New York (State)--New York--Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site

The cover of this issue features a photograph of President Ronald Reagan working at a desk under a portrait of Theodore Roosevelt. There is a brief caption and the president’s signature beneath the photograph. The cover page is followed by a page announcing that this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal is a special issue dedicated to the 125th anniversary of Roosevelt’s birth. It features an illustration used on a special commemorative plate designed for the anniversary. It is followed by the Journal‘s first ever table of contents along with a listing of the officers of the association and members of its three major committees. The Journal concludes with a full page political cartoon by Robert Carter depicting Roosevelt with his hand on Uncle Sam’s shoulder. The back cover has a full page photograph of the exterior of the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site in New York City.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1983

History of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) that chronicles the TRA’s work to preserve historic sites associated with Theodore Roosevelt and its work in collecting documents, providing natural history research grants, and publishing books and a journal on Roosevelt.

A photograph of Theodore Roosevelt seated at a desk accompanies the article.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

This edition of “News and Notes” highlights some of the ceremonies marking the 125th anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt’s birth. It details some of the content and arguments put forth in Paul Schullery’s American Bears: Selections from the Writings of Theodore Roosevelt, provides a report on the donations and finances of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) for fiscal year 1982, and reviews a colloquium on historic preservation held at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. The column also covers Roosevelt birthday celebrations in Buffalo, New York, and Tampa, Florida, the annual meeting of the committee overseeing the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University, and the TRA Public Speaking Contest for the New York public high schools. The column concludes with a notice about the Centennial of Medora, North Dakota.

A photograph of Selwa Roosevelt and the logo of the Medora, North Dakota, Centennial appear in the column.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Brief history of the Theodore Roosevelt Association that defines its purpose and work. It lists the historic sites related to Theodore Roosevelt that it has saved and relates its efforts to publish works on Roosevelt as well as support the research of others.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1981

Brief history of the Theodore Roosevelt Association that defines its purpose and work. It lists the historic sites related to Theodore Roosevelt that it has saved and relates its efforts to publish works on Roosevelt as well as support the research of others.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1981

John A. Gable provides a comprehensive report on the work of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in 1981. He details the TRA’s support of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, and he notes the association’s financial support of Youngs Memorial Cemetery, the adjacent Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary in Oyster Bay, and the American Museum of Natural History. Gable also reports on the association’s support of student essay and speaking contests, additions to the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University, and the Roosevelt Genealogical Project. He notes the growth in membership and dues for the TRA, and he lists the articles published in 1981 in the TRA Journal. Gable highlights the work of David McCullough and Edmund Morris on Theodore Roosevelt and gives examples of the TRA’s support of the various historical sites associated with the life of Roosevelt.

A drawing of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Historical Site and photographs of John A. Gable with members of the faculty of Richland College and with TRA President William Johnston and David McCullough are included in the report.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Drawing of the front exterior of the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site in New York City.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1982

Article about the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) that explains its purpose and work, including the preservation of many historical sites associated with Theodore Roosevelt. It touches on the TRA’s support of the American Museum of Natural History, notes its support of Roosevelt scholarship, and highlights some of its past and present leadership.

A drawing of Roosevelt from the neck up appears in the middle of the article.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Report on the 1982 Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest for the New York City public high schools. The report gives a brief history of the contest and lists the administrators, judges, finalists, and winner.

A large drawing of Theodore Roosevelt speaking appears in the report.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

John A. Gable provides a comprehensive report on the work of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in 1979. He details the TRA’s support of Bulloch Hall in Georgia, Youngs Memorial Cemetery and the adjacent Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary in Oyster Bay, and the American Museum of Natural History. Gable also reports on the association’s support of student essay and speaking contests, additions to the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University, and the Roosevelt Genealogical Project. He closes with an assertion that the United States is “in the midst of what can be called a ‘Roosevelt revival'” given the rise in membership of the TRA and the publication of a number of significant works on Roosevelt in 1979, most significantly Edmund Morris’s The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt.

A photograph of a bust of Theodore Roosevelt is found on the third page of the report.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

The annual Theodore Roosevelt Public Speaking Contest sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) was recently conducted among New York City public high schools. The article lists the contest’s finalists, the judges and administrators, and the representatives from the TRA.

