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Writings by and about Theodore Roosevelt, especially firsthand accounts by those who knew him well, dominate this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Michelle A. Krowl provides numerous examples of both in her sampling of items from the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at the Library of Congress. Gary Clinton offers a letter from Elihu Root to Mark Sullivan that provides Root’s thoughts on Roosevelt’s decision making process, and the “Presidential Snapshot” column features a letter from Roosevelt to William H. Taft. A list of financial supporters of the Theodore Roosevelt Association closes the issue.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2021

Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.’s nomination by President Theodore Roosevelt to serve on the United States Supreme Court is the subject of an article and of this issue’s “Presidential Snapshot” column. Holmes also appears on the issue’s front and back covers. A speech by William J. Vanden Heuvel, a report on a previously unknown oral history collection, and an update on the Theodore Roosevelt Association’s (TRA) scholarship fund for dependents of USS Theodore Roosevelt crew members complete the issue.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2021

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-03-01

Creator(s)

Unknown

Language

English

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-01

Creator(s)

Unknown

Language

English

Primary documents related to the life and work of Theodore Roosevelt make up much of this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal (TRAJ). Letters from Roosevelt appear on the front cover and in the “Presidential Snapshot” column, and are joined by a letter by Oscar K. Davis detailing the attempted assassination of Roosevelt in 1912. The Davis letter is preceded by two introductory essays, as is Roosevelt’s “New Nationalism” speech of 1910 which also appears in this issue. Two articles derived from the 2020 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), a book review essay, and an index to volumes forty and forty-one of the TRAJ complete this edition.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2021

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1910-05

Creator(s)

Society for the Propagation of the Faith

Language

English

Frank Arthur Putnam writes a poem that depicts the American Revolution and the Civil War and states the time has come to rise against today’s despots, which are the supremely wealthy. Putnam calls for a peaceful revolution that will change the United States from representative government to full democracy and offers solutions for how to accomplish this task. Ernest McGaffey writes a letter to Putnam that states revolution will not occur in the near future because the people are not suffering enough. McGaffey includes a poem with his letter.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-06

Bulletin of the Mountaineers society. Contains an itinerary of the 1913 outing to the Olympic Mountains and the summiting of Mount Olympus, a report on a gift of Alpine seeds that has been gifted to the society, and notices of upcoming meetings and walks sponsored by the society.

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Olympic National Park

Creation Date

1913-09

This issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal features a lengthy and nuanced study of Theodore Roosevelt’s views on race and ethnicity. Gregory A. Wynn charts the efforts of the Roosevelt Memorial Association (RMA) to find a permanent home for its Theodore Roosevelt Collection, and Michael Patrick Cullinane reviews a bibliography of Roosevelt’s writings compiled by Heather Cole of Harvard University, which became the repository of the RMA’s collection. An excerpt from a Roosevelt letter and an update on the Theodore Roosevelt Association’s scholarship fund for dependents of USS Theodore Roosevelt crew members complete the issue.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2020

Theodore Roosevelt’s support, or lack of, for women’s suffrage dominates this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal with coverage on the front and back covers, a lengthy article charting Roosevelt’s attitudes towards votes for women, a reprint of of an essay written by Roosevelt as a Harvard undergraduate about women’s rights, a pamphlet on women’s suffrage produced by the Progressive Party campaign of 1912, and an essay about a flask depicting Roosevelt as a suffragette. An essay about a hero of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks inspired by Roosevelt, a regular feature, an interview with a book author, and a list of financial supporters of the Theodore Roosevelt Association complete the issue.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2020

Letters by and about Theodore Roosevelt command attention in this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal (TRAJ). The issue reprints five letters from Roosevelt to the Superintendent of Yellowstone National Park from 1894-1895, and it features a letter written by former President George Bush about his admiration for Roosevelt, as well as the letter excerpt found in the regular column “Presidential Snapshot.” Three book review essays, an interview with Michael Patrick Cullinane, an article on Roosevelt’s death mask, and a list of supporters of the Theodore Roosevelt Association complete the issue.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2018

