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President Roosevelt wishes Captain Pierce well in his work with the Intercollegiate Athletic Association, but is unable to participate in Pierce’s proposed plan.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-12-12
Terrence C. Brown, Executive Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), remarks that 2012 will be an important year for the TRA just as 1912 was significant in the life of Theodore Roosevelt. Brown notes that an exhibit on the 1912 campaign will appear at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site in New York City, and he highlights the TRA’s work in updating the museum onboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt and the headquarters of the NCAA in Indianapolis, Indiana. Brown also lists some of the work undertaken by regional chapters of the TRA and trips planned for its members to Cuba and Panama. A photograph of Brown as a boy dressed as a cowboy supplements the text.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2011
Terrence C. Brown stresses the variety of programs offered and groups reached by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA). He notes the connection of Theodore Roosevelt with the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the National Rifle Association, and he highlights the TRA public speaking competitions, police awards, and Teddy Bears for Kids. Brown also lists the conferring of the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize, the work of the Roosevelt Study Center in the Netherlands, and the stewardship of the homes of Roosevelt, Sagamore Hill and the birthplace in New York City.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2012
Brief notice about the founding of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 1906 and about its highest award, the Theodore Roosevelt Award or “Teddy,” first presented in 1967.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1984
In this edition of “News and Notes,” John A. Gable notes the most recent publications on Theodore Roosevelt, quotes extensively from a news release from the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site about a children’s play, Teddy Roosevelt, performed there, and details the workings and the results of the annual Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest for the New York City public high schools. He also gives a brief history of the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s Theodore Roosevelt Award and notes some of the past winners as well as the winner of the “Teddy” for 1981, Art Linkletter.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1981
Brief notice about how Theodore Roosevelt helped create the National Collegiate Athletic Association by calling a White House conference in 1905 to address issues in college football. The article focuses on an annual award given by the Association, the Theodore Roosevelt Award or “Teddy,” to a distinguished citizen who was a college athlete. The notice provides a list of award winners since 1967 and lists those who made up the prize committee in 1977.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1977