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The article “Some Important Historical Works” reviews two recently published books, one of which is the sixth volume of the series The Royal Navy, a History from the Earliest Times to the Present. While the work had several authors, including Alfred Thayer Mahan, the review focuses largely on Theodore Roosevelt’s coverage of the War of 1812.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-12-21
Overview of the Catholic Church in the United States and the potential effects of its growing “moral influence.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-08
Two pages of The Rider and Driver with an article titled “Impertinence” highlighted. The article expresses disgust at the switching of the champagne used to christen Emperor William II’s yacht.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-03-22
A page from an unknown magazine featuring pictures of well-known guests at the wedding of Theodore Roosevelt Jr. and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt. Eleanor has handwritten corrections to some of the captions.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1910-07-15
Article about the dresses designed for Theodore Roosevelt Jr.’s fiancee, Eleanor Butler Alexander, by the fashion designer Lady Lucy Duff-Gordon. A typed note under the article in the scrapbook says the accounts of Eleanor’s trousseau in the papers annoyed her mother, Grace Green Alexander, who felt their privacy was being invaded.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1910-06-15
A French magazine reports on Alice Roosevelt’s trip to China.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905
An article from Town Topics describing photographers taking a photo of two girls and trying to figure out the girls’ names. At the end they are identified as Eleanor Butler Alexander and Elizabeth Bertron. Eleanor’s mother, Grace Green Alexander, is mentioned as well.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-1909
An article from “Town Topics” describing all the attention Eleanor Butler Alexander was receiving at the motor races inside B. F. Yoakum’s box.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-1909
Vogue magazine profiles the opera singer, Marthe Chenal. Her home is pictured. The headline declares the proper sphere for a woman is the home, while the text of the article praises Chenal’s professional success on the stage.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1914-1918
Robert Grant argues for greater uniformity in the nation’s divorce laws.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-11
A piece on the misuse of power in government and commercial enterprises for personal profit.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-10-14
Theodore Roosevelt writes about the importance of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in American history. Original title of the article was “True American Ideals.”
1895-02
Page two from the July 7, 1904 edition of Leslie’s Weekly. Two articles regarding the Republican National Convention in Chicago are highlighted.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-07-07
Attorney Rome G. Brown writes about judicial recall and refers to Theodore Roosevelt in the article as a “prophet gone wrong.”
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1914-02
Article praises Theodore Roosevelt’s career.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1914-04-11
An article from “The Outlook” magazine regarding Theodore Roosevelt, canal development, and political aspects. It was the eleventh installment in a possible autobiography by Roosevelt.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-12-06
Article written for The Outlook magazine, the second in a series of articles written by Theodore Roosevelt about his travels in South America. In this article he discusses the Brazilian city of Bahia.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-12-13
Article written for The Outlook magazine, the third in a series of articles written by Theodore Roosevelt about his travels in South America. In this article he discusses Rio de Janiero, Brazil.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1913-12-20
Article written for The Outlook magazine, the fourth in a series of articles written by Theodore Roosevelt about his travels in South America. In this article he discusses Rio de Janiero, Brazil. Pictures of famous sites are included.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1914-01-24
