The role of Theodore Roosevelt’s family in the founding of the New York Orthopedic Hospital
Subject(s): Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931, Emmet, Thomas Addis, 1828-1919, New York Orthopaedic Dispensary and Hospital, Orthopedic braces, Pott's disease--Patients, Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1831-1878
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Linda Shookster describes how Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s debilitating back condition, Pott’s Disease, led to a long-standing relationship between her family and the New York Orthopedic Hospital. Shookster describes the disease, notes how Cowles was treated by orthopedic surgeons, especially Charles Fayette Taylor, and looks at the role played by Cowles’s father, Theodore Roosevelt, in founding and funding the New York Orthopedic Hospital. Shookster concludes the essay by highlighting the work performed by members of the Roosevelt family in support of the hospital after the death of Roosevelt.
Three illustrations and four photographs, including ones of Cowles, Taylor, Roosevelt, and the hospital, accompany the text.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
Creation Date
2007
Creator(s)
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
The role of Theodore Roosevelt’s family in the founding of the New York Orthopedic Hospital. [December 19, 2025]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308246. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Shookster, Linda. The role of Theodore Roosevelt’s family in the founding of the New York Orthopedic Hospital. [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/o308246.
APA:
Shookster, Linda., [2025, December 19]. The role of Theodore Roosevelt’s family in the founding of the New York Orthopedic Hospital.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308246.
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.
