Roosevelt, Theodore, 1914-2001

This catalog lists items to be auctioned off from “Old Orchard,” the estate of the late Eleanor Butler Roosevelt. The catalog’s cover announces “Art Furnishings, Oriental Porcelains, & Art, Books, Rugs, Decorations, Etc.” This auction is under the management of O’Reilly’s Plaza Art Galleries in Oyster Bay, New York, and the items are being sold by the order of Theodore Roosevelt.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1960-10-11

Creator(s)

Unknown

This photograph of Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt and Eleanor Butler Roosevelt, with their children, Grace, Cornelius, and Theodore Roosevelt III was taken ten days after Ted’s return from France. This copy was clipped from a magazine.

Collection

Sagamore Hill National Historic Site

Creation Date

1918

Creator(s)

Shinn, Walter Scott, 1884-1970

Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt are in New York City and spending time with the families of Ethel Roosevelt Derby and Ted Roosevelt. Roosevelt’s libel suit is next month and he is unsure of the result. However, he believes his case will be “presented in great shape.” The Royal Geographical Society has published the maps from the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition and hostile comments against the expedition have died down. Roosevelt has been working hard at Metropolitan Magazine.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1915-03-07

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt has received Kermit Roosevelt’s letter about visiting Sao Paolo, Brazil, and everyone was interested in reading about Kermit and Belle Roosevelt setting up their new home. The book about the Roosevelt-Rondon Scientific Expedition has been sent to all members of the expedition through the Brazilian ambassador. Roosevelt describes the “delightful Xmas” at Sagamore Hill with all of his children, except Kermit, and three grandchildren. He reflects on the war and views Germany as “clearly ahead” and Austria growing stronger. Roosevelt admires German efficiency, which is greater than the efficiency of the Allies, and the Allies are infinitely more efficient than the United States. President Wilson and Secretary Bryan are the “worst creatures” to lead the nation in foreign affairs. Roosevelt believes the United States should have countered the “unscrupulous” behavior of Germany and intervened on behalf of Belgium. He has signed a three year contract with Metropolitan Magazine to publish his social and political views.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1914-12-28

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Scrapbook contains photographs and ephemera from the Roosevelt and Alexander families. It particularly focuses on the marriage and early married life of Eleanor Butler Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt Jr. Other subjects touched on include travel to Yellowstone National Park and Europe, art, fashion, high society, and World War I. The scrapbook ranges from 1908 to roughly 1917. Most of the photographs and documents also have their own individual records in the digital library.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1908-1917

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Eleanor Butler, 1889-1960

Theodore Roosevelt is pleased to hear that Belle Roosevelt’s family will be visiting her in Argentina. He is glad that Belle has her “fireplace in trim for the cold weather” and wishes he could meet the Portuguese maid and Japanese cook. Roosevelt provides brief updates on various family members.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1915-05-31

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt tells Carlotta Paulus to inform her mother that he is in good health. Roosevelt mentions that his daughter Ethel Roosevelt Derby is serving in a hospital in France with her husband, and Roosevelt and his wife Edith are watching their young son.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-12-16

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Theodore Roosevelt approves of Emily Tyler Carow’s actions after the outbreak of war in Europe and hopes that Italy will not be drawn into war. He understands Carow’s desire to stay in Italy and will not try to influence her as there appears to be no imminent danger. Roosevelt is distressed at the “awful cataclysm” in Europe and describes what is happening in Belgium as “enough to wring a man’s soul.” The Roosevelt family is doing well. Kermit and Belle Roosevelt have been staying at Sagamore Hill before traveling to South America and Roosevelt has been able to see his other children and grandchildren often. In a postscript, Roosevelt asks Carow to thank the consul general at Genoa, Italy for his courtesy and efficiency towards Americans in his province.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1914-09-01

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Grace Roosevelt and her brother Theodore III photographed outside in 1915. Grace is around three years of age and Theodore III around one year.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1915

Creator(s)

Unknown

Obituary for Theodore Roosevelt, son of Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, and his wife, Anne Mason Roosevelt. The obituary provides brief biographies of each, highlighting Theodore Roosevelt’s service in World War II and the couple’s commitment to conservation causes. A text box notes that this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal is dedicated to the couple. Two photographs supplement the text. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2001

Creator(s)

Unknown

Report on the 77th annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in and around Boston, Massachusetts in October, 1996. The report highlights the conferring of several awards sponsored by the TRA: the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal to author David McCullough; the Bertha B. Rose Award to Wallace Finley Dailey of Harvard; the Police Award for a member of the Boston, Massachusetts, Police Department; and the Junior Officer of the Year Award to a member of the USS Theodore Roosevelt. The report also details the annual elections of the TRA, including the selection of Lawrence H. Budner as the next president, and it notes that tours of Harvard, including the Theodore Roosevelt Collection, were given for those who attended. The report highlights the many years of service to the TRA of P. James Roosevelt and announces that a lecture series will be established in his name.