Two photographs accompany the article, and they both show members of the TRA with the winner of the contest, Suzy Seferian.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

This article explains the history and work of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) from its beginnings as the Roosevelt Memorial Association in 1919. It notes the association’s efforts to preserve sites important to the life of Theodore Roosevelt such as his birthplace and home. It discusses the TRA’s work with Harvard University, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary in Oyster Bay, New York. The article lists some of the TRA’s publications, notes its sponsorship of student contests, and discusses the governance and leadership of the association.

An advertisement for the Roosevelt Savings Bank of Garden City, New York, listing its various branch offices, follows the article.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

John A. Gable opens this edition of “News and Notes” by quoting from the notice placed in the New York Timesby the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) upon the death of Alice Roosevelt Longworth. He notes the recent work of biographers, historians, and journalists on Theodore Roosevelt, and he details some of his work as Executive Director of the TRA, giving lectures to high school students, taping a cable television program on Roosevelt, and conducting tours of Youngs Cemetery and Sagamore Hill. Gable highlights the support of the Pizza Hut restaurant chain for the Roosevelt Genealogical Project.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1980

This article explains the history and work of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) from its beginnings as the Roosevelt Memorial Association in 1919. It notes the association’s efforts to preserve sites important to the life of Theodore Roosevelt such as his birthplace and home. It discusses the TRA’s work with Harvard University, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary in Oyster Bay, New York. The article lists some of the TRA’s publications, notes its sponsorship of student contests, and discusses the governance and leadership of the association.

An advertisement for the Roosevelt Savings Bank of Garden City, New York, listing its various branch offices, follows the article.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

John A. Gable summarizes the symposium held at Harvard University to mark the one hundred year anniversary of Theodore Roosevelt’s graduation, and describes the Roosevelt collection in the Harvard libraries. He notes the scholarship of Sylvia Jukes Morris and Frederick W. Marks, and he details the outcome of the annual Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) essay contest at the New Rochelle, New York high school. He closes the “News and Notes” column with a plug for the TRA Journal and an invitation to join the association.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1980

This article explains the history and work of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) from its beginnings as the Roosevelt Memorial Association in 1919. It notes the association’s efforts to preserve sites important to the life of Theodore Roosevelt such as his birthplace and home. It discusses the TRA’s work with Harvard University, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary in Oyster Bay, New York. The article lists some of the TRA’s publications, notes its sponsorship of student contests, and discusses the governance and leadership of the association.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1980

John A. Gable opens this edition of the “News and Notes” column by citing reviews of recent works on Theodore Roosevelt by Sylvia Jukes Morris and Frederick W. Marks, and he notes the publication of two other recent works on Roosevelt. He writes of the Theodore Roosevelt Association’s (TRA) defense of Roosevelt’s tenure as Police Commissioner of New York City, notes changes in the leadership of the Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Sites, and highlights the TRA’s support of upgrading Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay, New York.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1980

John A. Gable provides a comprehensive report on the work of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in 1980. He details the TRA’s work to rebuild a bandstand in Oyster Bay, New York, and notes the association’s financial support of Youngs Memorial Cemetery, the adjacent Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary in Oyster Bay, and the American Museum of Natural History. Gable also reports on the association’s support of student essay and speaking contests, additions to the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University, and the Roosevelt Genealogical Project. He notes the growth in membership and dues for the TRA, and he details the assistance the TRA has given to numerous scholars and writers and lists the publications that have emerged from their work. Gable closes by citing examples of the TRA’s support of the various historical sites associated with the life of Theodore Roosevelt.

A photograph of some of the leaders of the Theodore Roosevelt Association along with officials from the Town of Oyster Bay, New York is found on the third page of the report.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

This article explains the history and work of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) from its beginnings as the Roosevelt Memorial Association in 1919. It notes the association’s efforts to preserve sites important to the life of Theodore Roosevelt such as his birthplace and home. It discusses the TRA’s work with Harvard University, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary in Oyster Bay, New York. The article lists some of the TRA’s publications, notes its sponsorship of student contests, and discusses the governance and leadership of the association.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1981

Excerpt from Joseph Bucklin Bishop’s Theodore Roosevelt and His Time about the October 1912 assassination attempt on Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Bucklin covers the shooting, Roosevelt’s speech, his hospitalization, and the motivations of the shooter, John Schrank.

A drawing of Roosevelt’s speech showing the hole made by the assassin’s bullet accompanies the excerpt.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal