News and Notes……..
Subject(s): ABC Television Network, Allison, Graham T., American Telephone and Telegraph Company, Archives--Acquisitions, Balls (Parties), Brinkley, Alan, Dailey, Wallace Finley, Decker, Joe F., Documentary television programs, Engle, Harrison, Gable, John A., Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964, Harvard University, Heraldry, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Kirkpatrick, Sidney D., Kupferman, Theodore R., Lancos, John, Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 1884-1980, May, Ernest R., Morris, Edmund, Navy League of the United States, Netherlands--Zeeland (Province), New York (N.Y.). Police Department, New York (N.Y.). Police Dept., New York (State)--New York--Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, Parcells, Paul W. (Paul Whitney), Pennsylvania--Milford (Pike County)--Grey Towers National Historic Site, Pennsylvania--Milford--Grey Towers National Historic Site, Picciarelli, Vivian F., Pinchot, Amos, 1873-1944, Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946, Police--Awards, Reagan, Ronald, Roosevelt, Alice Lee, 1861-1884, Roosevelt, David R. (David Russell), 1965-1986, Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, Roosevelt, Helen Catherine Daae Sparrow, 1927-2020, Roosevelt, Jean Schermerhorn, 1891-1984, Roosevelt, John E., 1931-1985, Roosevelt, P. James, 1928-1998, Roosevelt, Philip J. (Philip James), 1892-1941, Roosevelt, Philippa Buss, 1943-, Roosevelt, Theodore, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Roth, Gary G. (Gary George), 1950-, Safire, William, 1929-2009, School contests, Spector, Ronald H., 1943-, Sturm, Joanna, 1946-, Teague, Michael, Teddy bears, Theodore Roosevelt (Ship), Tobin, Eugene M., United States Merchant Marine Academy, Van Minnen, Cornelius A., Vanden Heuvel, William J. (William Jacobus), 1930-., Ward, Benjamin
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William Davison Johnston, President of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), opens this lengthy and crowded edition of the “News and Notes” section by praising the documentary “The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt,” noting the opening of the Roosevelt Study Center in the Netherlands, and discussing the role of the TRA in the commissioning of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. The section covers the conferring of two awards sponsored by the TRA: the TRA Police Award and the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize. Officer Vivian F. Picciarelli won the Police Award for 1986 and was the first woman to do so while Ronald H. Spector won the Naval History Prize for his book Eagle Against the Sun. “News and Notes” also discusses the work of historians Edmund Morris and Joe F. Decker on Theodore Roosevelt’s political language, and it notes the recent publications of TRA Executive Director John A. Gable on Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, and Amos Pinchot.
“News and Notes” also covers the death of David Russell Roosevelt, a great grandson of Theodore Roosevelt, the reprinting of Sagamore Hill: An Historical Guide by the TRA, efforts to mark the spot of Roosevelt’s famous bear hunt of 1902 in Mississippi, and the various student contests and awards for high school students sponsored by the TRA. The section also examines the donation of letters to Harvard University by Joanna Sturm, Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s granddaughter. Letters to and from Theodore Roosevelt with Alice Hathaway Lee, his first wife, and Longworth, his daughter, make up most of the donation. An exhibit at Harvard and an article, both based on the correspondence, are also covered. The section closes with a report on three benefits, two balls and a reception, held in July and August 1986, to benefit the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The historic locations for the events, the involvement of the Roosevelt family, and the officers of the ship who attended are all discussed.
A photograph of Harrison Engle and Sidney D. Kirkpatrick working on the documentary “The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt,” an illustration of both sides of the TRA medallion, an illustration of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, and the Roosevelt family coat of arms appear in “News and Notes.”
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
1986
Creator(s)
Johnston, William Davison; Unknown
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
5
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:
News and Notes……... [December 11, 1986]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307611. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Johnston, William Davison; Unknown. News and Notes……... [11 Dec. 1986]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307611.
APA:
Johnston, William Davison; Unknown., [1986, December 11]. News and Notes……...
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o307611.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
