The Theodore Roosevelt sesquicentennial at Harvard University

Subject(s): Documentary films--Production and direction, Harvard University. Library, Library exhibits, Photograph collections, Roosevelt, Tweed

Wallace Finley Dailey describes the October 3, 2008, presentation given by documentary filmmaker Ken Burns during a visit to Harvard University as part of its commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt’s birth. Dailey also details a major photography exhibit chronicling Roosevelt’s life drawn from some 200 photographs from the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard. Dailey provides details about the photographs to be found in the five areas of the exhibit.

Three photographs accompany the essay, including ones of Dailey and Burns, along with a picture of the exhibit cases, and an illustration of Sagamore Hill.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2008

Creator(s)

Dailey, Wallace Finley

Language

English

Period

Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)

Page Count

4

Production Method

Printed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Magazine article

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 Theodore Roosevelt sesquicentennial at Harvard University. [2008]. Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308311. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Dailey, Wallace Finley. The Theodore Roosevelt sesquicentennial at Harvard University. [2008]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308311.

APA:

Dailey, Wallace Finley., [2008]. The Theodore Roosevelt sesquicentennial at Harvard University.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o308311.

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. January 29, 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.