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Hand-held fan with a poem printed on the front and song lyrics on the back. The front of the fan features portraits of presidents George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Calvin Coolidge above a printed poem, “A Real American.” The reverse side features the lyrics to “The Star Spangled Banner” and “America.”
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1923-1929
Sheet music for “Andy Gump,” a novelty song from 1923 featuring the cartoon art of Sidney Smith. The song casts Gump as one of the greatest, but often forgotten, men in America. The song lists a number of well-known Americans, including Theodore Roosevelt.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1923
Black and white postcard featuring the heads of eleven United States presidents superimposed on to the bodies of football players. From left to right pictured are: Herbert Hoover, Calvin Coolidge, Woodrow Wilson, William McKinley, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, Warren G. Harding, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In the background is the United States Capitol.
1933-1943
Color postcard featuring pre and post construction images of Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
Unknown
This postcard includes portraits of American presidents who served from 1850 until 1904. The card is light green with a darker green trim and published by Moller, Kokeritz, and Company.
1906
This postcard features black and white illustrated portraits and the dates in office of all twenty-five United States presidents through Theodore Roosevelt.
1901-1909
This postcard features black and white illustrated portraits and the dates in office of all twenty-five United States presidents through Theodore Roosevelt.
1901-1909
This black and white postcard features illustrated portraits and the dates in office of all twenty-five United States presidents through Theodore Roosevelt.
1901-1909
This color postcard features illustrated portraits and the dates in office of all twenty-five United States presidents through Theodore Roosevelt. George Washington is featured prominently in the center of the postcard.
1901-1909
Sepia-tone postcard with oval portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and George Washington in the foreground and two American flags behind. The unknown sender writes that they have found accommodations at Vanderbilt House.
1912-09-05
Theodore Roosevelt appreciates the editorial responding to the statement in President Taft’s Decoration Day address that the horrors of war necessarily outweigh the benefits that may come of it. Roosevelt agrees with James Andrew Drain in opposing such a statement. He also states that death is not the worst of all possible evils. Rather, “No man is fit to live unless he is ready to quit life for adequate cause.”
1911-06-19
William H. H. Llewellyn used a letter from Theodore Roosevelt in support of General Wood’s presidential campaign while speaking in Indiana. Llewellyn believes that Wood’s intimate knowledge of Latin Americans makes him especially suited for the presidency.
1920-05-13
President Roosevelt has confidentially told Gutzon Borglum that he will be visiting Mount Rushmore. Borglum plans to officially unveil the “great heads” of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln during the visit. He suggests that Representative Greenway could deliver a speech.
1936-07-13
Gutzon Borglum outlines the original philosophy and purpose behind the selection of the figures for Mount Rushmore National Memorial.
1936-05-13
This is an eight page newspaper, plus one single, unnumbered, additional page from the same edition. The article titled “Sentenced to Death” is a detailed article about the sentencing of Leon Czolgosz. Page two contains a “Medical Paper’s View” which describes President William McKinley’s care and his cause of death, and an article titled “Stories of Roosevelt” which includes anecdotes about Theodore Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site
1901-09-27
Superintendent Taylor reviews the rules, judging, and awards for the Mount Rushmore inscription contest.
1934-03-22
A manuscript, created for a Mount Rushmore inscription contest, covering key events in American history.
1935-04-22
Manuscript summarizing the westward expansion and development of the United States. The text was created as part of a contest to decide on an inscription to be placed at Mount Rushmore.
Unknown
Report on costs, materials, and labor needed for the completion of Mount Rushmore National Memorial. Report includes estimated costs and timeline for completion of each figure, labor costs for each employee, and inventory and costs of new equipment and maintenance.
1935
Legislation creating the Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission and laying out its powers and responsibilities. The purpose of the commission is to complete the carving of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial consisting of “heroic figures of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Roosevelt.”
1929-02-25