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Photograph of John Ellis Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt’s cousin; his wife, Nannie Vance Roosevelt; Anna Roosevelt; Corinne Roosevelt; Elliott Roosevelt; Theodore Roosevelt; and Isaac Iselin, seated or standing on a porch.
1879-1880
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1884 to December 1891. Notable events include the deaths of Alice Lee Roosevelt and Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s time on his ranch, the completion of Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Edith Kermit Carow, Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt’s birth, the “Great-Dieup” of cattle in North Dakota, and the founding of the Boone and Crockett Club.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1871 to December 1878. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s trip to Europe and Egypt, Roosevelt’s entrance to Harvard, the death of Theodore “Thee” Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s trip to Maine, and Roosevelt meeting Alice Hathaway Lee.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from October 1858 to December 1870. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s involvement in the American Civil War, Theodore Roosevelt meeting John Hay as a child, and the Roosevelt family’s first European trip.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt shares with William S. Cowles that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt enjoyed dining on the Fern. He found the Sun‘s account amusing. Regretfully, Roosevelt cannot meet Anna Roosevelt Cowles but will send a welcome letter.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-04-29
An undated photograph of Theodore Roosevelt’s sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, appears on the front cover of this issue while the back cover features a photograph of Theodore Roosevelt in the Dakota Badlands standing next to his horse Manitou.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1885-1889
Gregory A. Wynn introduces ten previously unknown and unpublished letters from Theodore Roosevelt to his sister Anna Roosevelt Cowles. Wynn recounts that the letters had been donated to the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) before they were made a part of the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University. Six of the letters date from 1885 and reveal aspects of Roosevelt’s life in the Dakota Badlands and four date from the 1890s when Roosevelt served as a United States Civil Service Commissioner. Wynn provides commentary on Cowles, noting her prominent role in the Roosevelt family, including caring for an infant Alice Roosevelt Longworth. A photograph of the Elkhorn Ranch house and two photographs of Cowles supplement the essay.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2019
Stacy A. Cordery examines the life of Alice Roosevelt Longworth, providing a biography of Theodore Roosevelt’s first born child. Cordery looks at her troubled childhood, her rebellious spirit as a young woman, and her celebrated marriage to Congressman Nicholas Longworth. Cordery details Alice Roosevelt Longworth’s opposition to Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal, her support of isolationism in the years before World War II, and her decades long place as a fixture in the Washington, D.C., political scene. A text box within the article contains an excerpt from Owen Wister about Theodore Roosevelt’s frustration at his inability to control his daughter.
Two photographs of Longworth, one with her siblings and the other with President Dwight D. Eisenhower, supplement the text.
Wallace Finley Dailey, curator of the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University, recreates an exhibit on Theodore Roosevelt’s involvement with Harvard from his days as a student to his work as an overseer. The exhibit was displayed at Harvard in 1977, 1980, 1996, 2005, and 2012. The exhibit in article form consists of twenty-five photographs, including thirteen of Roosevelt, and numerous documents including letters, certificates, diary and notebook entries, and publications by and about Roosevelt. The accompanying text identifies each photograph and document, noting its source and providing context.
Stacy A. Cordery explores the visit of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt to Tampa, Florida, in June 1898 to spend time with her husband, Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, before his regiment departed for battle in Cuba. Cordery provides background for the visit, including the poor health of Edith and her son Theodore Roosevelt in the months leading up to the Spanish-American War. Cordery describes the Tampa Bay Hotel where the Roosevelts stayed, and she notes Edith’s interactions with members of the Rough Riders and the press, in particular, reporter Richard Harding Davis. Cordery asserts that the visit was important to the Roosevelts, assuring Roosevelt that his wife was well enough to care for their family in his absence.
Six photographs accompany the text, including a portrait of the Roosevelt family, Roosevelt’s favorite picture of Edith, three scenes from Tampa, Florida, and a photograph of Cordery.
