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James Yereance encloses a program from the memorial service of John B. Devins and asks Theodore Roosevelt to send a tribute to Devins that can be read at the service and published in The Observer. Yereance mentions that their mutual friend Jacob A. Riis has sent in his own remarks and wishes Mrs. Edith Roosevelt well after a recent fall.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-05
Secretary of State Hay’s older brother, Augustus L. Hay, has died. Hay tells President Roosevelt about their boyhood. Hay eulogizes his brother as a man of integrity and self-sacrifice.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-16
Theodore Roosevelt is glad that Oliver Bainbridge liked the “few words” he spoke about Earl Kitchener. Roosevelt says that “from a national standpoint his death was a real tragedy; yet from his own standpoint how could a man die better.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1916-06-23
Theodore Roosevelt thanks Reverend Grant for the letter and shares his memories of Richard Heber Newton, former pastor of All Souls’ Church in New York City. Newton died on December 19, 1914.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1915-01-22
President Roosevelt wishes he could be present at a meeting where Harry Rubens is scheduled to speak in honor of the late Carl Schurz. As he cannot, he writes to Rubens to tell him of his own appreciation of Schurz’s memory, saying that Schurz upheld the policies of Abraham Lincoln in every arena he was in, and that he was a champion of civil service reform and sound money.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-28
President Roosevelt regrets not being able to be present at the meeting in honor of the late Carl Schurz, and instead hopes to be able to express his appreciation for Schurz through Harry Rubens. Roosevelt praises Schurz as having upheld the policies of Abraham Lincoln and as having been a champion of civil service reform and sound money policy. He also holds Schurz’s biographies of Lincoln and Henry Clay in high regard, as well as his other writings.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-28
President Roosevelt praises a recent speech made by Senator Lodge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-17
President Roosevelt sends Thomas Jefferson Henderson, member of the board of managers for the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, a message of sympathy following the death of Henderson’s fellow board-member Martin T. McMahon. Roosevelt praises McMahon’s service, and comments that he will be difficult to replace.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-04-23
Frank Basil Tracy of the Boston Evening Transcript asks Theodore Roosevelt if he would write a tribute to the recently deceased Judge Francis C. Lowell.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-06
Augusta Saint-Gaudens tells President Roosevelt that she and her son, Homer Saint-Gaudens, greatly appreciated the tribute that Roosevelt gave to her late husband, Augustus Saint-Gaudens, at his memorial.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-12-18
The front cover of the issue features a 1930 poster promoting Gifford Pinchot in his campaign for Governor of Pennsylvania. The poster features an posthumous endorsement from and the signature of Theodore Roosevelt. Page one of a eulogy for Roosevelt written by Pinchot for the Journal of Forestry in February 1919 appears on the back cover.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1930
Char Miller recounts the friendship and working relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot, and he gives an introduction to a eulogy Pinchot wrote for the Journal of Forestry after Roosevelt’s death in early 1919. In the eulogy, Pinchot discusses the important role that Roosevelt played in establishing the United States Forest Service and in greatly expanding the scope of federally protected forest land.
Three photographs, including two of Pinchot, a 1912 campaign poster supporting Roosevelt, and a page from the Journal of Forestry eulogy supplement the article. The text includes the complete eulogy penned by Pinchot.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2017
Philip J. Roosevelt delivers a eulogy at the funeral of his father, P. James Roosevelt, a former president of the Theodore Roosevelt Association. Roosevelt remarks on his father’s love of storytelling, sailing, and Fourth of July celebrations. Two photographs of P. James Roosevelt, including a full page one, accompany the eulogy.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1998-12-05
Michael B. Brennan delivers a eulogy about Theodore Roosevelt to the Spectacle Club of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In doing so, Brennan provides a biography of Roosevelt, noting the highlights of his career, and he quotes extensively from Roosevelt’s second inaugural address. A photograph of Roosevelt visiting with workers at the Panama Canal supplements the text.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2007-04-20
Frances Webb Roosevelt, widow of one of President Theodore Roosevelt’s grandsons, died on September 11, 1995. The obituary gives an account of how she met Quentin Roosevelt (II), son of Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, during World War II, and mentions Roosevelt’s military career during the war. After Quentin Roosevelt’s death in 1948, Frances Webb Roosevelt returned to live in Oyster Bar, New York, with her children. She was a talented painter, was active in her community, and frequently represented the Roosevelt family at events. A eulogy was given at her funeral by her son-in-law, Massachusetts Governor William F. Weld.
A photograph of Frances Webb Roosevelt, taken by her daughter, appears on the first page of the obituary.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1996
Richard E. Oldenburg emphasizes the personal side of Peter R. Fisher in his eulogy at Fisher’s funeral. Oldenburg notes Fisher’s love of history as manifested in his substantial library, his love of old homes, and his undergraduate studies. He says that in a world divided between hosts and guests, Fisher was a host who greatly enjoyed the company of his friends. A photograph of Fisher with his wife Cary Fox Fisher at the wedding of their daughter accompanies the eulogy.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1985-06-25
In a eulogy for Peter R. Fisher, John A. Gable, Executive Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), examines Fisher’s commitment to the preservation of the history of the Town of Oyster Bay, New York, and the greater Long Island area. Though Fisher belonged to a dozen historical organizations, Gable highlights his work on behalf of the Oyster Bay Historical Society, the Society for the Preservation of Long Island Antiquities, and the TRA.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1985-06-25
Eulogy for former Congressman Leonard W. Hall by Howard T. Hogan, President of the Theodore Roosevelt Association, delivered at Hall’s funeral at Christ Church, Oyster Bay, New York on June 6, 1979.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1979