Roosevelt, Frances Blanche Webb, 1917-1995

The “News and Notes” section highlights the expansion of the Theodore Roosevelt Association’s (TRA) Public Speaking Contests and Police Awards to Long Island, New York, and it provides notices of the deaths of three TRA members who served on the association’s Board of Trustees. The section also notes an upcoming PBS documentary on Theodore Roosevelt, considers the operation of Sagamore Hill in the face of budget cuts, and includes a recollection of Roosevelt by Frank Ross McCoy, a former President of the TRA.

Four photographs, two from the ceremonies marking the TRA Police Award for New York City, supplement the text.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1994-1995

Frances Webb Roosevelt, widow of one of President Theodore Roosevelt’s grandsons, died on September 11, 1995. The obituary gives an account of how she met Quentin Roosevelt (II), son of Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, during World War II, and mentions Roosevelt’s military career during the war. After Quentin Roosevelt’s death in 1948, Frances Webb Roosevelt returned to live in Oyster Bar, New York, with her children. She was a talented painter, was active in her community, and frequently represented the Roosevelt family at events. A eulogy was given at her funeral by her son-in-law, Massachusetts Governor William F. Weld.

A photograph of Frances Webb Roosevelt, taken by her daughter, appears on the first page of the obituary.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1996

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.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1986

Creator(s)

Unknown

Excerpts from 597 letters exchanged between Marion Morrison King and Edith Kermit Roosevelt. The letters shed light on Roosevelt’s love of books and reading, her relationship with her children, life at Sagamore Hill, and her health difficulties in later life.

A photograph of Roosevelt and two photographs of King accompany the article. A photograph unrelated to the article shows Executive Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association John A. Gable with three members of the Roosevelt family at Sagamore Hill.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1981