Natalie A. Naylor describes the relationship of Theodore Roosevelt and his family with the hamlet of Oyster Bay, New York, and his home, Sagamore Hill. Naylor looks at the history of the Roosevelt family on Long Island, and she emphasizes the important role Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt played in managing the Sagamore Hill farm and its finances. She highlights Theodore Roosevelt’s participation in gathering hay on the farm and his fondness for rowing in the nearby waters. Naylor also recounts the roles played by African Americans who worked and lived at Sagamore Hill, and she details the products of the farm and how they sustained the family.
Eight maps showing the evolution of Sagamore Hill and Long Island accompany the article as do seven photographs, five of which feature Theodore Roosevelt working and playing on his estate.
Harry N. Lembeck relates the story of Theodore Roosevelt’s wedding to Edith Kermit Carow in St. George’s Church in London, England. In addition to describing the Roosevelts’ ceremony, Lembeck highlights others married in the church, and he notes that the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) has made a donation to help with the restoration and conservation of the nearly three-hundred-year-old church. An illustration and two photographs of the church accompany the article along with a text box citing the mission statement of the TRA.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2008
A portrait of Theodore Roosevelt’s father by the artist Daniel Huntington appears on the front cover while a photograph of Roosevelt’s sister, Anna Roosevelt Cowles, is featured on the back cover.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1884
Linda Shookster describes how Anna Roosevelt Cowles’s debilitating back condition, Pott’s Disease, led to a long-standing relationship between her family and the New York Orthopedic Hospital. Shookster describes the disease, notes how Cowles was treated by orthopedic surgeons, especially Charles Fayette Taylor, and looks at the role played by Cowles’s father, Theodore Roosevelt, in founding and funding the New York Orthopedic Hospital. Shookster concludes the essay by highlighting the work performed by members of the Roosevelt family in support of the hospital after the death of Roosevelt.
Three illustrations and four photographs, including ones of Cowles, Taylor, Roosevelt, and the hospital, accompany the text.
William Sheffield Cowles, son of Admiral William S. Cowles and Anna Cowles, died in Farmington, Connecticut, on May 2, 1986. Cowles was a nephew of Theodore Roosevelt, who praised his military service in World War I. In addition to his military service, Cowles worked as an investment banker and in Connecticut state politics. Cowles is remembered as “a man of charm, hospitality, wit, and intelligence.”
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1986
Excerpts from the diaries of First Lady Edith Kermit Roosevelt edited by A. Richard Boera. The excerpts are taken from eight different years and most of the entries are short. Some of the most common topics include the various health issues of the Roosevelt family, lists of guests for lunch and dinner at the White House, and the riding excursions of Edith and Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt’s assuming the presidency after President William McKinley’s assassination, the final days of Roosevelt’s presidency, and the tour of Europe after Roosevelt’s African safari in 1910 are also covered.
A photograph of Edith Roosevelt in 1901, a drawing of her by John Singer Sargent in 1921, and a family portrait of Edith and Theodore Roosevelt with all of their children at Sagamore Hill in 1903 supplement the text. A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association along with the members of its executive committee appears on the second page of the excerpts.
David McCullough looks at the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and his father, Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. He notes the elder Roosevelt’s important role in establishing the American Museum of Natural History, and he outlines differences between the two, notably the elder’s robust health and the many childhood ailments of the younger Roosevelt. McCullough examines the younger Roosevelt’s time at Harvard, especially his interest in natural science, and he establishes that he led a life of privilege unknown to most Americans.
Two pictures, one of each Roosevelt, accompany the article.
John A. Gable reviews David McCullough’s biography of Theodore Roosevelt, Mornings on Horseback. He highlights subjects that he thinks McCullough has broken new ground on, and he discusses the book’s place in the historiography of Roosevelt, seeing it as part of a larger “Roosevelt revival.” Gable also compares McCullough’s biography with those of Carleton Putnam and Edmund Morris.
A photograph of Roosevelt in 1876 accompanies the review.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
David McCullough looks at the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and his father, Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. He notes the elder Roosevelt’s important role in establishing the American Museum of Natural History, and he outlines differences between the two, notably the elder’s robust health and the many childhood ailments of the younger Roosevelt. McCullough examines the younger Roosevelt’s time at Harvard, especially his interest in natural science, and he establishes that he led a life of privilege unknown to most Americans.
Two pictures, one of each Roosevelt, accompany the article.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal