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Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt between January 1879 to December 1883. Notable events include Theodore Roosevelt’s engagement and marriage to Alice Hathaway Lee, his appointment to the New York State Legislature, and his first visit and buffalo hunt in North Dakota.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from January 1871 to December 1878. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s trip to Europe and Egypt, Roosevelt’s entrance to Harvard, the death of Theodore “Thee” Roosevelt, Roosevelt’s trip to Maine, and Roosevelt meeting Alice Hathaway Lee.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from October 1858 to December 1870. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s involvement in the American Civil War, Theodore Roosevelt meeting John Hay as a child, and the Roosevelt family’s first European trip.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Bulletin of the Mountaineers society. Contains an itinerary of the 1913 outing to the Olympic Mountains and the summiting of Mount Olympus, a report on a gift of Alpine seeds that has been gifted to the society, and notices of upcoming meetings and walks sponsored by the society.
Olympic National Park
1913-09
Two lines of Mountaineers on the Upper Hoh Glacier, roughly an hour and a half away from the summit pictured in the background.
Olympic National Park
1913-08-11
Mountaineers ascending a steep slope of Mount Seattle.
Olympic National Park
1913-08-07
Party of mountaineers below the Seattle glacier
Olympic National Park
1913-08-07
Party of mountaineers on the banks of the Elwha River at the second crossing.
Olympic National Park
1913-08
Chronological itinerary of the 1913 hike by the Seattle Mountaineers through the Olympic Mountains, noting the different distances hiked, elevations attained, and camps established.
Olympic National Park
Unknown
Fritz R. Gordner recalls his August 28, 1960, climb of Devils Tower with his friend Fred Weiss. Gordner details the equipment and techniques used to scale the rock formation, and he describes the ascent and descent of the famous monolith. Gordner’s essay is followed by a piece by Michael F. Moran that lists some of Gordner’s subsequent climbs and describes his involvement with the Theodore Roosevelt Association. Two photographs of Gordner and Weiss atop Devils Tower accompany the essay.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2019
Photograph shows President Thedore Roosevelt and others hiking in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1908-11-14
Photograph showing full-length portrait of a young Theodore Roosevelt, standing, holding a long wooden handled ice axe.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1880
Photograph shows Theodore Roosevelt sitting on large stone on mountain top at Glacier Point in California.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1904
A description of the Camp Fire Club of America’s standard of honors program including the class systems, areas of skill, and a list of honors awarded to individuals.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-03-10
The trip through Switzerland has been happy, and the mountaineering has put Theodore Roosevelt in “splendid condition.” Alice Lee Roosevelt was less enthusiastic about traveling by mule. They visited Geneva and Basel. Strasbourg Cathedral has been a highlight, especially the cathedral’s astronomical clock. Traveling has been comfortable, and nothing has been lost.
1881-08-12
Vignettes show accidents taking place in various forms of recreation. At center is an automobile accident involving a horse-drawn carriage. Surrounding scenes show golf and baseball, hunting and fishing, and mountain climbing.
“Wreckreation,” the second major contribution to Puck by the forgotten master Harry Grant Dart, is not a political cartoon but social commentary verging on grim humor.
His centerspread theme-and-variations addresses the dubious pleasures, if not the dangers, of popular sports and pastimes of the day.
President Taft climbs a mountain labeled “White House Glacier” with members of his campaign committee hanging from ropes attached to his waist. On the left are “Crane, Penrose,” and the Republican elephant, and on the right are “Sherman, Barnes, [and] Root,” who is driving a piece of heavy machinery. Caption: What can Taft do? They are his guides and he is tied to them.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1912-10-02
Theodore Roosevelt, age 11, writes to Edith Kermit Carow, describing his visit to snow-covered Mount Vesuvius.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1870-01-01
Writing from Dresden, Theodore Roosevelt informs Godey that he has not written sooner because he does not have much to write about and describes life in Dresden as monotonous. He comments on Godey’s letter about mountain climbing and also discusses his living conditions. Roosevelt also mentions an incident when he forgot his keys and had to go two days without a change of clothing.
1873-09-23
Theodore Roosevelt writes to his sister Anna about his mountain climbing experience on the Matterhorn during his honeymoon with Alice Lee Roosevelt. He expresses how difficult it was, but also how refreshing it felt.
1881-08-05