New York (State)--Oyster Bay--Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Postcard showing Sagamore Hill. A note on the reverse mentions a visit to Sagamore Hill and hearing Theodore Roosevelt speak.

Collection

Marple Collection

Creation Date

1910

Film of the interior of Sagamore Hill. Panning shots of the Front Hall, North Room, and Library, with closeups of some trophies.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1955

Film of the interior of Sagamore Hill. Panning shots of Father’s Dressing Room and the Drawing Room, as well as the Front Hall and North Room. Closeups highlight certain trophies.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1955

Film of the exterior of Sagamore Hill. Closeup of a postage stamp depicting the home followed by several viewing angles of the exterior of the home.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1955

Film of Sagamore Hill. Exterior still and panning shots of the porch from several angles. Interior panning shots of the Drawing Room, Nursery, Dining Room, Mother’s Room, Father’s Dressing Room, North Room, Front Hall, and Library. Closeups highlight certain household objects and trophies.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1955

Various pieces of commonly known footage of Theodore Roosevelt from different times and places compiled into one film. He is seen speaking to and greeting guests at Sagamore Hill, and posing with Navy officers. The footage begins with a shot of ruined buildings, likely damaged in World War I. For unknown reasons, a shot of William F. Cody giving his Indian Scout handshake to a line of visitors is inserted near the middle of the footage.

Collection

Sherman Grinberg Film Collection

Creation Date

1955

Howard Ehrlich of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) describes the visit of Albertine Bloemendal, the 2009 winner of the Theodore Roosevelt American History Award from the Netherlands, to Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. Ehrlich notes other members of the TRA who spent time with Bloemendal, and he highlights the tour he gave of Sagamore Hill.

Article that relays the mission statement and purpose of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA). It also gives examples of the TRA’s work such as the preservation of historic sites associated with Theodore Roosevelt and the collection of documents and films relating to his life. It notes other work of the association such as publishing and sponsoring student contests, and it touches on its governance and leadership.

An illustration of Roosevelt’s head appears in the upper right corner of the article box.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Susan Sarna discusses the death of Quentin Roosevelt in World War I and its effect on his father, Theodore Roosevelt. Sarna reveals that Sagamore Hill National Historic Site will feature an exhibit on Quentin Roosevelt at its Old Orchard Museum. The notice includes two photographs of Quentin Roosevelt and one of Theodore Roosevelt as well as photographs of a uniform and a suit belonging to each man respectively.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2018

The front cover of Theodore Roosevelt’s 1915 book America and the World War appears on the front cover of this issue and a photograph of Roosevelt sitting in a chair in front of the piazza at Sagamore Hill appears on the back cover.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1918

Susan Sarna describes the poor state of Theodore Roosevelt’s health in the last year of his life, and she also details how the sculptor James Earle Fraser created plaster casts of Roosevelt’s face and right hand after his death to serve as molds for future bronze versions of the casts. Two photographs of the plaster face cast, two of the right hand plaster cast, and a photograph of the bronze cast of Roosevelt’s face illustrate the essay.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2018

In a chapter titled “A Most Just and Proper Revolution,” taken from the second volume of his biography of Theodore Roosevelt, Theodore Rex, Edmund Morris details the machinations in Washington, D.C. and Panama that resulted in the revolution against Colombian rule on the Isthmus and the establishment of the independent nation of Panama. Morris describes the careful actions and words of administration figures like Roosevelt and Secretary of State John Hay, and he charts the movement of ships of the United States Navy sent in support of the insurrection. Morris adds to his Panama narrative interludes about the November 1903 elections in the United States, Roosevelt’s visit to Sagamore Hill, and his compilation of a reading list.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2001

The photographer Xiomáro describes the process of photographing Sagamore Hill National Historic Site while it was being emptied and prepared for a major renovation in 2012. Xiomáro recounts his experience photographing another unit of the National Park Service, and he notes how his photographs taken at Sagamore Hill became the basis for an exhibition in Oyster Bay, New York, and at Harvard University. One photograph accompanies the text which is followed by a photo album of eleven color photographs.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2015

The photographer Xiomáro compares the experience of photographing Sagamore Hill National Historic Site when it was practically empty in early 2012 with returning to the site on July 12, 2015, for its grand reopening. Xiomáro describes the crowds and festivities of that day as well as his fortune at wandering through the historic home on the occasion of its reopening. Three color photographs of the reopening ceremonies supplement the text.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2015

Two views of the master bedroom at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site. The front cover photograph shows the room in February 2012 devoid of much of its decoration as the site was about to undergo a major renovation. The back cover features a photograph of the same room on July 12, 2015 just before the site was reopened to the public.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2015-07-12

Charles O. Bishop charts the coverage of Theodore Roosevelt’s family, his second wife Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and his six children, in the pages of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. Bishop provides information on how many articles and photo essays have been published on the family members, and he quotes from the articles. Bishop highlights the work of some Roosevelt family biographers and historians, such as Stacy Cordery and her work on Alice Roosevelt Longworth. Each member of the family, excluding the president, merits a section in the article and only Longworth is not depicted with a photograph.

Four photographs and two front covers from the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal populate the essay.

Gregory A. Wynn charts the history of three rhinoceros inkwells connected to Theodore Roosevelt. One belonged to Roosevelt and has a prominent place on his desk at Sagamore Hill and two others were gifts from Roosevelt to John Callan O’Laughlin and Lawrence F. Abbott, both of whom accompanied Roosevelt on parts of his African safari and European trip in 1909-1910. Wynn notes the manufacturers of the inkwells, their provenance, and he situates them in the context of Roosevelt’s love of big game hunting.

A photograph of Wynn and three photographs of the inkwells supplement the text.

Duane G. Jundt chronicles Theodore Roosevelt’s life-long fascination with birds, extending from his youth to his executive action as president in establishing the nation’s first fifty-one bird preserves. Jundt highlight’s Roosevelt’s penchant for identifying birds by their songs and calls, and he notes Roosevelt’s fondness for the meadowlark and his ability to observe and write eloquently about the birds he encountered. Jundt describes the context that led Roosevelt to establish bird refuges, including the threat to birds posed by the women’s hat industry and his views on presidential power. Jundt concludes his essay with a discussion on Roosevelt’s fondness for birding at his Long Island home, Sagamore Hill.

Two photographs, two Power Point slides created by Jundt, four antique bird conservation card illustrations, and a stereoscope card populate the essay.

Report on the 2016 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in Oyster Bay, New York. The report, accompanied by fourteen photographs and an illustration, briefly describes the major events of the meeting, including the symposium, awards ceremony, annual dinner, and field trips. The report lists the symposium speakers and their topics, award winners, dinner speakers, and meeting organizers. The report is followed by a fifteen page photo album of ninety color photographs showing the various venues, including Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, speakers, guests, award winners, and dignitaries in attendance.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2017

Nancy-Dabney Jackson examines the private life of her grandmother, Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. She focuses on Roosevelt’s life after the death of her husband, Theodore Roosevelt. Jackson looks at Roosevelt’s church attendance, her love of gardening and the outdoors, and her devotion to reading. She notes that Roosevelt wore mourning black after her husband’s death and that she remained an intensely private person. Two photographs of Roosevelt appear in the article.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1999