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Brochure from the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site in Buffalo, New York. Roosevelt took the oath of office in the house of Ansley Wilcox after the assassination of President McKinley.
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List of events for the Theodore Roosevelt Centennial and descriptions of New York locations associated with Theodore Roosevelt which can be visited by the public.
1958-06
Fourteen topics across eleven pages comprise this edition of the “News and Notes” section. The section covers some of the Theodore Roosevelt Association’s (TRA) annual awards, including police awards, and the public speaking contests in and around New York City. It highlights the passing of Sarah Alden Derby Gannett, a grand daughter of Theodore Roosevelt, author Michael Teague, and Teddie R. Bell Kaltenbacher, a girl famously named after Roosevelt. “News and Notes” also provides updates on the effort to secure Roosevelt the Medal of Honor, the schedule for the “Theodore Roosevelt: Icon of the American Century” exhibit of the National Portrait Gallery, and production of the index for volume XXII of the TRA Journal.
Six photographs, three from the police award ceremonies, two from the speaking contests, and one of the Gannett family, supplement the text.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1999
Brief report on the 2013 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in Buffalo, New York, which included seven speakers, tours of Buffalo historical sites, and the conferring of three TRA awards. Most of the report consists of a photo album of fifty-six photographs of the various sites, speakers, attendees, award winners, and dignitaries.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2014
Comprehensive index to the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal for 2011 and 2012. The index contains a listing of persons as subjects and authors, including authors of articles and book reviews, as well as a listing of the authors of the books under review. The index also includes a listing of topics covered in articles and announcements. A guide to the pictures found in the issues makes up parts of the last two pages of the index. Each alphabetical entry is followed by its corresponding volume, issue, and page number(s).
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2013
Terrence C. Brown, Executive Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), reports on the many meetings he has had with representatives of various sites associated with Theodore Roosevelt, such as Sagamore Hill and the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site. Brown also notes the locales around the nation and globe which will host members of the TRA for meetings and tours, and he highlights the creation of an illustration of Roosevelt available only to members of the TRA. A photograph of Brown as a five year old boy accompanies the column.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2011
Comprehensive index to the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal for 2009 and 2010. The index contains a listing of persons as subjects and authors, including authors of articles and book reviews, as well as a listing of the authors of the books under review. The index also includes a listing of topics covered in articles and announcements. A guide to the pictures found in the issues makes up parts of the last two pages of the index. Each alphabetical entry is followed by its corresponding volume, issue, and page number(s).
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2011
Announcement about a symposium exploring the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt that was originally scheduled for September 2001 but was cancelled due to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The announcement lists the sponsors of the symposium, some of its optional events, and provides hotel information.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2002
Announcement about a symposium exploring the presidency of Theodore Roosevelt that was originally scheduled for September 2001 but was cancelled due to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The announcement lists the sponsors of the symposium, some of its optional events, and provides hotel information.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2002
Christina Rainsford recalls her childhood memories of observing Theodore Roosevelt and his family while on vacation near Mount Marcy in upstate New York. She describes the events surrounding Roosevelt’s notification that he must return to Buffalo, New York, to assume the Presidency upon the death of President William McKinley.
An illustration of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site and a handwritten message from Eilhu Root to Roosevelt supplement the article. This article also appears in the Summer 1981 issue, volume 7, #3, of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal under the title “A Momentous Ride: Theodore Roosevelt Becomes President Eighty Years Ago.”
Comprehensive index to the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal from its inception in 1975 through 2000. The index contains a listing of persons as subjects, topics, places, and authors, including authors of articles and book reviews, as well as a listing of the authors of the books under review. A guide to the pictures found in the issues makes up the last seven pages of the index.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2001
Hudders, Shirley; Paul, Margaret, 1915-2011; Quackenbush, Molly
Vice President Theodore Roosevelt addresses the opening of the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, on May 20, 1901. Roosevelt makes a point of directing some of his remarks to those attending from Canada and to the republics of Latin America, and he emphasizes that he believes in the Monroe Doctrine. In addressing his fellow Americans, Roosevelt notes that the rapid industrial development underway will produce benefits and many problems, and he stresses that the nation’s citizens will need virtue and hard work to overcome them.
A photograph of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site and a painting of Roosevelt as the Colonel of the Rough Riders accompany the speech.
The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site in Buffalo, New York, provided the venue for the conferring of two annual awards on September 13, 1996: the Theodore Roosevelt Association Police Award for Western New York and the Theodore Roosevelt Exemplary Citizenship Award. The article describes the setbacks suffered by the winner of the police award, Kenneth M. Bienko, and it lists a number of the dignitaries in attendance at the awards luncheon.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1997
This edition of “News and Notes” details the annual police awards conferred by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in Dallas, New York City, and on Long Island, New York. It also reviews the results of the TRA Public Speaking Contests held in New York City and Long Island. The section updates readers on the status of Pine Knot, Theodore Roosevelt’s retreat in Virginia, and it promotes a two part documentary on Roosevelt to be aired on PBS in October 1996. “News and Notes” highlights the annual Fourth of July celebration in Oyster Bay, New York, and notes the retirement of Barbara Brandt from her post at the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site in Buffalo, New York.
The section also features an excerpt from a speech about Roosevelt given by Elihu Root in 1919, and it features four extracts from Roosevelt’s writings and addresses under the title of “TR Said…”. Six photographs appear in the section as does an illustration of Sagamore Hill done by architect Tuck Harvey.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1996
The conferring of the annual Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) police awards for New York City, Boston, and Western New York state opens this edition of the “News and Notes” section. The accomplishments of each of the winners are detailed as are the ceremonies marking each award. A report on the TRA’s annual meeting and dinner follows with details of its speakers, field trips, and annual elections. The conferring of the TRA’s Junior Officer Leadership Award for a member of the crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt is highlighted, and the section reprints an address by Edith Derby Williams given at the annual meeting.
Other news from the section includes the marking of twenty years as Executive Director of the TRA by John A. Gable; the awarding of the annual natural history research grants by the American Museum of Natural History; and the passing of TRA Trustee Oren Root. New York Governor George E. Pataki’s admiration for Theodore Roosevelt is noted as are the accomplishments of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and his son, Quentin, on the fiftieth anniversary of the invasion of Normandy in World War II. “News and Notes” also trumpets recent works on Theodore Roosevelt by Caleb Carr, H. Paul Jeffers, and Joseph R. Ornig.
Eleven photographs appear in the section, including eight from the annual meeting, two from the police awards ceremonies, and one of Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. with his son Quentin.
This edition of “News and Notes” covers a variety of topics such as the conferral of the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize and the results of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) Public Speaking Contests. The section also notes the seventy-fifth anniversary of the death of Theodore Roosevelt and the birth of the TRA, and it highlights the naming of a new commanding officer for the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Updates on Pine Knot, the TRA Journal indexing, and the need for volunteers at both Sagamore Hill and the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace are noted. An obituary for Grace Green Roosevelt McMillian also appears in the section.
Photographs in “News and Notes” include one of some of the leadership of the TRA at Pine Knot; the winner of the TRA Public Speaking Contest for New York City; and one of John Burroughs and Theodore Roosevelt in Yellowstone National Park (incorrectly identified as Yosemite). A listing of the members of the executive committee of the TRA also appears in the section.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1993-1994
The combined “Books” and “Book Notes” sections contain four lengthy reviews, a brief review essay, and a notice about five works related to the life of Theodore Roosevelt. It also includes a short excerpt from Roosevelt’s writings on conservation and a report by Wallace Finley Dailey on the status of the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University. Christopher Volpe praises Edward Renehan’s biography of John Burroughs and highlights Burroughs’s friendships with Roosevelt and the poet Walt Whitman. Volpe notes that Burroughs was a very popular figure as a nature writer in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, but that he fell into obscurity after his death in 1921.
John A. Gable admires the cartoons and commentary found in J. David Valaik’s Theodore Roosevelt, An American Hero in Caricature which reproduces forty-seven caricatures of Roosevelt found in the pages of Puck magazine. Gable also favors Caleb Carr’s historical novel, The Alienist, which revolves around Roosevelt’s tenure as Police Commissioner of New York City. Gable, deeply skeptical of fictional portrayals of Roosevelt, finds Carr’s treatment “entirely accurate,” and he notes how other characters that people the novel have roots in real persons.
James G. Lewis reviews Char Miller’s Gifford Pinchot: The Evolution of an American Conservationist and notes that the work challenges the established view of the relationship between Pinchot and John Muir. Lewis says that Miller is “writing revisionist environmental history” by providing a nuanced portrait of Pinchot. Some of the selections as well as some of the commentary found in Mario R. Di Nunzio’s Theodore Roosevelt: An American Mind are questioned by the anonymous reviewer.
Wallace Finley Dailey, Curator of the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University, provides a detailed update on manuscript and book additions to the collection; the use of the collection holdings by numerous authors; and the adoption of new computer based cataloging technology. Dailey also discusses fundraising efforts, exhibitions using the collection materials, and donations from members of the Roosevelt family. Photographs of Burroughs, Pinchot, Carr, and Valiak appear in the sections along with a view of the Theodore Roosevelt Gallery at Harvard.
Photograph of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site in Buffalo, New York.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1979-05-09
This sprawling edition of “News and Notes” encompasses sixteen pages and contains thirty-four parts. The conferring of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) police awards for New York City, Boston, and western New York State opens the section along with a feature on the design of a new medal for the award by sculptor Marc Mellon. News of the ceremonies and outings of the 1993 annual meeting of the TRA in Charlottesville, Virginia, follows with a description of the association’s required elections, a field trip to Pine Knot, and the naming of the Junior Officer of the Year Award for the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The meeting also saw the presentation of the Bertha B. Rose Award to Barbara J. Comstock and historian William Henry Harbaugh.
“News and Notes” also provides a history of Pine Knot, Theodore and Edith Roosevelt’s presidential retreat, discusses the reopening of Sagamore Hill National Historic Site after an extensive renovation, and highlights the contributions of Conrad L. Wirth and Horace M. Albright to both the TRA and the National Park Service. The Roosevelt Study Center in the Netherlands is featured with news of its hosting a conference of European historians; the conferring of the annual Lawrence J. Saunders Awards for essays in American history; and the publication of a book on Dutch-American relations by the Center’s director, Cornelius A. van Minnen. The section closes with a detailed look at the process of compiling a comprehensive article and picture index for the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal from 1975 to 1992 by the staff and volunteers of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site in Buffalo, New York.
Twenty photographs illustrate the section with entire pages devoted to the Boston Police Award ceremonies and the TRA annual meeting.
Buildings connected to Theodore Roosevelt make up much of this edition of the “News and Notes” section. The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) acquired Roosevelt’s presidential retreat in Virginia, Pine Knot, and the federal government renamed the building housing the Office of Personnel Management the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building. “News and Notes” also highlights the premiere of a PBS documentary on the 1992 Rio Roosevelt Expedition; discusses the foreign policy focus of this issue TRA Journal; and notes the inauguration of President Bill Clinton.
Two photographs of Pine Knot and three photographs of the ceremonies at the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building appear in the section.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1992