Derujinsky, Gleb W., 1888-1975

Advertisement for reproductions of a portrait bust of Theodore Roosevelt originally designed in bronze by Gleb W. Derujinsky.

Collection

Dickinson State University

Creation Date

Unknown

Creator(s)

Alva Studios, Inc.

The “News and Notes” section highlights the expansion of the Theodore Roosevelt Association’s (TRA) Public Speaking Contests and Police Awards to Long Island, New York, and it provides notices of the deaths of three TRA members who served on the association’s Board of Trustees. The section also notes an upcoming PBS documentary on Theodore Roosevelt, considers the operation of Sagamore Hill in the face of budget cuts, and includes a recollection of Roosevelt by Frank Ross McCoy, a former President of the TRA.

Four photographs, two from the ceremonies marking the TRA Police Award for New York City, supplement the text.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1994-1995

Advertisement for a bronze portrait bust of Theodore Roosevelt by Gleb W. Derujinsky.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1983

Creator(s)

Unknown

Report on the luncheon at the White House on October 27, 1982, on the occasion of the presentation of Theodore Roosevelt’s Nobel Peace Prize Medal to President Ronald Reagan. The report describes the ceremony and lists all of the guests, including the leadership of the Theodore Roosevelt Association, the Roosevelt family, and White House staff.

Five photographs of the gathering, all of which feature Reagan, accompany the report.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1983

Remarks by Theodore Roosevelt IV at the White House in October 1982 on the occasion of presenting a bust of President Theodore Roosevelt to President Reagan.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1982-10-27

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore

Address by Leslie G. Foschio in which he provides an overview of the life of Theodore Roosevelt. He argues that young people, in particular, should look to Roosevelt as an example and as an inspiration for how to meet the challenges facing the United States.

Two photographs of a bust of Roosevelt and a photograph of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site in Buffalo, New York accompany the text.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1982-11-12

Report on the 1982 Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest for the New York City public high schools. The report gives a brief history of the contest and lists the administrators, judges, finalists, and winner.

A large drawing of Theodore Roosevelt speaking appears in the report.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1982

The annual Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) was recently conducted among New York City public high schools. The article lists the contest’s finalists, the judges and administrators, and the representatives from the TRA.

Two photographs accompany the article, and they both show members of the TRA with the winner of the contest, Suzy Seferian.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1980

In this edition of “News and Notes,” John A. Gable notes the most recent publications on Theodore Roosevelt, quotes extensively from a news release from the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site about a children’s play, Teddy Roosevelt, performed there, and details the workings and the results of the annual Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest for the New York City public high schools. He also gives a brief history of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Theodore Roosevelt Award and notes some of the past winners as well as the winner of the “Teddy” for 1981, Art Linkletter.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1981

Creator(s)

Gable, John A.

Article about the 1979 Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest featuring contestants from New York City public high schools. The article names several of the schools that participated and lists the student finalists,  contest judges, and the members of the committee that organize the competition. It also touches on the other student contests sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Association.

Two photographs accompany the article. One shows the winner of the contest, Melissa Heenan, delivering her speech during the finals competition, and the other shows her holding her prize of a Theodore Roosevelt bust with her coach Carol Millet.

A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association is found on the second page of the article.

Description of the ceremonies marking the dedication of the new headquarters building of the Roosevelt Savings Bank in Garden City, New York on May 2, 1976. The order of the program, notable attendees, and the speakers are listed. A history of the bank, renamed for Theodore Roosevelt in 1920, concludes the article. A picture of some of the participants in the new bank lobby accompanies the notice.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1976

Creator(s)

Unknown

P. James Roosevelt and John A. Gable, President and Executive Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), provide a detailed accounting of the TRA’s outreach and education activities for 1975. Many of these initiatives are covered in more detail in individual articles in this issue of the Journal. The longest portion of the Report covers the plan to undertake an urban renewal effort in the neighborhood of the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site on East Twentieth Street in New York City. The planting of trees, painting of buildings, use of brick pavers and other measures are hoped to revitalize the neighborhood and increase visitation to the site.

The Annual Report also features three photographs from the TRA’s Annual Meeting and Dinner as well as two views of the sculpture bust of Theodore Roosevelt created by Gleb Derujinsky, a copy of which was donated to the city of Oyster Bay, New York by the TRA in October 1975.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1976

This article describes the dedication ceremony for a bronze portrait bust of Theodore Roosevelt placed in the Oyster Bay, New York Town Hall Annex on October 27, 1975. The piece notes those in attendance– including Ethel Roosevelt Derby, Roosevelt’s daughter–and provides a brief biography of the sculptor Gleb W. Derujinsky. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1976

Creator(s)

Unknown