Thirteen photographs of those who attended the various events populate the report, including five of McCullough.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1997

This edition of “News and Notes” details the annual police awards conferred by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in Dallas, New York City, and on Long Island, New York. It also reviews the results of the TRA Public Speaking Contests held in New York City and Long Island. The section updates readers on the status of Pine Knot, Theodore Roosevelt’s retreat in Virginia, and it promotes a two part documentary on Roosevelt to be aired on PBS in October 1996. “News and Notes” highlights the annual Fourth of July celebration in Oyster Bay, New York, and notes the retirement of Barbara Brandt from her post at the Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site in Buffalo, New York.

The section also features an excerpt from a speech about Roosevelt given by Elihu Root in 1919, and it features four extracts from Roosevelt’s writings and addresses under the title of “TR Said…”. Six photographs appear in the section as does an illustration of Sagamore Hill done by architect Tuck Harvey.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1996

This edition of “News and Notes” reports on the annual awards supported by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) conferred by the American Museum of Natural History, the Roosevelt Study Center, and the Navy League of the United States. The section lists all of the winners of the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize as well as the current judges. “News and Notes” also contains an article about the return of six pieces of china to Bulloch Hall in Roswell, Georgia. The section concludes with two pages of news about the TRA, including its adoption of email, fundraising efforts, and the various programs it supports. Two photographs, one each from the Roosevelt Study Center and Bulloch Hall, supplement the text.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1996

Creator(s)

Unknown; Martin, Clarece

James Biedzynski describes Governor General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.’s tenure in the Philippines in the years 1932-1933. Biedzynski notes the difficulties posed by the onset of the Depression, and he highlights the effects of independence legislation that would unfasten the islands from American rule, most notably the loss of free trade with the United States. Biedzynski quotes at length from a letter Roosevelt wrote to Manuel Luis Quezon telling the Philippine president that the United States would not guarantee the islands’ independence.

A photograph of Roosevelt appears in the article along with one of Roosevelt with his wife and children.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1994-1995

The cover of the Spring, 1991 issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal features a variety of photographs from the life of Theodore Roosevelt, including several of his wife, Eleanor Butler Roosevelt, as well as his children.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1991

Creator(s)

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Charles W. Snyder examines the life of Theodore Roosevelt, President Theodore Roosevelt’s oldest son, who struggled to emerge from the long shadow cast by his famous father. Snyder provides a comprehensive biography of the younger Roosevelt, looking at his service in both world wars, his stints as Governor General of Puerto Rico and the Philippines, and his career in politics. Snyder also looks at the breach that developed between the Oyster Bay and Hyde Park, New York, branches of the Roosevelt family, and he examines Roosevelt’s opposition to the New Deal and his support of isolationism in the 1930s.

Ten photographs of Roosevelt appear in the article: three of these show Roosevelt with members of his family and six of them are from his service during World War II; a photograph of his home, Old Orchard, also illustrates the article. A text box with a listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association is found on the second page of the article.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1991

Secretary of Defense Caspar W. Weinberger addresses the crowd assembled for the commissioning of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt on October 25, 1986. Weinberger traces Theodore Roosevelt’s interest in the United States Navy from his writing of the Naval History of the War of 1812 to his sending of the Great White Fleet while President. Weinberger also discusses the maritime strategy of the administration of President Ronald Reagan and argues that its policy mirrors that of Roosevelt’s with its emphasis on a powerful Navy and negotiating from a position of strength. Weinberger uses Roosevelt’s phrase “the just man armed” to describe the purpose of the Theodore Roosevelt.

Two photographs of Captain Paul W. Parcells, Commanding Officer of USS Theodore Roosevelt, with members of the ship’s crew, Weinberger, and members of the Roosevelt family, accompany the address. A photograph of the ship at dock in Newport News, Virginia, also appears in the address. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Report on the ceremonies and events surrounding the commissioning of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt from October 24 to October 28, 1986 in Newport News, Virginia. The report covers the work of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in raising funds and supplies for the ship’s crew and lists many of the members of the TRA who facilitated the work. The report also discusses the annual dinner of the TRA held on board the ship, the commissioning of the carrier, the ecumenical religious services held on board the ship, and the two balls held for the ship’s crew. The report names the descendants of Theodore Roosevelt who attended the commissioning, highlights the organization of a ship’s museum dedicated to Roosevelt, and covers the history of other U.S. Navy ships named Theodore Roosevelt.

Five photographs depicting the construction and commissioning of the carrier appear in the report. A brief notice in an article box about the TRA and its journal appears on the fourth page of the report. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Photograph shows Theodore Roosevelt holding his grandson Theodore Roosevelt while his son Theodore “Ted” Roosevelt looks on.

Collection

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs

Creation Date

1915-1916

Creator(s)

Shinn, Walter Scott, 1884-1970

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.