Act to establish a memorial to Theodore Roosevelt in the National Capital
Subject(s): Memorials, National parks and reserves--Law and legislation, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Theodore Roosevelt Association, Washington (D.C.)--Theodore Roosevelt Island
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Act of Congress establishing a memorial to Theodore Roosevelt. The act includes authorization for an island, previously known as Mason’s Island, to be renamed Theodore Roosevelt Island. It states that the Roosevelt Memorial Association, later called the Theodore Roosevelt Association, will have full approval of development of the island and that access be provided to and on the island and that memorial or statue be built.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Creation Date
1932-05-21
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Repository
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Act to establish a memorial to Theodore Roosevelt in the National Capital. [May 21, 1932]. Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o273935. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
United States. Congress. Act to establish a memorial to Theodore Roosevelt in the National Capital. [21 May. 1932]. Multi-image.
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o273935.
APA:
United States. Congress., [1932, May 21]. Act to establish a memorial to Theodore Roosevelt in the National Capital.
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o273935.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-island-national-memorial. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-island-national-memorial.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Island National Memorial. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-island-national-memorial.
