TRA Sustaining Benefactors Society to improve its financial standing, and it notes that the 2017 TRA annual meeting will be held in New York City. A text box lists the President and Executive Directors of the TRA, along with those responsible for assembling its journal, guidelines for submitting manuscripts, and information regarding the governance of the TRA.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2016

The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) announces the creation of the TRA Benefactors Society to help sustain the work and programs of the association. The Society has four levels of annual giving ranging from $100,000 to $10,000, and the announcement lists the benefits that accompany these gifts, including prominent notices in the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal and guided tours of Sagamore Hill with Tweed Roosevelt.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2016

In the table of contents the title of the essay or column is provided along with the author’s name and the page numbers assigned to each piece. This edition has eight entries, including three book review essays, two regular columns, two articles, and a list of financial contributors to the Theodore Roosevelt Association.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2016

The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) lists its financial supporters across a range of categories. It lists the contributors to the TRA from its six most expensive, or premium, membership categories. It also lists those who contributed to special needs funds of the TRA, like the USS Theodore Roosevelt fund, the Teddy Bears for Kids program, and the John A. Gable TRA Journal fund. The names of contributors in each category are alphabetized, and the logo of the TRA appears throughout the lists along with a text box containing the mission statement of the TRA.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal