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This book chronicles the relationship between John Goodall and Theodore Roosevelt. Goodall met Roosevelt in 1884 at the local Stock Men’s Association meeting. Later, Roosevelt worked for Goodall as a cowhand. When Roosevelt was president, he offered Goodall a position as Livestock Superintendent of Indian Agencies at Large.
1931
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1909
French
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
The constitution for the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and a list of deceased members. The National Institute of Arts and Letters was founded by the American Social Science Association and is limited to 200 members. A subgroup of this Institute is the National Academy of Arts and Letters, and the members of this group are elected from the larger Institute and include no more than 30 people.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905
Theodore Roosevelt’s foreword to History of the Republican Party, in which he discusses a speech made by Abraham Lincoln after his re-election to the presidency in 1864. Roosevelt exhorts readers to study the past in order to be able to offer better service in the present.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-01-01
A book made for Theodore Roosevelt Jr.’s memorial service at Christ Church in Oyster Bay, New York. It includes sermons from his memorial service, articles written about his death and a citation from the President of the United States. Book is printed on handmade paper at Merchant Marine Rest Center Paper Mill, and from two army shirts worn by Roosevelt Jr.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1944
A proof for private circulation only of Oliver Cromwell by Theodore Roosevelt, with a foreword written by Viscount Lee of Fareham. Handwritten dedication on the cover, “For Ted from his affectionate friend L of F,” presumably meaning Lee of Fareham.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1923-06
This pages come from a book of poetry entitled An Open Letter from Bliss Carman. There is a handwritten dedication on the cover from Bliss Carman to Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. A sticker on another page reads “Eleanor Butler Roosevelt,” and another page features a poem featuring “T. R. our hero.”
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1920
This booklet lists members and ranks of the soldiers who were part of the 26th Infantry in France during World War I, including Theodore Roosevelt and Archibald Roosevelt. On the cover is written: Pvt. Neil V. Starks, Co. D. 26th Infantry, 1st Division, Regular Army. Only the pages that list the officers of the 26th Infantry are included.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-1919
Three pages from the book Pieces of Eight. It was given to Theodore Roosevelt Jr. by Lloyd Warren. An inscription reads: “For his brother and patron and pro-ally, architect Lloyd Warren from his old friend and author John Armstrong Chaloner, The Merry Mills, 2-17-1915.”
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1914; 1915-02-17
Three pages from Poems by Winthrop Mackworth Praed. An inscription in the book reads, “This book was with him during the invasion of Normandy, 1944.” (“Him” refers to Theodore Roosevelt Jr.)
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1909
Albert H. Walker writes about Christ’s Christianity, his compilation of “what Jesus said” from the four Gospels. He arranges and analyzes the included speeches by topic.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-09-16
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw sends highest regards and best wishes to President Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-03-04
Booklet includes pictures and drawings to illustrate the life of President Roosevelt and his family.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1904
Message given by President Roosevelt to Congress at the beginning of the second session of the Fifty-seventh Congress in which Roosevelt describes his legislative priorities for the year.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1902
Souvenir booklet from the 1901 Inaugural celebrations. William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt engravings on frontispiece. Presidential photos and brief biographies from George Washington through William McKinley. An inscription reads P. J. Roosevelt-1935.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1901
Cover from a collection of poems by Surville J. DeLan, including the inscription “To the President with the fervent respects of the Author Ex Major of Glenwood Springs Colo May 7, 1903.”
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1903-05-07
The children’s Christmas book titled A Visit from Saint Nicholas tells the story of Saint Nicholas, or Santa Claus, and his visit to a family’s home on the night before Christmas. The story would later be known as The Night Before Christmas.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1862
History and activities of St. Joseph’s Society of the Sacred Heart for Foreign Missions.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901
By-laws and history of Federal Lodge, No. 1, the Masonic Lodge in Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901
An excerpt from the volume The Master of Game and Gaston Phoebus edited by W. A. Baillie-Grohman with an introduction by President Roosevelt. The book is about hunting and the characteristics of game.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-06-11