Theodore Roosevelt Island
Subject(s): Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, Gugler, Eric, 1889-1974, Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, Manship, Paul, 1885-1966, Pope, John Russell, 1874-1937, Roosevelt, Archibald B. (Archibald Bulloch), 1894-1979
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John A. Gable tells the story of the creation of a national memorial to Theodore Roosevelt on an island in the Potomac River. Gable looks at the origins of the memorial idea in the 1920s, cites the efforts of the leadership of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) to secure a site, discusses the memorial built on the island, and describes the natural environment found on Theodore Roosevelt Island.
A photograph of three of Roosevelt’s children on the island, Alice Roosevelt Longworth, Edith Roosevelt Derby, and Archibald B. Roosevelt, accompanies the article.
A listing of the officers of the TRA along with the members of the executive, finance, and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace committees is on the second page of the article.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1983
Creator(s)
Publication Date
2023-02-02
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
No permission is required from the Theodore Roosevelt Association to use items in the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal collection for educational purposes. For permissions, contact William Tilchin at (516) 921-6319 or by email at wnt@bu.edu.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Island. [October 29, 1983?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307456. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Gable, John A.. Theodore Roosevelt Island. [29 Oct. 1983?]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307456.
APA:
Gable, John A..: , [1983, October 29?]. Theodore Roosevelt Island. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307456.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
