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A book made for Theodore Roosevelt Jr.’s memorial service at Christ Church in Oyster Bay, New York. It includes sermons from his memorial service, articles written about his death and a citation from the President of the United States. Book is printed on handmade paper at Merchant Marine Rest Center Paper Mill, and from two army shirts worn by Roosevelt Jr.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1944
A photograph of a sketch of Theodore Roosevelt’s funeral by Henry Reuterdahl sent to Theodore Roosevelt Jr. after his father’s death.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1919
President Roosevelt was glad to find that former president Grover Cleveland holds Thomas Goode Jones in such high regard, and is glad to have appointed him as a judge, even though he did this before hearing Cleveland’s opinion. He appreciated Cleveland attending the funeral of former president William McKinley with him.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-10-09
Baron North informs President Roosevelt of the death of Roger A. P. North and sends a local newspaper clipping that covered the funeral.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-11
Pictures of the twelve men that will represent the United States Senate at the funeral of Senator R. A. Alger.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-01-26
Three sequences of the funeral ceremonies held for President William McKinley: Sequence 1: McKinley’s body lay in state in the Rotunda of the Capitol, Washington, D.C., on September 17, 1901; views of officers on horseback, the Artillery Band (wearing dark headdresses), a squadron of cavalry, a battalion of artillery and coast artillery, Marine Band (wearing white helmets), battalion of Marines, civilians carrying umbrellas (may be the diplomatic corps), other civilians, guard of honor, pallbearers, and the horse-drawn hearse all turning the corner off what may be Pennsylvania Avenue on their way to the Capitol; camera pans the hearse, as a procession of carriages turns the corner. Sequence 2: McKinley’s body first lay in state for public viewing in Buffalo, New York, on September 15-16; views of carriages, the horse-drawn hearse, and marchers stopping in front of the Buffalo City Hall; medium close shots of the casket being unloaded from hearse and carried up stairs of City Hall; crowds of mourners lining up to view the body as group of soldiers enters City Hall; camera pans crowd gathered outside as mourners enter and leave City Hall. Unrelated sequence of Washington ceremonies follows; camera pans from different angles of crowds gathered at the east front of the Capitol. Sequence 3: McKinley’s body was conveyed to its final resting place at Canton, Ohio, on September 18-19; views of mounted military units, marching civilians, carriages, and the horse-drawn hearse turning and entering what is probably Westlawn Cemetery where McKinley is buried; military units marching down a street as gathered crowds watch; final pans of mourners, crowds, and soldiers outside the McKinley home in Canton.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
1901
Theodore Roosevelt, in dress suit with coat over arm at rear left, marches in the funeral procession for King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1910-05-20
A typed extract from a letter Theodore Roosevelt wrote David Gray describing his experience as the American special ambassador to the funeral of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1911-10-06
J. Campbell Brandon writes to Theodore Roosevelt to say that he attended the service of Quentin Roosevelt at Roosevelt’s grave site in France.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1918-08-13
A casket draped in the nation’s flag being carried by men to Theodore Roosevelt’s final resting place
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1919-04-23
A casket draped in the nation’s flag being carried by men into the church
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1919-04-23
A crowd milling into the church where Theodore Roosevelt attended services while at Sagamore Hill.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1919-04-23
President Roosevelt was shocked by Frances Folsom Cleveland’s telegram, and sends his sympathies, along with those of his wife, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. Roosevelt asks when the funeral is going to be, and says that if it is on Thursday, Friday, or Sunday he will be able to attend, but has a prior engagement on Saturday that he cannot break.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-06-24
President Roosevelt cannot accept the invitation New York City Mayor McClellan offered, but he will arrange for honor to be shown to George Clinton’s body while it is in Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-16
President Roosevelt regrets that is unable to attend the ceremony surrounding the removal of the body of Vice President George Clinton to his final resting place in New York. He is sending Colonel Chas. S. Bromwell to represent him in the honor guard.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-05-12
President Roosevelt asks Secretary of War Taft if they can organize some sort of public recognition for Arthur W. Ferguson at his funeral. Roosevelt thinks they should pay respect to people who died rendering good service in the Philippines.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-02-04
Roosevelt is pleased and surprised that the South Americans appreciated his attendance at the funeral, though he would not have thought of not going. He wants to make the “little nations” feel that the United States is just as respectful as any other nation, and “careful of their rights as of those of the big nations.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-10-25
President Roosevelt asks Attorney General Moody to be his representative at the reinterment of founding father James Wilson in Philadelphia. Roosevelt knows Moody is very familiar with the accomplishments of Wilson, and would be able to make a speech without too much difficulty.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-26
President Roosevelt was pleased to hear from his cousin, Margaret Roosevelt Kimberly, in spite of the circumstances. He has told another of his cousins, John Ellis Roosevelt, that because of affairs in Congress it is unfortunately not possible for him to attend the funeral of his uncle, Robert Barnwell Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-16
Following a recent telegram he sent, President Roosevelt writes to his cousin, John Ellis Roosevelt, to express his sympathy for the recent death of Robert Barnwell Roosevelt–President Roosevelt’s uncle, and John Ellis Roosevelt’s father. Roosevelt wishes he could attend the funeral, but the circumstances at present in Congress will not allow him to leave Washington, D.C. He asks John to explain the matter to Robert B. Roosevelt, another cousin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-06-14