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Sheet music for “Merry Students,” a galop dedicated to Alice Roosevelt. The cover features a photograph with Sagamore Hill, President Roosevelt’s home, in the background.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1902
Sheet music for “Teddy’s Campaign Song,” a march supporting Theodore Roosevelt’s 1912 presidential campaign. The lyrics describe a nation threatened by trusts and in need of Roosevelt’s “big stick” policies. The cover features a photograph of Roosevelt.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1912
Sheet music for “The Big Stick,” a popular song that mentions President Roosevelt in one verse. The cover features an illustration of a well-dressed boy and a man that is holding a stick scowling at him.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1908
Sheet music for “Dee-Lighted,” an instrumental march. The cover features an illustration of teddy bear with a toothy smile and glasses characteristic of President Roosevelt. The bear is also carrying a club, or “big stick.” The dome of the United States Capitol can be seen in the background.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1908
Sheet music for “Our Teddy,” a song that praises President Roosevelt and encourages him to run for another term. The cover features a photograph of Roosevelt and an American flag style background.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1907
Sheet music for “Col. Roosevelt’s Rough Riders,” a march that celebrates the achievements of the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War. The cover features an oval illustration of Theodore Roosevelt in a military uniform surrounded by flowers, an American flag, and weapons.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1898
Sheet music for “King of the Sea,” which celebrates the American military heroes of the Spanish-American War. The cover features an illustration of a triumphal arch with oval portraits of Admiral Dewey, General Shafter, Admiral Schley, Admiral Shafter, Richmond Pearson Hobson, Captain Evans, and Governor Roosevelt.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1900
Sheet music for “Alice Roosevelt Wedding March,” an instrumental march that celebrates Alice Roosevelt’s wedding to Representative Longworth. The cover features an illustration of Roosevelt in an elaborate wedding dress.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1906
Souvenir booklet of sheet music commemorating the Great White Fleet’s circumnavigation of the world. The sheet music is primarily for the song “Our Star Spangled Banner” with arrangements for various instruments in a band or orchestra. The cover features a photograph of the battleship fleet leaving Suez, Egypt. There are photographs of President Roosevelt aboard a ship, the USS Kansas in the Sea of Japan, and of naval midshipmen marching in the 1904 inaugural parade.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1909
Sheet music for “The Rough Riders,” a popular piece celebrating the exploits of the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War. The cover features an illustration of a rider using a lasso.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1909
Sheet music for the patriotic song “For Victory of Our Country’s Flag,” which celebrates the American military heroes of the Spanish-American War. The song is dedicated to the United States Army and Navy. The cover features a large American flag and photographs of prominent individuals from the war, including Governor Roosevelt.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1899
Sheet music for “Oklahoma,” a march celebrating Oklahoma becoming a state in 1908. The song is dedicated to President Roosevelt. The cover features an illustration of Uncle Sam next to an outline of Oklahoma. The last page contains music for “The Flowers of the Forest” by Ida Furman Mulliner.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1908
Sheet music for “Teddy’s Hat,” a march dedicated to Governor Roosevelt. The cover features an illustration of a cavalry hat with the insignia of the 1st Volunteer Cavalry, popularly known as the Rough Riders.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1900
Sheet music for “Here’s to the Stars and Stripes,” a patriotic song dedicated to President Roosevelt. The cover features crossed American flags and two red, white, and blue shields flanking an illustration of a table full of men raising their glasses in a toast.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1901
Sheet music for “March of the Rough Riders,” a patriotic march celebrating the exploits of the Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War. The cover features a trooper from the Rough Riders, possible meant to be Theodore Roosevelt, holding an American flag and pointing forward with a revolver.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1898
Sheet music for “Dainty Butterfly,” an intermezzo dedicated to Alice Roosevelt. The cover features a decorative design with a butterfly and lily pads.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1903
Sheet music for “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away,” a popular song of the 19th century. This edition of the song highlights an event related to the song and the Spanish-American War. Edward Marshall, a New York Journal reporter, was embedded with the 1st Volunteer Cavalry, popularly known as the Rough Riders, and was wounded at the Battle of Santiago. As Marshall was carried from the field he sang “On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away.” The cover features an illustration of a river scene and a photograph of Marshall with a description of his actions.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1898
Sheet music for “The Rough Riders March,” an instrumental march dedicated to “Col. Roosevelt’s Rough Riders.” Cover features an illustration of several troopers during a cavalry charge.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1898
Sheet music for “Over Here,” a tribute to those that lost their lives during the First World War. The cover features an “Honor Roll” monument with a man pointing to “Roosevelt, Q,” for Quentin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt’s son that was killed when his plane was shot down in July 1918.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1918
Sheet music for “Teddy in the Jungles,” an instrumental march referencing Theodore Roosevelt’s post-presidential safari.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1909