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President Roosevelt confesses he does not understand the balance sheet on an account of a trust. He also asks about getting payments from the estates of Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt.
1904-01-07
President Roosevelt tells William B. Okeson that the Theodore Roosevelt he wrote him about was “doubtless” his father. His father’s father was named Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt and his brother was Robert Barnwell Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1908-11-09
President Roosevelt thanks Louisa Howell Southard for her kindness in sending him a miniature of his grandfather, Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-29
President Roosevelt thanks Louisa Howell Southard for her kind offer of a daguerreotype and confirms that Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt was his grandfather. The Rockhill family has had close connections with the Roosevelt family for many years, and Roosevelt still knows one of them, Clayton Rockhill.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-25
W. P. Crane tells Theodore Roosevelt of a woman from San Francisco, California, who has evidence that she is the direct heir to a valuable property in New York City currently owned by the city. He noticed that Roosevelt’s grandfather, Cornelius Van Schaack, is listed on the papers in connection to the property. Crane asks Roosevelt how he should proceed.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-08
Euphenia Knox Smith Pomeroy writes to President Roosevelt explaining that the two are second cousins. Their grandmothers, Margaret and Elizabeth Barnhill, were sisters. She and her husband Stephen W. Pomeroy, a Presbyterian minister, have moved to Harrisburg where their son lives. She provides the son’s address and asks if Roosevelt may find time in his busy schedule to visit while in town for the dedication of the new Capitol building.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-09-25
Louisa Howell Southard sends President Roosevelt a daguerreotype of Cornelius Roosevelt that had been in her possession. Southard explains the family history and indicates how she is a distant relative.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1906-05-24
Sara M. Ver Planck writes that her mother, Susan Roosevelt Osterhout Ver Planck, passed away. Susan’s grandmother was a cousin to President Roosevelt’s grandfather, Cornelius Van Shaack Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-10-22
Chronology of the daily life of Theodore Roosevelt from October 1858 to December 1870. Notable events include the Roosevelt family’s involvement in the American Civil War, Theodore Roosevelt meeting John Hay as a child, and the Roosevelt family’s first European trip.
Theodore Roosevelt Association
1985
Moore, Robert J. (Robert John), 1956-; Theodore Roosevelt Association
Elizabeth E. Roosevelt reminds readers that the Cove Neck peninsula on Long Island, New York, was not the exclusive domain of Theodore Roosevelt and his family. She describes the many Roosevelt families who had estates in the area, and she highlights the frequent gatherings of these clans and the entertainments they enjoyed such as tennis, swimming, and sailing. Roosevelt provides biographical snapshots of some of these family members, including the children of Theodore Roosevelt, and she notes which family members made their homes in the same area where they were raised, including the president’s sons, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and Archibald Roosevelt, and his daughter Ethel Roosevelt Derby.
Two photographs of Roosevelt cousins and two photographs of sailing ships supplement the text.
Natalie A. Naylor describes the relationship of Theodore Roosevelt and his family with the hamlet of Oyster Bay, New York, and his home, Sagamore Hill. Naylor looks at the history of the Roosevelt family on Long Island, and she emphasizes the important role Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt played in managing the Sagamore Hill farm and its finances. She highlights Theodore Roosevelt’s participation in gathering hay on the farm and his fondness for rowing in the nearby waters. Naylor also recounts the roles played by African Americans who worked and lived at Sagamore Hill, and she details the products of the farm and how they sustained the family.
Eight maps showing the evolution of Sagamore Hill and Long Island accompany the article as do seven photographs, five of which feature Theodore Roosevelt working and playing on his estate.
Paul Russell Cutright examines the thirteen natural history notebooks that Theodore Roosevelt kept during his childhood and young adult years. He notes the dates, the subjects, and the locations of the observations kept in each notebook. Cutright focuses on Roosevelt’s love of birding and most of the notebook excerpts deal with this subject. He highlights Roosevelt’s skill at identifying birds by their calls and songs, notes his considerable observation skills, and credits various naturalists and friends who influenced Roosevelt.
Two photographs of Roosevelt as a child and young man and a full-page picture of a mounted snowy owl that Roosevelt prepared accompany the article.
A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association along with the members of the executive, finance, and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace committees is on page two of the article.
David McCullough looks at the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and his father, Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. He notes the elder Roosevelt’s important role in establishing the American Museum of Natural History, and he outlines differences between the two, notably the elder’s robust health and the many childhood ailments of the younger Roosevelt. McCullough examines the younger Roosevelt’s time at Harvard, especially his interest in natural science, and he establishes that he led a life of privilege unknown to most Americans.
Two pictures, one of each Roosevelt, accompany the article.
A listing of the officers and the members of the executive, finance, and Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace committees of the Theodore Roosevelt Association is found on the second page of the article.
John A. Gable reviews David McCullough’s biography of Theodore Roosevelt, Mornings on Horseback. He highlights subjects that he thinks McCullough has broken new ground on, and he discusses the book’s place in the historiography of Roosevelt, seeing it as part of a larger “Roosevelt revival.” Gable also compares McCullough’s biography with those of Carleton Putnam and Edmund Morris.
A photograph of Roosevelt in 1876 accompanies the review.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1981
David McCullough looks at the relationship between Theodore Roosevelt and his father, Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. He notes the elder Roosevelt’s important role in establishing the American Museum of Natural History, and he outlines differences between the two, notably the elder’s robust health and the many childhood ailments of the younger Roosevelt. McCullough examines the younger Roosevelt’s time at Harvard, especially his interest in natural science, and he establishes that he led a life of privilege unknown to most Americans.
Two pictures, one of each Roosevelt, accompany the article.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1980
Article about the purchase of Bulloch Hall in Roswell, Georgia, by the city and plans for its use and preservation. The article describes the involvement of the Theodore Roosevelt Association in the process, notably its financial support. Bulloch Hall was the childhood home of Theodore Roosevelt’s mother, Martha Bulloch, and the site of her marriage to Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., of New York City in 1853. The article provides background on the Bulloch and Roosevelt families, traces the ownership of the home, examines its architectural design, and discusses plans for its future use.
A photograph of the front of the home accompanies the article.
Architectural historian James Sanders gives a detailed report on the East 20th Street Revitalization Project which aimed to reinvigorate the neighborhood surrounding the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site in New York City. Most of the work involved cleaning and painting buildings, planting trees, and installing new signage. Sanders gives a history of the Roosevelt Birthplace, detailing the neighborhood’s decline as the area moved from residential to light industrial use. He looks at the plans to revitalize the neighborhood and credits the various individuals, private entities, government bureaus, and corporations that contributed to the project.
The article has two accompanying photographs: one shows the exterior of the Birthplace at 28 East 20th Street in New York City and the other shows Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt IV with their son on the front steps of the Birthplace.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1977
View of Abraham Lincoln’s funeral procession, showing the home of Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt at the corner of Broadway and Union Square in New York. Two children are visible in the second story window, one of whom is Theodore Roosevelt, the other is his brother Elliott Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
1865-04-25
Copy print (by Charles E. Hayes of Unionville, CT) of Theodore Roosevelt’s grandfather, Cornelius Van Schaack Roosevelt. Identification in the hand of Roosevelt’s sister, Corinne Roosevelt Robinson.
Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site
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