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Photograph and notice about the first Theodore Roosevelt Essay Contest held at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, New York. The photograph shows the winner of the contest, its administrator, the college president, and the representative of the Theodore Roosevelt Association.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1982
John A. Gable provides a comprehensive report on the work of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in 1981. He details the TRA’s support of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, and he notes the association’s financial support of Youngs Memorial Cemetery, the adjacent Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary in Oyster Bay, and the American Museum of Natural History. Gable also reports on the association’s support of student essay and speaking contests, additions to the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University, and the Roosevelt Genealogical Project. He notes the growth in membership and dues for the TRA, and he lists the articles published in 1981 in the TRA Journal. Gable highlights the work of David McCullough and Edmund Morris on Theodore Roosevelt and gives examples of the TRA’s support of the various historical sites associated with the life of Roosevelt.
A drawing of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Historical Site and photographs of John A. Gable with members of the faculty of Richland College and with TRA President William Johnston and David McCullough are included in the report.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1982
John A. Gable provides a comprehensive report on the work of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in 1979. He details the TRA’s support of Bulloch Hall in Georgia, Youngs Memorial Cemetery and the adjacent Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary in Oyster Bay, and the American Museum of Natural History. Gable also reports on the association’s support of student essay and speaking contests, additions to the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University, and the Roosevelt Genealogical Project. He closes with an assertion that the United States is “in the midst of what can be called a ‘Roosevelt revival'” given the rise in membership of the TRA and the publication of a number of significant works on Roosevelt in 1979, most significantly Edmund Morris’s The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt.
A photograph of a bust of Theodore Roosevelt is found on the third page of the report.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1980
John A. Gable summarizes the symposium held at Harvard University to mark the one hundred year anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt’s graduation, and describes the Roosevelt collection in the Harvard libraries. He notes the scholarship of Sylvia Jukes Morris and Frederick W. Marks, and he details the outcome of the annual Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) essay contest at the New Rochelle, New York high school. He closes the “News and Notes” column with a plug for the TRA Journal and an invitation to join the association.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1980
Executive Director John A. Gable gives a comprehensive report on the work of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) during 1978. He notes an increase in both membership and contributions, and details the day-to-day work of answering phone and letter inquiries about Theodore Roosevelt. In addition to covering aspects of established programs like the student essay and speaking contests and support of research grants made by the American Museum of Natural History, he details the programs surrounding the twenty-fifth anniversary of Sagamore Hill as a public house museum, the TRA’s support of Bulloch Hall, the home of Roosevelt’s mother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, in Roswell, Georgia, and the Roosevelt Genealogical Project.
Two photographs and one illustration are included as part of this article. One photograph shows John A. Gable, Executive Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association, presenting a check to Emmett Rushin of the Roswell (Georgia) Historic Preservation Committee; the other is of Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) President Howard T. Hogan. The illustration is of the front cover of the TRA’s book, Sagamore Hill: An Historical Guide.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1979
John A. Gable opens the “News and Notes” column with further thoughts on the passing of Leonard W. Hall, who served as a Congressman from Long Island and in various capacities with the Theodore Roosevelt Association. He describes a “Teddy Day” celebration held by the New York City Police Department in honor of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the 42nd Precinct Station House, notes the 1979 winner of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Essay Contest in New Rochelle, New York, and describes events at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace and Inaugural sites. Gable lists some of the recent scholarship done on Roosevelt, including that of Edmund Morris and David M. Kahn.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1979
John A. Gable reports on the work and achievements of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) for 1977. He notes a rise in membership and dues during the past year and discusses the many requests for help that the TRA office received from those pursuing work on Theodore Roosevelt. The report provides brief summaries of the work of the TRA that is covered in more detail in separate articles in this and past issues, such as the renovation and restoration of the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site and the visit to the White House by a delegation from the TRA.
The report also covers the annual student contests sponsored by the TRA, the research grants awarded by the American Museum of Natural History, the Association’s support of Youngs Memorial Cemetery and the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary for birds in Oyster Bay, and publications, such as the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, produced by the TRA.
A photograph of John A. Gable and P. James Roosevelt talking to President Jimmy Carter at the White House accompanies the report.
Brief notice announcing the winner of the 1977 Theodore Roosevelt Essay Contest at Long Island University.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1978
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 1976. Many of these initiatives are covered in more detail in individual articles in this issue of the Journal. The two longest sections of the report cover the expansion of the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, exhibits, and reading spaces at the Harvard University libraries and the project to restore the neighborhood surrounding the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site in New York City. The report also covers the annual student contests sponsored by the TRA, the research grants awarded by the American Museum of Natural History, and the publications, such as the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, produced by the TRA.
A listing of the officers of the TRA is included in the report.
A photograph of TRA President P. James Roosevelt with Trustee Dorothy Horton McGee at the Annual Meeting and another of two children admiring a bust of Theodore Roosevelt at the Roosevelt Birthplace accompany the report.
Brief notice announcing the winner of the 1977 Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) Essay Contest at New Rochelle High School in New Rochelle, New York. The notice names the winner, Tze-Chiang Meng, as well as the representatives of the TRA who attended the ceremony.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1977