Burial

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Kermit Roosevelt

President Roosevelt updates his son Kermit Roosevelt on some of the goings-on of the family, and reports that Kermit’s brother Ted’s eye surgery went well. The egg-rolling at the White House on Easter Monday was great fun for the children, and the white house grounds are looking nice in spring. Roosevelt relates a humorous story involving Kermit’s younger brother Quentin Roosevelt, who “is a funny small person if ever there was one.” Roosevelt is trying to send aid to California, still reeling after a recent earthquake, and has been continuing his fight for a rate bill and the Panama Canal issue.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-22

Telegram from Theodore Roosevelt to Armand Fallières

President Roosevelt sends President Fallières of France a telegram on the occasion of the reception of the body of John Paul Jones at Annapolis. Roosevelt thanks the French people for their courtesy and aid, and emphasizes the esteem in which France is held in the United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-24

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt hopes that Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte will make a provision for some enlisted men to hear his speech at the occasion of the reinterment of John Paul Jones, as he feels it is important for enlisted men to understand they are “just as much a part of the business as the officers.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-17

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Emlen Roosevelt

President Roosevelt asks his cousin, William Emlen Roosevelt, if he and his wife Christine would like to visit sometime in the next several weeks. He proposes that they come on April 23 and attend the ceremonies in Annapolis in conjunction with the reinterment of Revolutionary War Admiral John Paul Jones on April 24, staying a total of two nights with the Roosevelts.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-04-09

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Francis B. Loomis

President Roosevelt directs Acting Secretary of State Loomis to travel to France as a Special Ambassador to receive the remains of Admiral John Paul Jones, which are being repatriated to the United States. Loomis is to travel to France on the flagship of Admiral Sigsbee, and present all due gratitude and appreciation to the Government of France on behalf of the United States.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-21

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles J. Bonaparte

President Roosevelt tells Charles J. Bonaparte he cannot be present on Peggy Stewart Day, and it can probably be arranged to have the reinterment on the anniversary of John Paul Jones taking the Serapis on September 23. Roosevelt is “mighty glad” Bonaparte made a recent speech, which Roosevelt believed was “good from every standpoint.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-06-08

Letter from Gordon Russell to Theodore Roosevelt

Gordon Russell thanks Theodore Roosevelt for the note of sympathy which arrived on the day of his father’s, Alexander G. Russell, funeral. During his last few months, Alexander Russell enjoyed reading the book Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt sent him, The life of the Duke of Argyle. Gordon Russell believes his father kept every letter he received from Theodore Roosevelt, beginning with those written during his first candidacy for the New York Legislature.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-11-26

Letter from George Cabot Lodge to Theodore Roosevelt

George Cabot Lodge sends President Roosevelt an article relating to early European burial practices, which had come up in their conversation when the recently spoke in person. He wishes him good fortune on his upcoming safari.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-03

Telegram from George B. Cortelyou to William Loeb

Postmaster General Cortelyou informs William Loeb that he is returning from Pittsford, New York, where his father-in-law, Ephraim Hinds, died. Cortelyou will phone on Sunday or Monday before going away for a short rest.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-09-14

Letter from J. B. Bellinger to Adolph von Haake

John B. Bellinger informs Adolph von Haake that his request for a particular lot in Arlington National Cemetery has been denied because volunteer officers are not assigned in advance.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-13

Letter from Adolph Von Haake to Theodore Roosevelt

Adolph Von Haake asks President Roosevelt to intervene to allow Von Haake and his wife to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Von Haake’s application was denied because he served as a Volunteer, rather than as a Regular officer. He argues that since Arlington was designated as a National Cemetery because of the Civil War, soldiers who fought in that war have a right to be buried there regardless of whether they were Volunteers or Regulars.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-10-15

Quentin Roosevelt’s grave

Postcard of the grave of Quentin Roosevelt in Sergy, France. A wooden fence surrounds the grave, decorated with an American flag and a wooden cross. A handwritten note under the photograph on the front of the postcard states he was buried in this grave by Germans.

Collection

Marple Collection

Creation Date

Unknown

Westminster Abbey, West Towers

Postcard showing the West Towers and western entrance to Westminster Abbey in London, England. A busy street is in the foreground. Charles C. Myers notes the use of the Abbey as a burial site and the site of the royal coronation ceremonies. Myers describes the side of the building.

Comments and Context

In Charles C. Myers’s own words, “Westminster Abbey is one of the most noted buildings in all Europe. This church or cathedral was built during the latter part of the 13th century, but many changes have taken place since and many additions have been added to the original building. This building with its Royal Burial vaults and long series of monuments to celebrated men, is regarded by the English as their Temple of Fame. Interment within these walls is considered the last and greatest honor that can be paid to the most deserving of the nations offspring. The space being limited, many noted and worthy persons are not buried there, but fit and suitable monuments are erected to their memory.”

Collection

Charles C. Myers Collection

In filmed portrait of President Theodore Roosevelt, his coffin is carried to Youngs Memorial Cemetery on Long Island, NY

Film of Theodore Roosevelt’s funeral. Civil War veterans march in front of the funeral home, waving flags. Pallbearers transport the flag-draped casket from the hearse to the grave uphill, led by Reverend George E. Talmadge. General Peyton Conway March and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall are seen standing at the train station. William Howard Taft is helped down the hill following the ceremony.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1955

The late Theodore Roosevelt tomb

View of headstone bearing both Theodore Roosevelt’s and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s names.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1957

John Bigelow asks that honor be paid to naval inventor

Friends of Theodore R. Timby, inventor of the naval revolving turret, seek to have the United States Government transfer his body from an obscure plot in New York and reinter him in Washington D. C. John Bigelow’s letter to Taft discusses the reasons for this transfer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-08-17

Bill Jones laid to rest where he died

William Jones, a North Dakota friend of Theodore Roosevelt’s, was buried where his body was found.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-07-11

Grave of Theodore Roosevelt

Postcard with photographic image of Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s grave site. An American flag flies beside the headstone and the caption below reads “Grave of Theodore Roosevelt Oyster Bay, N. Y.”

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1919-1930

Postcard from Mickey to Shirley

Postcard with image of Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s grave site. American flags fly beside the headstone and the caption above reads “Grave of Theodore Roosevelt, Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York.” Mickey thanks Scotty for the card and asks if he would like some of his extra postcards.

Collection

Fritz R. Gordner Collection

Creation Date

1939-08-30

Theodore Roosevelt at Canton Station

President Roosevelt arrives with other mourners at Canton, Ohio. He leaves the station and gets into his carriage. The film then scans the crowd gathered to watch the arrival of individuals attending the funeral of William McKinley.

Collection

Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound

Creation Date

1901