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A draft of “The Great Rainbow Natural Bridge,” written by Nicholas Roosevelt and copyrighted by Waldo M. Wedel. The manuscript includes photographs and journal entries by Roosevelt on this portion of his trip to the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Throughout the manuscript are notes made by Wedel.
2010
A hand tinted photograph of Theodore Roosevelt and an unidentified man riding mules in the Grand Canyon.
1908
An unpublished manuscript, “A 1913 Trip to the Colorado Plateau: Nicholas and Theodore Roosevelt on a Hunting Trip,” edited by Waldo M. Wedel.
2010
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-11-26
English
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-02-21
Secretary of Theodore Roosevelt
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1910-1919
Corrick, Frank P. (Frank Perley), 1866-1931
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1918-02-12
Armour, J. Ogden (Jonathan Ogden), 1863-1927
Photograph of the O.K. Society, a group of publication editors, at Harvard University, taken in 1880. Theodore Roosevelt is on the far right standing in the second row.
1880
Registry return receipt for John T. Lee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-02
Registry return receipt for John T. Lee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-02
Registry return receipt for John T. Lee.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-02
Gary Clinton writes an introduction to a letter from Elihu Root to Mark Sullivan about Theodore Roosevelt’s decision making process. The introductory essay is followed by the three page typed letter in which Root highlights aspects of Roosevelt’s personality and leadership, such as his adherence to trusting his own judgment and his love of a fight. Clinton values the letter as an example of learning about Roosevelt based on the knowledge of those who knew him firsthand. A photograph of Root joins the title page of Sullivan’s book Our Times in illustrating the introductory essay.
Michelle A. Krowl of the Library of Congress presents twenty items from the library’s Theodore Roosevelt Collection. The material, consisting of twelve letters, four other documents, three political cartoons, and a campaign poster, encompass the years 1884 to 1934. Twelve of the documents were penned by Roosevelt, and Krowl provides context and background for each item while including quotes from the document in her description. The twenty items are preceded by a short introductory essay by Krowl which includes two photographs of the Library of Congress.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2021
Jay Jorgensen examines President Theodore Roosevelt’s decision to appoint Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. to the United States Supreme Court in 1902. Jorgensen recalls Roosevelt’s knowledge of the law informed by two years of study at Columbia University, and he examines his judicial philosophy which was influenced by his study of and admiration for Abraham Lincoln. Jorgensen notes that Holmes’s nomination was supported by Roosevelt’s friend Senator Henry Cabot Loge of Massachusetts, and he emphasizes that Holmes’s dissent in the Northern Securities anti-trust case angered Roosevelt who felt betrayed by Holmes’s opinion. Six photographs, including four of Holmes, illustrate the article.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2021
Advertisement for the book Remembering Theodore Roosevelt by Michael Patrick Cullinane. The ad notes that the book is based on a set of oral history interviews with friends and family of Theodore Roosevelt. The ad includes online ordering information and is illustrated by the front cover image of the book.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2021
William J. Vanden Heuvel looks at the connections between Theodore Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt, especially their shared commitment to American engagement with the world and promoting conservation. Vanden Heuvel highlights Theodore Roosevelt’s winning the Nobel Peace Prize and his support for an inheritance tax, and he notes that both Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt attempted to regulate corporations and the wealthy for the benefit of the working class. Two photographs and a drawing of Sagamore Hill supplement the address.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2003-10-24
William N. Tilchin recalls his friendship with William J. Vanden Heuvel. Tilchin quotes from their correspondence, and he notes that they shared a belief that Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin D. Roosevelt shared similar outlooks on domestic and foreign policies. Tilchin asserts that Vanden Heuvel devoted much of his work to linking the two presidents, as well as healing the rift between the two branches of the Roosevelt family.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
2021
The front cover of this issue features a letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Henry L. Stimson in which Roosevelt introduces and endorses the reporter Oscar K. Davis. A photograph of George W. Perkins, a leader in the Progressive Party campaign of 1912, appears on the back cover.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1925
In his address at the National War College, James N. Mattis stresses both the inspirational power of Theodore Roosevelt and the United States. Mattis provides examples of presidents whose actions fit Roosevelt’s mantra of leadership, and he relates the story of a captured solider in Iraq who hoped to somehow immigrate to the United States. Mattis asserts that Roosevelt knew the value of power, but he also cultivated the diplomacy of inspiration, and Mattis concludes that inspiration trumps intimidation. Mattis also contends that the post-World War II “Greatest Generation” of American leaders took their cue from the example set by Roosevelt.
Four photographs, and a page devoted to pictures of Mattis with a brief biography, populate the address.