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Henry Reuterdahl, painter and Lieutenant-Commander, U.S.N.R.F, writes to Theodore Roosevelt Jr. regarding a sketch that Reuterdahl made, upon request for The Outlook magazine, at Roosevelt’s father’s funeral. Reuterdahl feels that Roosevelt should own the sketch, and is sending it under separate cover.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1921-05-23
A photograph of a sketch of Theodore Roosevelt’s funeral by Henry Reuterdahl sent to Theodore Roosevelt Jr. after his father’s death.
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site
1919
Before his death, William McKinley appointed Charles Hartzell as secretary of Puerto Rico and Hartzell had accepted. In cases where McKinley had made an appointment but not signed the commission, President Roosevelt has decided to conclude the appointment.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-27
Promoted upon the death of William McKinley a week earlier, President Roosevelt thanks McKinley’s Secretary of State John Thomas McDonough for the letter. Roosevelt assures McDonough that he intends to make no changes to the Cabinet.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-20
Referring to his recent ascendancy to office upon the death of William McKinley, President Roosevelt writes that “there is but one thing to do now, and this is not to be morbid, but to undertake the task to the very best of my ability.”
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-20
President Roosevelt thanks French Ambassador Jusserand for the striking plaque by Louis-Oscar Roty commemorating French President Marie-François-Sadi Carnot’s death. He will send it back once he shows it to Director of the Mint George E. Roberts. He returns the medal.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-05-08
James Mills Peirce expresses his sympathy that President Roosevelt succeeded to the presidency under such difficult circumstances. He wishes for the success of the Roosevelt administration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-15
Brief biographies of William McKinley and President Roosevelt that highlight their military service.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-21
Maxwell H. Maxwell expresses his sympathy at the death of William McKinley and congratulates President Roosevelt on his succession to the presidency. He regrets that James Dunwody Bulloch, his father-in-law and Roosevelt’s uncle, did not live to see Roosevelt become president. Maxwell hopes to visit the United States and shake the hand of the president.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-18
Chester Alan Arthur expresses his sympathy at the death of William McKinley and President Roosevelt’s succession to the presidency. Arthur has an understanding of the situation as he was constantly with his father, Chester Alan Arthur, when he succeeded to the presidency after the assassination of James A. Garfield. He believes this difficult time shortened his father’s life. The Arthur family send their best wishes to the Roosevelt administration.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-21
The Louisville Board of Trade met to discuss taking action regarding the death of William McKinley. The meeting requested greater protection for the president and stronger punishments for attacks against the president. Part of Governor Bradley’s speech regarding the enforcement of the laws is included.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09-18
Text of remarks made by Frederick S. Stratton and Senator Perkins at a memorial service held for William McKinley.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-09
A newspaper article states that President Roosevelt will be writing a story about his hunt in Colorado and Oklahoma, either in article or book form, in coming years under the advice of friends. While Roosevelt prefers waiting until after he leaves the White House to publish it, there is recognition that many will likely lose interest in reading on the subject by then. The article notes other pieces of Roosevelt’s published while he was in office as Governor of New York and as Vice President, including “Our Boys” and “With the Cougar Hounds.” Publishers were not in a rush to print his work until after the “tragedy in Buffalo,” referring to the shooting of President McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-18
A color postcard of the Ansley Wilcox house in Buffalo, New York, where Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office after William McKinley’s death. Image features an insert oval portrait of a young Roosevelt in the top right corner.
1930-1945
Sheet music for “An Ode to Theodore Roosevelt,” a memorial song, dedicated to Theodore Roosevelt, that celebrates his leadership of the United States and his legacy.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1920
Sheet music for “As Teddy Went Over the Top,” a memorial tribute to Theodore Roosevelt.
Dr. Danny O. Crew Theodore Roosevelt Sheet Music Collection
1919
Postcard featuring a colorized photograph of Theodore Roosevelt visiting the tomb of Andrew Jackson at the Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee. Also pictured are Congressman Gaines and Mary C. Dorris, Regent of the Hermitage Association.
1909
On October 27, 1919, the Roosevelt memorial flag, which has been carried across New York State in Theodore Roosevelt’s honor, is brought to rest at his grave in Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, New York. There are shots from different angles of memorial flag as it is borne by young men up the steep pathway to the grave site. Five girls sew the 48th and final star on the flag at what is probably Cove School in Oyster Bay with a group of children and Boy Scouts visible in the background. There is a view of children and adults on the cemetery grounds. The final scene is of Samuel Abbott, originator of the memorial flag idea, placing the flag on Roosevelt’s grave site.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
1919-10-27
A view of what appears to be downtown Oyster Bay, New York, with what may be a municipal building and stone gazebo visible beside a flag, which is flying at half-mast. The ground is snow-covered. The occasion may be the mourning period following Theodore Roosevelt’s death on January 6, 1919.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
1919-01-06
President Roosevelt arrives with other mourners at Canton, Ohio. He leaves the station and gets into his carriage. The film then scans the crowd gathered to watch the arrival of individuals attending the funeral of William McKinley.
Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound
1901