The President in the woods, #2
Photograph shows President Thedore Roosevelt and others hiking in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1908-11-14
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The President in the woods, #1
Photograph shows President Theodore Roosevelt and others hiking in a wooded area in Rock Creek Park in Washington, D.C.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1908-11-14
President Roosevelt’s choicest recreation – amid nature’s rugged grandeur on Glacier Point, Yosemite
Photograph shows Theodore Roosevelt, full-length portrait, standing on mountain top.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1903
The hunter Rough Rider amid nature’s grandest scenery in the west
Photograph shows Theodore Roosevelt sitting on large stone on mountain top at Glacier Point in California.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1904
Sangerfield Country Club
Information about the Sangerfield Country Club, including officers, committees, incorporation, constitution, by-laws, house rules, sportsmanship guide, and member directory. The club seeks to encourage and promote interest in the various pleasures of country life and outdoor sports, study of farm management and wildlife conservation, and breeding of livestock and poultry.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1911-04-17
Presentation of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal to Laurance Spelman Rockefeller
Lyman M. Tondel Jr., Vice President of the Theodore Roosevelt Association, presents Laurance Spelman Rockefeller with the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal for his efforts in the field of conservation and the promotion of outdoor activities in the United States. Hermann Hagedorn, executive director of the Association, introduces Rockefeller. Rockefeller speaks briefly about his work on the Outdoor Recreation Report, and discusses both the need to promote the creation of open spaces for people to use in their everyday life, as well as the challenges associated with this. Tondel reads several congratulatory telegrams, and additional brief addresses are given by Anne Lyon Haight, who honors Oscar S. Straus’s tenure as President of the Theodore Roosevelt Association; Ronald F. Lee of the National Park Service, who speaks about the recent transfer of the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace site and Sagamore Hill to the National Park Service; and New York Governor Nelson A. Rockefeller.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt Association
Creation Date
1963-10-27
Environmental statement draft for proposed Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park
This draft of the Environmental Statement for the proposed Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park includes four parts: a summary and description of the proposal for Congress to designate 28,335 acres as wilderness, a description of the environment including geology and plant and animal life, an outline of environmental impact, and an outline of mitigating measures.
Collection
Denver Public Library
Creation Date
1972-09-10
Suggested position: wilderness proposal
Francis J. Wolcott of the Sierra Club makes recommendations regarding several possible wilderness areas within Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park. He notes that the North Dakota Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan suggests that adequate facilities now exist in the area of the Park, and that the Park should not be devoted to activities such as boating, water skiing, or hunting, because they are not the reason the Park has been designated.
Collection
Denver Public Library
Creation Date
1970-12-08
Letter from W. G. Steel to Theodore Roosevelt
W. G. Steel writes to President Roosevelt thanking him for his assistance in getting Crater Lake National Park established. Steel had been working locally for seventeen years working for the area’s preservation. Steel invites the president on a two-week outing to Crater Lake.
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Creation Date
1902-05-10
The welcome camp-fire built for Theodore Roosevelt by the Camp-fire club of America
The Camp-fire Club of America welcomes Theodore Roosevelt on his return to the United States after an African safari and tour of Europe. A poem, with accompanying illustrations and photographs, celebrates Roosevelt’s hunting and recreational achievements. The event’s schedule includes a reception, luncheon, and an address from Roosevelt.
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Creation Date
1910-06-22
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Patty Selmes
Governor Roosevelt had a busy summer but was able to get some rest. The Roosevelt family is doing well. Roosevelt has enjoyed his time as governor and believes he has “succeeded fairly well.” He has not been getting exercise and feels like a “most orthodox middle aged individual.”
Collection
Arizona Historical Society
Creation Date
1899-10-10
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson
Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt updates Robert Harry Munro Ferguson on the health of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and Ted Roosevelt. Roosevelt will see Ferguson while he is in New York. He describes his most recent “Sunday scramble” with the children.
Collection
Arizona Historical Society
Creation Date
1898-01-22
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt is looking forward to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s return. He hopes Ferguson will visit this winter. Roosevelt recounts his recent hiking endeavors with various companions.
Collection
Arizona Historical Society
Creation Date
1897-11-01
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson
Commissioner Roosevelt describes the Boone and Crockett Club dinner and Kermit Roosevelt’s antics. He has not been getting much exercise but takes the eldest children for walks on Sundays and goes horseback riding with Senator Lodge. Politics are at a “fever beat” and Roosevelt is enjoying it but wishes he could go on a wilderness expedition with Robert Harry Munro Ferguson.
Collection
Arizona Historical Society
Creation Date
1894-01-31
Personal diary of Theodore Roosevelt, 1878
Diary of Theodore Roosevelt for the year 1878. Roosevelt attended Harvard College and spent the summer in Oyster Bay, New York, and on an expedition in Maine. The major event of the year was the death of Roosevelt’s father. Roosevelt reflects on the death of his father many times throughout the year. The diary concludes with notes on Roosevelt’s personal finances and his “game record” for the year.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1878
Personal diary of Theodore Roosevelt, 1879
Diary of Theodore Roosevelt for the year 1879. Roosevelt attended Harvard College, spent the summer in Oyster Bay, New York, and went on two expeditions to Maine. The diary concludes with notes on Roosevelt’s personal finances and his “game bag” for the year.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1879
Personal diary of Theodore Roosevelt, 1880
Diary of Theodore Roosevelt for the year 1880. Major events include Roosevelt’s graduation from Harvard, entry into Columbia Law School, and a Midwestern hunting trip with Elliott Roosevelt. Roosevelt also engaged, married, and honeymooned with Alice Lee Roosevelt. The diary concludes with notes on Roosevelt’s personal finances and “game bag” totals for several years.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1880
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt is caring for Ted Roosevelt, who is recovering from an illness. President Roosevelt updates her on the other children and their activities. He has been busy with work, including meetings regarding the Philippines and completing a memorandum on the Schley case. Emperor William II sent a telegram with congratulations on Ted’s recovery and announced that Prince Heinrich had sailed.
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Creation Date
1902-02-16
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Edith Kermit Carow
Theodore Roosevelt was interested in the story of the burglar and the Roosevelt family agrees that Edith Kermit Carow’s mother has more courage than any other lady. Roosevelt visited Richmond and then went to Hastings, which is on the coast, with his father after his asthma acted up. In Hastings they saw a castle, visited a waterfall, purchased some strawberries, and played croquet.
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Creation Date
1869-07-10
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Ethel Roosevelt
A “picture letter” with illustrations of Ethel Roosevelt disciplining Archibald “Archie” B. Roosevelt and Quentin Roosevelt, Ethel giving a horse a bottle of medicine, President Roosevelt playing tennis with Mr. Cooley, a dog chasing a squirrel, and a policeman feeding bread to a squirrel.
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Creation Date
1904-06-22