Roosevelt, Cordelia D.

Genna Rollins provides a detailed description of the tour undertaken by a group from the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in June 2007 to sites connected with the wartime service of Lieutenant Quentin Roosevelt and Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt. Rollins highlights the military cemeteries and memorials connected to the Roosevelt brothers, and she traces the group’s itinerary through France, highlighting material gained from the group’s tour leader. Rollins emphasizes the service of the Roosevelt brothers, noting Lieutenant Roosevelt’s brief tour as a combat pilot and Brigadier General Roosevelt’s steady leadership on Utah Beach on June 6, 1944. Rollins concludes her article with brief stories of other notable Americans who served in World War I.

Two illustrations and sixteen photographs populate the article, including eight photographs of sites and memorials connected to the Roosevelt brothers, and five depictions of the brothers.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

In an issue devoted to his memory and service to the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), it is not surprising that John A. Gable appears on both the front and back covers of this issue. The front cover features a photograph of Gable from 1975, the journal’s first year of publication, while the back cover shows Gable at his last public appearance in an official capacity for the TRA at a Teddy Bears for Kids event in New York City on December 8, 2004.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2004-12-08

The New York Sun reports on the results of the 80th Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) public speaking contest for the New York City public schools. The article lists the judges, the first, second, and third place winners and their topics, and notes the prizes given to the finalists. A photograph of the winners, judges, and members of the TRA in attendance appears at the end of the article.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2005-06-03

John G. Staudt describes the battles with cancer fought by the two winners of the 2005 Theodore Roosevelt Police Award for Long Island. Lee Krill of Nassau County, New York, and Kathleen A. McGowan of Suffolk County, New York, both successfully underwent cancer treatments and returned to police duty. Staudt describes the award ceremony at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, lists the speakers, and notes some of the dignitaries and members of the Theodore Roosevelt Association in attendance.

A photograph of the winners with some of the dignitaries and speakers supplements the article along with a photograph of President Theodore Roosevelt with veterans of his Rough Rider regiment. A text box acknowledging the support of Long Island Commercial Bank for the police awards is also included.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Alphabetized list of contributors to four fund drives sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA): the Teddy Bear, Capital funds, Pine Knot, and USS Theodore Roosevelt fund drives. The largest list of contributors is to the Teddy Bear fund. A photograph of two Roosevelt family members distributing teddy bears joins a photograph of the aircraft carrier, and a picture of TRA President Norman Parson with former President George Bush, as illustrations. 

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2002

Report on the joint history conference, “The Big Stick and the Square Deal: The Presidency of Theodore Roosevelt,” and annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in Buffalo, New York, in October 2002. The report has three parts: a report on the conference and meeting; a full-page of thirteen photographs showing speakers, attendees, and dignitaries; and a full-page listing of patrons, supporters, and sponsors of the weekend’s events. The report highlights the conferring of the TRA’s Bertha B. Rose Award and its Distinguished Service Medal. The Rose Award was given to three members of Congress who helped secure Theodore Roosevelt’s Medal of Honor while the Distinguished Service Medal was given to the crew of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. 

 

An additional photograph on the first page of the report shows eleven of the conference speakers.

The front cover of this issue features a photograph of President Theodore Roosevelt speaking in Evanston, Illinois, in 1903 while the back cover has a photograph of Tweed Roosevelt and other members of the Roosevelt family with President George W. Bush on the occasion of donating Theodore Roosevelt’s Medal of Honor to the White House. 

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2002-09-16

Various photographs depicting the Dolonor Summer Balls and the Sunset Reception, occurring in July and August of 1986, respectively. The balls were benefits for the U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt, and were attended by officers of the ship, as well as supporters and members of the Theodore Roosevelt Association.

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Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1986