The President and his family are at Oyster Bay seeking rest and privacy
A media circus surrounds Sagamore Hill where the Roosevelt family has retired.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-07-13
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Roosevelt family
Announcement from Capital Cities/ABC, Inc. concerning “The Indomitable Teddy Roosevelt”
Announcement for a documentary narrated by George C. Scott on Theodore Roosevelt. Provides an overview of the documentary, including names of actors, producers, and historical consultants.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1986-03-31
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Wingate Sewall and Wilmot Dow
Theodore Roosevelt thanks William Wingate Sewall and Wilmot Dow for the Christmas gifts sent to the Roosevelt family. He summarizes a recent Badlands hunting trip.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1887-12-26
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to William Wingate Sewall
Commissioner Roosevelt has another son and he hopes to take his children for hunting trips to Island Falls, Maine. He has recently returned from a successful hunting trip in Idaho. The Elkhorn Ranch house will likely be closed next year even though the cattle are doing well.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1889-10-13
Letter from Ray H. Mattison to Carleton Putnam
Historian Ray H. Mattison is conducting a historical study on the Elkhorn Ranch. He requests Carleton Putnam’s assistance locating new source material regarding the Elkhorn Ranch, particularly from the Sewall and Roosevelt families.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1958-12-04
The Roosevelt family
Postcard featuring the Roosevelt family.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
Unknown
Letter from Hillory A. Tolson to Francis H. Case
The National Park Service currently administers the Verendrye National Monument in North Dakota and is not prepared to support the establishment of another Verendrye historic site near Fort Pierre, South Dakota. They are willing to share information with local supporters of the project in South Dakota.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1952-02-11
Unknown map
Unknown hand drawn map, possibly an approximation of one of the Verendrye expeditions.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
Unknown
Memorandum from Howard W. Baker to Arthur E. Demaray
The Verendrye National Monument research has been completed and reviewed. Regional Director Baker offers several suggestions for the future of Verendrye National Monument and proper recognition of the Verendrye explorations.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1951-06-11
Letter from Chester L. Brooks to G. Hubert Smith
Historian Chester L. Brooks thanks G. Hubert Smith for his research on the Verendrye expeditions. He is hesitant to discuss the expeditions in the handbook because most of the information is incomplete and controversial.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1951-03-13
Memorandum from Jerome C. Miller to Allyn F. Hanks
Acting Associate Regional Director Miller encloses forms regarding the proposed research project to determine the historical authenticity of the Verendrye National Monument.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1950-01-20
Memorandum from Merrill J. Mattes to Adolph Larsen
Acting Regional Historian Merrill Mattes has received the letter of sympathy regarding the death of Regional Historian Olaf T. Hagen. Hagen had been studying the Verendrye brothers in order to better understand the historical background of Verendrye National Monument.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1949-09-21
Explorations of the La Verendryes, 1738-1743, with special reference to Verendrye National Monument
Historical study on the La Verendryes family and their exploration of the Missouri River and the northern Great Plains.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1951-04
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Cecil Spring Rice
Now that he is president, President Roosevelt would like to see Cecil Spring Rice. He asks if he can come over to America.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-11-07
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Theodore Douglas Robinson
President Roosevelt is delighted to hear of Theodore Douglas Robinson’s engagement to Helen Roosevelt Robinson.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-09-26
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Burroughs
Theodore Roosevelt is glad that John Burroughs called his attention to a piece in The Outlook that he had not previously seen. Two of Roosevelt’s other three sons have been wounded in the fighting overseas. Roosevelt believes that there is “nothing finer in our history than the way our young men have eagerly and gladly gone to France to fight for a high ideal.” However, Roosevelt hates for his sons to face dreadful danger while he remains at home, and he is bitter that he was not allowed to join them.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1918-08-14
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to G. M. De Rochambeau
Theodore Roosevelt is touched by G. M. De Rochambeau’s letter and fondly remembers De Rochambeau’s elder brother. Roosevelt states that the Government will not allow him to send troops to France, but hopes his four boys and son-in-law will be going to France once they finish training in the army.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1917-06-01
Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to J. H. Patterson
The secretary of Theodore Roosevelt invites Colonel Patterson to dine with the Roosevelts in Oyster Bay, New York, on Monday.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-11-09
Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to R. S. Heeth
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary thanks R. S. Heeth for the pecans.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-10-26
Letter from Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt to F. MacDonald
Theodore Roosevelt’s secretary suggests that F. MacDonald look for photographs of Roosevelt in his published works. The secretary can provide some recent photographs of Roosevelt, but Roosevelt opposes the publication of photographs of his family.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1912-10-14