Best wishes from Oyster Bay
Subject(s): Bazalgette, Léon, 1873-1928, Biographers, Brinkley, Douglas, Bush, George, 1924-2018, Conrad, Kent, 1948-, Cordingley, Nora E. (Nora Evelyn), 1888-, Engle, Harrison, Episcopal Church, Foote, James, -2022, Gable, John A., Hagedorn, Hermann, 1882-1964, Hornblower, Luke R. (Luke Roosevelt), Kenyon College, Medal of Honor, Milano, Linda E., New York (State)--Oyster Bay--Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Parsons, Norman, 1931-2013, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962, Roosevelt, P. James, 1928-1998, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1887-1944, Simms, Ruth Hanna McCormick, 1880-1944, Texas--San Antonio--Alamo, Theodore Roosevelt Association, Valaik, J. David (John David), 1935-, Van Minnen, Cornelius A., Wolfe, Tom
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In “Best Wishes From Oyster Bay,” twenty-six friends, colleagues, and fellow historians offer their thoughts on the life and work of John A. Gable, the Executive Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) and the founder and editor of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Some of the themes that recur are Gable’s support and mentoring of historians and biographers in the early stages of their careers, his encyclopedic knowledge of Theodore Roosevelt, and his promotion of membership in the TRA. The authors also note his unsentimental critique of their work and his fostering a truce between the feuding Oyster Bay and Hyde Park, New York factions of the Roosevelt family. Two of the contributors, William N. Tilchin and Gregory A. Wynn, share some of their correspondence with Gable to demonstrate these themes, and almost all of the contributors highlight Gable’s generosity with his time and talents.
The piece includes a table of contents on its first page and it concludes with brief biographies of each of the authors. Twenty-three photographs populate the text, including twenty of Gable.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2005
Creator(s)
Renehan, Edward, 1956-; Brands, H.W.; Burns, James MacGregor; Dunn, Susan, 1945-; Carroll, Andrew, 1969-; Clinton, Gary; Cooper, John Milton; Dailey, Wallace Finley; Dalton, Kathleen (Kathleen M.); Harbaugh, William Henry, 1920-2005; Hattendorf, John B.; Hendrix, Henry J.; McCullough, David G.; Miller, Char, 1951- ; Miller, Kristie, 1944-; Morris, Edmund; Morris, Sylvia Jukes; Ricard, Serge; Roosevelt, Theodore; Roosevelt, Tweed; Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. (Arthur Meier), 1917-2007; Strock, James M.; Tilchin, William N., 1950-; Vanden Heuvel, William J. (William Jacobus), 1930-; Wilson, R. L. (Robert Lawrence), 1939-; Wynn, Gregory A.
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
33
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:
Best wishes from Oyster Bay. [2005]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308162. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Renehan, Edward, 1956-; Brands, H.W.; Burns, James MacGregor; Dunn, Susan, 1945-; Carroll, Andrew, 1969-; Clinton, Gary; Cooper, John Milton; Dailey, Wallace Finley; Dalton, Kathleen (Kathleen M.); Harbaugh, William Henry, 1920-2005; Hattendorf, John B.; Hendrix, Henry J.; McCullough, David G.; Miller, Char, 1951- ; Miller, Kristie, 1944-; Morris, Edmund; Morris, Sylvia Jukes; Ricard, Serge; Roosevelt, Theodore; Roosevelt, Tweed; Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. (Arthur Meier), 1917-2007; Strock, James M.; Tilchin, William N., 1950-; Vanden Heuvel, William J. (William Jacobus), 1930-; Wilson, R. L. (Robert Lawrence), 1939-; Wynn, Gregory A.. Best wishes from Oyster Bay. [2005]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308162.
APA:
Renehan, Edward, 1956-; Brands, H.W.; Burns, James MacGregor; Dunn, Susan, 1945-; Carroll, Andrew, 1969-; Clinton, Gary; Cooper, John Milton; Dailey, Wallace Finley; Dalton, Kathleen (Kathleen M.); Harbaugh, William Henry, 1920-2005; Hattendorf, John B.; Hendrix, Henry J.; McCullough, David G.; Miller, Char, 1951- ; Miller, Kristie, 1944-; Morris, Edmund; Morris, Sylvia Jukes; Ricard, Serge; Roosevelt, Theodore; Roosevelt, Tweed; Schlesinger, Arthur M., Jr. (Arthur Meier), 1917-2007; Strock, James M.; Tilchin, William N., 1950-; Vanden Heuvel, William J. (William Jacobus), 1930-; Wilson, R. L. (Robert Lawrence), 1939-; Wynn, Gregory A.., [2005]. Best wishes from Oyster Bay.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308162.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-association-journal.