Writing by and about Theodore Roosevelt is at the fore of this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal (TRAJ). The issue features six letters written by Roosevelt to his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles from his ranches in Dakota Territory along with the regular feature “Presidential Snapshot.” A chapter from the second volume of Edmund Morris’s trilogy on Roosevelt joins essays by Gregory A. Wynn, William N. Tilchin, and Joseph R. Ornig in highlighting both those who write about Roosevelt and examining his considerable literary output. A report on and photo album from the 2018 meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), an interview with TRA book award winner Darrin P. Lunde, a regular feature, and the index to the TRAJ for 2017 and 2018 complete the issue.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2019

The Theodore Roosevelt Association’s (TRA) Strenuous Life Adventure trip to South Dakota, Wyoming, and North Dakota merits the front cover, a detailed report, and a photo gallery in this issue. Also noteworthy is the publication of the second set of letters from Theodore Roosevelt to his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles, dating from the early 1890s. Another installment of the “Presidential Snapshot” feature and a list of financial contributors to the TRA completes the issue.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2019

A translation of a 1905 booklet by the French scholar Leon Bazalgette by Theodore Roosevelt biographer Edmund Morris takes center stage in this issue. Two introductory essays precede the translation and a comments section follows it. Bazalgette’s admiration for, and extensive discussion of, Roosevelt’s work on his ranching and hunting books, a book review essay on two works with Roosevelt the cowboy as their central subject, and images on the front and back covers of the journal lend this issue a decidedly western flavor. Two regular features, another book review essay, and an interview with the winner of the 2019 Theodore Roosevelt Association Annual Book Award complete the issue.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2020

World War I dominates this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal (TRAJ) just as it did much of Theodore Roosevelt’s life after he left the presidency. Two articles examine Quentin Roosevelt’s wartime service, and fifty-four pages from Roosevelt’s 1915 study America and the World War, introduced by TRAJ editor William N. Tilchin, provide insights on Roosevelt’s thoughts on the war and his strategic thinking. Two reports on the work and activities of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), an excerpt from a Roosevelt letter, a book review essay, and an article on an 1884 political cartoon featuring Roosevelt complete the issue.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2018

Gifford Pinchot’s eulogy of Theodore Roosevelt in the Journal of Forestry, two articles on Roosevelt’s struggles with asthma as a child, and a report on the fiftieth anniversary of the memorial to Roosevelt on Theodore Roosevelt Island are found in this issue. An excerpt from a Roosevelt letter and a list of benefactors of the Theodore Roosevelt Association complete the issue.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2017

Images, photographs, and photo albums that populate articles on the reopening of Sagamore Hill National Historic Site and the 2014 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), along with a review of Ken Burns’s documentary on the Roosevelt family, and Tweed Roosevelt’s visit to Brazil make up almost half of this issue of the TRA Journal. The issue also features two scholarly articles, a book review, Gregory A. Wynn’s column on the material culture of Theodore Roosevelt, an excerpt from a Roosevelt letter, and an index to volumes thirty-four and thirty-five of the Journal.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2015

Theodore Roosevelt the writer takes center stage in this issue with the topic encompassing the front and back covers and over half of the total pages, with a review essay on Roosevelt’s diaries, a comprehensive look at Roosevelt’s expansive literary output, and an excerpt from one of his letters. Tweed Roosevelt’s “Forgotten Fragments” column and a listing of financial supporters of the Theodore Roosevelt Association complete the issue.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2015

“Writing Roosevelt” serves as the theme for this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal (TRAJ) as nine items deal with some aspect of writing about, by, or by the family of Theodore Roosevelt. Five essays or addresses cover the role that the TRAJ has played in shaping the study of Roosevelt and two pieces, with numerous color photographs, depict the 2015 annual meeting of the TRA. A book review essay and an article about the painting of Roosevelt’s portrait also appear in the issue.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2016

“Reviewing Roosevelt” serves as the theme for this issue with three book review essays on various aspects of Theodore Roosevelt’s life: his aspirations to become a natural scientist, his insurgent campaign in 1912, and his leadership of the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War. Gregory A. Wynn bolsters the theme with his look at a strange subset of Roosevelt books whose publishers claim that Roosevelt’s ghost dictated their contents. Two articles, an excerpt from a Roosevelt letter, and a list of financial supporters of the Theodore Roosevelt Association complete the issue.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2016