Wister, Owen, 1860-1938

John A. Gable provides a brief history of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal awarded by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA). Gable highlights twenty-one of the winners, lists the thirteen different fields of endeavor for which individuals are honored, and details the design of the medal by James Earle Fraser. Gable also discusses the various venues at which the Medal has been awarded.

A photograph of TRA President William Davison Johnston presenting the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal to Captain Edward L. Beach is found on the second page of the article.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

In an excerpt from Theodore Roosevelt, An Autobiography, Theodore Roosevelt describes the perils and pleasures of ranching in the Badlands. He laments that the way of life he experienced there has disappeared.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1913

Obituary of Alice Roosevelt Longworth, the first born and last to die of Theodore Roosevelt’s children. The obituary details her celebrity status during her father’s presidency, her wedding to Congressman Nicholas Longworth, and his career in the House of Representatives. The notice also examines Alice Longworth’s decades long position as a Washington, D.C. power broker and socialite, and it notes her friendship with presidents, journalists, and celebrities. Her work in compiling an anthology of American poetry, her relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt, and her efforts to memorialize her father are also covered. The obituary notes her love of reading, acerbic wit, and sense of humor.

Four photographs accompany the article: the first shows Alice in 1904; the second shows the entire Roosevelt family, Theodore and Edith Roosevelt and all of their children and Alice’s husband, Nicholas Longworth, at the White House; the third shows Alice with her sister Ethel Derby and her brother Archibald Roosevelt at Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, D.C.; and the fourth is of Alice late in life.

A listing of the officers of the Theodore Roosevelt Association and the members of its executive, finance, and Theodore Roosevelt birthplace committees is included in the article.

Report on the annual meeting for 1977 of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA). The report details the ceremonies of the meeting with an emphasis on the awarding of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal to Ethel Derby Roosevelt and the passing of the presidency of the TRA from P. James Roosevelt to Judge Howard T. Hogan. The report details the events of the meeting by noting the speakers and the reports given by the TRA leadership. It also provides brief biographies of P. James Roosevelt and Hogan.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1978

This episode of the television program You Are There dramatizes the events of October 14, 1912, when John Flammang Schrank attempted to assassinate Theodore Roosevelt in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The program examines some elements of public opinion regarding Roosevelt’s decision to run for a third presidential term, in addition to mentioning several of Roosevelt’s main accomplishments and philosophies. The program was sponsored by the Prudential Life Insurance Company of America, and includes several advertisements for their services.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Creation Date

1957

Caspar Whitney sends President Roosevelt a copy of the article “Fishing versus Shooting as a Remedy for Brain Fag,” which interviewed several English sportsmen and was published in The Outing Magazine. Whitney thinks doing a similar article in which American sportsmen were interviewed would be interesting, and asks Roosevelt to read the article and send him his thoughts. Whitney has also sent similar requests to several other prominent sportsmen.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-07-01

Guy Waring has visited Owen Wister and reports that he is recovering well. Wister was pleased that Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt sent flowers.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-01

Secretary of the Treasury Shaw will be pleased to host President Roosevelt and Owen Wister on Sunday.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-04-16

In his article for Ladies’ Home Journal, Theodore Roosevelt describes the benefits of reading and provides advice on how to get people of any age interested in reading “serious literature.” Roosevelt elaborates on his reading habits and book selection processes, which stem from both his current mood and educational desires.

Collection

Marple Collection

Creation Date

1915-04

Theodore Roosevelt’s copy of his speech at the semi-centennial celebration of Nebraska’s statehood. Roosevelt recalls America’s two wars up to the present, the Revolutionary and the Civil Wars, and says that they were good for the country because they established liberties for its citizens. He warns that World War I is threatening those liberties due to pacifists and a lack of military preparation by the United States. He calls for loyalty to America from its immigrant population and for voluntary service in the military and aid organizations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-06-14

Typed draft of Theodore Roosevelt’s speech at the semi-centennial celebration of Nebraska’s statehood. Roosevelt recalls America’s two wars up to the present, the Revolutionary and the Civil Wars, and says that they were good for the country because they established liberties for its citizens. He warns that World War I is threatening those liberties due to pacifists and a lack of military preparation by the United States. He calls for loyalty to America from its immigrant population and for voluntary service in the military and aid organizations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-06-14

Handwritten draft of Theodore Roosevelt’s speech given at the semi-centennial celebration of Nebraska’s statehood. Roosevelt recalls America’s two wars up to the present, the Revolutionary and the Civil Wars, and says that they were good for the country because they established liberties for its citizens. He warns that World War I is threatening those liberties due to pacifists and a lack of military preparation by the United States. He calls for loyalty to America from its immigrant population and for voluntary service in the military and aid organizations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1917-06-14

The cover and two articles from an edition of The Saturday Evening Post dedicated to President Roosevelt and published the month of his 1905 inauguration. The cover has an illustrated profile portrait of Roosevelt. The articles are “After Four Years: A Square Deal for Every Man,” by Owen Wister and “Roosevelt’s Ranching Days,” by A. T. Packard.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural National Historic Site

Creation Date

1905-03-04

In this article, Theodore Roosevelt argues that discipline is necessary for the individual and for the nation. The lack of discipline, exemplified in the misuse of public lands and even private lands made available for public use, leads to loss of the privilege of use not only for those who abuse but also for their well behaved neighbors. This article was published in the Ladies Home Journal in January 1917.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1917-01

President Roosevelt forwards the deed for a piece of property in Oyster Bay, where he plans to build a boathouse, bathhouse, and dock. He offers again to pay Anna Roosevelt Cowles and William Sheffield Cowles for the space, and updates her on the people who are visiting.

Collection

Harvard College Library

Creation Date

1906-08-15

Patty M. F. Selmes provides an update on her family and hopes to bring her daughter Isabella to Washington, D.C., to visit the Roosevelts.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-02-17

Winthrop Chanler suggests that President Roosevelt “direct” Andrew Carnegie to purchase a building for donation to the Smithsonian or the Boone and Crockett Club. He mentions having seen William Sturgis Bigelow and Dan Wister.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-12-17

William Roscoe Thayer of the Harvard Graduate’s Magazine has asked Curtis Guild to write an article about President Roosevelt’s time at Harvard. He requests Roosevelt’s help with writing the article and will add or keep out whatever Roosevelt would prefer.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-10-17

Richard Watson Gilder and Century Magazine are interested in a series of magazine articles to cover President Roosevelt’s life up to his succession to the presidency. These articles could later be printed in book form. Gilder suggests that Owen Wister could write the articles.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-18

Richard Watson Gilder and Century Magazine are interested in a series of magazine articles to cover President Roosevelt’s life up to his succession to the presidency. These articles could later be printed in book form. Gilder suggests that Owen Wister could write the articles.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1901-09-18