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

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.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

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.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

The front cover of the Spring-Summer, 1986 issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal features a photograph of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. An inside note records that this was Theodore Roosevelt’s favorite picture of his wife, and that he referred to it as the ‘goddess’ picture. The back cover features a photograph of Roosevelt’s home at Sagamore Hill.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1986

Article on the documentary “The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt” which provides a history of the production of the film and lists its producers and actors, including members of the Roosevelt family. The article also discusses the role of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in making the film, especially that of its Executive Director, John A. Gable. It also covers the many different kinds of films and filming techniques used in the production of the documentary. Most of the article consists of reviews of the film found in twelve different newspapers from across the United States.

A photograph of Theodore Roosevelt used in the film, a recreated scene of the Roosevelt family at Sagamore Hill, and a photograph of Gable in a cameo role supplement the article. A listing of the officers of the TRA along with the members of its executive committee appears on the fourth page of the article.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Advertisement and membership application for the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) listing membership categories and costs. The ad features pictures of the Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Sites as well as both sides of the TRA medallion. The advertisement additionally lists several facts about the founding of the TRA, its accomplishments, and its outreach efforts.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1986

Advertisement and membership application for the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) listing membership categories and costs. The ad features pictures of the Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Sites as well as both sides of the TRA medallion. The advertisement additionally lists several facts about the founding of the TRA, its accomplishments, and its outreach efforts.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1986

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.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Advertisement and membership application for the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) listing membership categories and costs. The ad features pictures of the Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Sites as well as both sides of the TRA medallion. The advertisement additionally lists several facts about the founding of the TRA, its accomplishments, and its outreach efforts.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1987

The front cover of the Spring 1987 Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal depicts Theodore Roosevelt sitting at a desk in his Sagamore Hill study. The back cover shows an image of his Nobel Peace Prize diploma.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1987

Advertisement and membership application for the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) listing membership categories and costs. The ad features pictures of the Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Sites as well as both sides of the TRA medallion. The advertisement additionally lists several facts about the founding of the TRA, its accomplishments, and its outreach efforts.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1987

This edition of “News and Notes” features an obituary of Jessica Van Ausdall Kraft who served as the personal secretary to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, Curator of Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, and in various roles with the Theodore Roosevelt Association. The section also explains the decision of Harold and Sheila Schafer of Medora, North Dakota, to found the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation to run the various motels and shops in the tourist town formerly run by Harold Schafer’s Gold Seal Company. “News and Notes” closes with an announcement about a new musical, “Teddy and Alice,” which depicts the life of President Theodore Roosevelt and his daughter Alice Roosevelt Longworth in the White House.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1987

Advertisement and membership application for the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) listing membership categories and costs. The ad features pictures of the Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Sites as well as both sides of the TRA medallion. The advertisement additionally lists several facts about the founding of the TRA, its accomplishments, and its outreach efforts.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1987

Advertisement and membership application for the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) listing membership categories and costs. The ad features pictures of the Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Sites as well as both sides of the TRA medallion.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1984

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.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Much of this edition of the “News and Notes” section revisits and elaborates on articles published in this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. “The TR Exhibit at the Johnson Library” quotes from the remarks made by William Davison Johnston, President of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), at the library, notes the gifts given by the TRA to Lady Bird Johnson, and promotes the exhibit’s catalogue. The section also provides excerpts from a letter written by the leadership of the TRA to President Ronald Reagan thanking him for visiting the graves of General Theodore Roosevelt and Quentin Roosevelt in June 1984, and it notes that this issue of the journal is dedicated to Jean Schermerhorn Roosevelt.

The section also touches on some of the awards given to high school students by the TRA and highlights talks on Roosevelt presented at Lamar University in Texas and at Sagamore Hill. It also revisits the TRA Police Award ceremony in New York City and cites the contributions of Paul Russell Cutright and the National Geographic Society to the article on President Roosevelt’s conservation record.

An illustration of a bronze medallion depicting Theodore Roosevelt, two photographs of Lady Bird Johnson, and a photograph of Roosevelt speaking are found in the section.

Advertisement and membership application for the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) listing membership categories and costs. The ad features pictures of the Sagamore Hill and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Sites as well as both sides of the TRA medallion.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1984

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

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.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1985

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.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1985

History of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal awarded by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA). The article highlights twenty-one of the winners, lists the thirteen different fields of endeavor for which individuals are honored, and details the design of the medal by James Earle Fraser.  It also discusses the various venues at which the Medal has been awarded. An illustration of both sides of the medal accompanies the article.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1985