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Photograph and notice about the first Theodore Roosevelt Essay Contest held at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, New York. The photograph shows the winner of the contest, its administrator, the college president, and the representative of the Theodore Roosevelt Association.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1982
John A. Gable provides a comprehensive report on the work of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in 1981. He details the TRA’s support of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site, and he notes the association’s financial support of Youngs Memorial Cemetery, the adjacent Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary in Oyster Bay, and the American Museum of Natural History. Gable also reports on the association’s support of student essay and speaking contests, additions to the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University, and the Roosevelt Genealogical Project. He notes the growth in membership and dues for the TRA, and he lists the articles published in 1981 in the TRA Journal. Gable highlights the work of David McCullough and Edmund Morris on Theodore Roosevelt and gives examples of the TRA’s support of the various historical sites associated with the life of Roosevelt.
A drawing of the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Historical Site and photographs of John A. Gable with members of the faculty of Richland College and with TRA President William Johnston and David McCullough are included in the report.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1982
In this edition of the “News and Notes” column, John A. Gable notes the publication of David McCullough’s study of Theodore Roosevelt’s family and Anna C. Roosevelt’s work on the prehistoric peoples of Venezuela. He acknowledges the contributions of those authors who wrote pieces for this issue of the Journal, and he details the research grants and fellowships awarded by the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Fund at the American Museum of Natural History. Gable also discusses the annual essay contest sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Association at the New Rochelle, New York public high school.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1981
John A. Gable provides a comprehensive report on the work of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in 1980. He details the TRA’s work to rebuild a bandstand in Oyster Bay, New York, and notes the association’s financial support of Youngs Memorial Cemetery, the adjacent Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary in Oyster Bay, and the American Museum of Natural History. Gable also reports on the association’s support of student essay and speaking contests, additions to the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University, and the Roosevelt Genealogical Project. He notes the growth in membership and dues for the TRA, and he details the assistance the TRA has given to numerous scholars and writers and lists the publications that have emerged from their work. Gable closes by citing examples of the TRA’s support of the various historical sites associated with the life of Theodore Roosevelt.
A photograph of some of the leaders of the Theodore Roosevelt Association along with officials from the Town of Oyster Bay, New York is found on the third page of the report.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1981
This notice covers the research grants awarded by The American Museum of Natural History in New York City from its Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Fund for 1980. Forty-nine grants and one fellowship were awarded, with the largest grants being given to three researchers highlighted in the article. The article lists the members of the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Committee which administers the fund, and it traces the growth of the program in numbers of applicants, awards granted, and value of the fund. Theodore Roosevelt had a life-long interest in natural history and the Theodore Roosevelt Association has worked to continue this through its support of the research grant program. The article notes that the American Museum of Natural History contains the Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Hall which is the official New York State memorial to Roosevelt.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1980
John A. Gable opens this edition of “News and Notes” by quoting from the notice placed in the New York Timesby the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) upon the death of Alice Roosevelt Longworth. He notes the recent work of biographers, historians, and journalists on Theodore Roosevelt, and he details some of his work as Executive Director of the TRA, giving lectures to high school students, taping a cable television program on Roosevelt, and conducting tours of Youngs Cemetery and Sagamore Hill. Gable highlights the support of the Pizza Hut restaurant chain for the Roosevelt Genealogical Project.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1980
John A. Gable provides a comprehensive report on the work of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in 1979. He details the TRA’s support of Bulloch Hall in Georgia, Youngs Memorial Cemetery and the adjacent Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary in Oyster Bay, and the American Museum of Natural History. Gable also reports on the association’s support of student essay and speaking contests, additions to the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University, and the Roosevelt Genealogical Project. He closes with an assertion that the United States is “in the midst of what can be called a ‘Roosevelt revival'” given the rise in membership of the TRA and the publication of a number of significant works on Roosevelt in 1979, most significantly Edmund Morris’s The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt.
A photograph of a bust of Theodore Roosevelt is found on the third page of the report.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1980
The sixtieth annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) was held at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site on October 27, 1979. The article details the various reports given by the leadership of the TRA covering topics such as the state of the association’s finances, the election of officers and committee members, and the surge of interest in Theodore Roosevelt as evidenced by the many new books published about him in 1978-1979. The meeting concluded with talks by historians Edmund and Sylvia Morris about their biographies of Theodore and Edith Roosevelt.
Photographs of the Old Orchard Museum at Sagamore Hill, site of the annual meeting, and of Edmund and Sylvia Morris accompany the article.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1980
This article covers the elections, speakers, and ceremonies during the fifty-ninth annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association held at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site in October 1978. In addition to the usual reports of committees and officers, highlights of the meeting included the introduction of Edmund and Sylvia Morris, authors of biographies of Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Roosevelt respectively. The meeting also recognized, with a citation and picture of Theodore Roosevelt, the work of Harold Schafer and the Gold Seal Company in restoring and reviving Medora, North Dakota, the gateway community to Theodore Roosevelt National Park. The article closes by listing members of the Roosevelt family and special guests in attendance at the meeting.
Two photographs of the meeting featuring Leonard W. Hall, John A. Gable, Theodore Roosevelt III, and Harold Schafer accompany the article, along with one political cartoon.
A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association is included in the article.
Report on the 57th annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) on October 29, 1976 at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Oyster Bay, New York. The article details the events of the meeting which center around the Trustees Dinner followed by the various reports given by the officers of the TRA including the President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Executive Director. Highlights of the reports include an update on the revitalization effort surrounding the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site in New York City, the state of the TRA’s finances, and the work of the Executive Director in answering inquiries to the TRA. Historian Frederick W. Marks addressed the guests as did representatives of the National Park Service. Dorothy Horton McGee was honored for her work as a historian of Oyster Bay, Long Island.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1977
The fifty-sixth annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) recently took place at the Sagamore Hill National Historic Site on October 27, 1975. The article notes some of the attendees and describes in detail the reports given by the leadership of the TRA, including those of the Executive Director, President, Vice-President and Treasurer. Topics covered in these reports include the plan to revitalize the East Twentieth Street neighborhood where the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace is located, the reissue of Roosevelt’s biography of Gouverneur Morris, the production of video cassette tapes and films documenting various aspects of Roosevelt’s life and work, and an announcement of the winner of the first TRA Essay Prize contest. Executive Director Gable notes the increase in both membership and contribution to the TRA since 1974.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1976
Four photographs of guests at the Theodore Roosevelt Association Annual Meeting and Dinner on October 27, 1975 at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Oyster Bay, New York.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1976