The Congressional Charter of the Theodore Roosevelt Association
Subject(s): Akeley, Carl Ethan, 1864-1926, Associations, institutions, etc.--Administration, Burroughs, John, 1837-1921, Garfield, James Rudolph, 1865-1950, Gibbons, James, 1834-1921, Goethals, George W. (George Washington), 1858-1928, Hart, Albert Bushnell, 1854-1943, Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954, Hooker, Elon Huntington, 1869-1938, Ickes, Harold L. (Harold LeClair), 1874-1952, Johnson, Hiram, 1866-1945, Kenyon, William Squire, 1869-1933, Knox, Frank, 1874-1944, Lane, Franklin K., Lowden, Frank O. (Frank Orren), 1861-1943, McAdoo, W. G. (William Gibbs), 1863-1941, Parker, Alton B. (Alton Brooks), 1852-1926, Roosevelt Memorial Association, Scribner, Charles, 1854-1930, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Theodore Roosevelt Association, Women's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association, Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
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Congressional Charter for the then Roosevelt Memorial Association established in May 1920 that lists the original incorporators and includes some of the key provisions guiding the organization. These include stipulations that the association will be governed by a board of trustees; that its income will go only to further its educational goals; and that it will work to establish memorials to Theodore Roosevelt in Washington, D.C. and Oyster Bay, New York.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2000
Creator(s)
Theodore Roosevelt Association
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
2
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:
The Congressional Charter of the Theodore Roosevelt Association. [December 19, 2025]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308042. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association. The Congressional Charter of the Theodore Roosevelt Association. [19 Dec. 2025]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 19, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308042.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association., [2025, December 19]. The Congressional Charter of the Theodore Roosevelt Association.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308042.
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 19, 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.
