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Postcard showing the nursery in the Roosevelt House in New York City. A bed, a crib, and several chairs are seen throughout the room, which is covered in decorative wallpaper. Text on the reverse notes that the Woman’s Roosevelt Memorial Association is responsible for the house and the museum. A handwritten note mentions a visit to the home.
1938
Postcard showing the house in which Theodore Roosevelt was born in New York City. Text on the front of the postcard notes the library and historical museum in the adjoining house. Text on the reverse states that the Woman’s Roosevelt Memorial Association is responsible for the birthplace and museum. A handwritten note is also included on the reverse.
1938
History of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) that traces the TRA back to the days following the death of Theodore Roosevelt in January 1919. The present day TRA came into being in 1956 following the merger of three Roosevelt memorial organizations. The history notes the TRA’s work in securing historic sites related to the life of Roosevelt, such as his birthplace and home, and the acquisition of additional sites to serve as memorials. It also looks at efforts to preserve historic documents about Roosevelt, and it notes the work of the TRA’s public speaking contests and police awards.
The second page of the article features two photographs from the TRA’s meeting at the White House with President Ronald Reagan on October 27, 1982.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1999
In a pamphlet written for the Woman’s Roosevelt Memorial Association in 1935, James Lippmann confesses that he became an “unqualified hero-worshipper” of Theodore Roosevelt. Lippmann argues that Roosevelt recognized that the United States had become a world power and that it had to accept the responsibilities and burdens that came with that power, including the building of the Panama Canal. Lippmann asserts that Roosevelt’s knowledge of history created in him an awareness of the pitfalls that the United States had to avoid. A full page photograph of Roosevelt working at his desk at Sagamore Hill in 1905 supplements the text.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1935
This page provides a brief history of the formation of the present day Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), and it provides useful contact information such as phone and fax numbers, along with a mailing address, and the names of the TRA staff. Also on this page is a listing of the “Patrons of 78th Annual Meeting” who supported the TRA’s 1997 annual meeting in Newport, Rhode Island.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1997
This abbreviated version of “News and Notes” contains listings of the Presidents of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) and the Woman’s Roosevelt Memorial Association. It notes that a made for television movie, The Rough Riders, will air in July 1997, and it announces that the TRA has an email account. The section also provides commentary on this issue’s cover photograph, and it highlights the work of Stephen R. Fox who wrote the lead article for this issue.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1997
Photograph of some of the guests at a formal dinner at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace in 1929. Some of the notable guests include Hermann Hagedorn and Corinne Roosevelt Robinson as well as the first two Presidents of the Woman’s Roosevelt Memorial Association.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1929
In the second of two articles that traces the history of the Woman’s Theodore Roosevelt Association (WRMA), Robert D. Dalziel provides brief biographies of each of the six leaders of the WRMA from 1919 to 1955.
Two photographs supplement the text: one shows members of the WRMA witnessing the burning of the mortgage on the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace and the other shows WRMA members with Eleanor Roosevelt who was first lady of the state of New York at the time.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1993
Robert D. Dalziel examines the history of the Woman’s Roosevelt Memorial Association (WRMA), noting how the organization struggled in its early years to raise funds to reconstruct Theodore Roosevelt’s boyhood home. Dalziel notes the cooperation between the WRMA and the Roosevelt Memorial Association and how the two organizations would eventually merge in 1956 to form the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA). Dalziel highlights the six presidents of the WRMA and says that both organizations had to add “Theodore” to their names to prevent confusion with Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The article includes a photograph of Alice Gilbert Demorest, the first President of the WRMA, and a listing of the members of the executive committee of the TRA.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1993
History of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) that highlights the role the TRA played in preserving Theodore Roosevelt’s homes in New York City and Oyster Bay, New York along with Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, D.C. The TRA later transferred all of these historic sites to the National Park Service. The article covers the TRA’s work with Harvard University and the Library of Congress in collecting and preserving papers, books, and film on Roosevelt, and it covers the Association’s support of natural history grants awarded by the American Museum of Natural History. Many of the books either published or supported by the TRA are listed. The past Presidents and Directors of the TRA are listed, and aspects of the TRA’s governance and finance are noted.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1979
History of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) that highlights the role the TRA played in preserving Theodore Roosevelt’s homes in New York City and Oyster Bay, New York along with Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, D.C. The TRA later transferred all of these historic sites to the National Park Service. The article covers the TRA’s work with Harvard University and the Library of Congress in collecting and preserving papers, books, and film on Roosevelt, and it notes the Association’s support of natural history grants awarded by the American Museum of Natural History and its sponsorship of essay and speaking contests. Many of the books either published or supported by the TRA are listed. The past Presidents and Directors of the TRA are listed, and aspects of the TRA’s governance and finance are noted.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1979
History of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) that highlights the role the TRA played in preserving Theodore Roosevelt’s homes in New York City and Oyster Bay, New York, along with Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, D.C. The TRA later transferred all of these historic sites to the National Park Service. The article covers the TRA’s work with Harvard University and the Library of Congress in collecting and preserving papers, books, and film on Roosevelt, and it covers the Association’s support of natural history grants awarded by the American Museum of Natural History. Many of the books either published or supported by the TRA are listed. The past Presidents and Directors of the TRA are listed, and aspects of the TRA’s governance and finance are noted.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1978
History of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) that highlights the role the TRA played in preserving Theodore Roosevelt’s homes in New York City and Oyster Bay, New York along with Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, D.C. The TRA later transferred all of these historic sites to the National Park Service. The article covers the TRA’s work with Harvard University and the Library of Congress in collecting and preserving papers, books, and film on Roosevelt, and it covers the Association’s support of natural history grants awarded by the American Museum of Natural History. Many of the books either published or supported by the TRA are listed. The past Presidents and Directors of the TRA are listed, and aspects of the TRA’s governance and finance are noted.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1978
History of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) that highlights the role the TRA played in preserving Theodore Roosevelt’s homes in New York City and Oyster Bay, New York along with Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, D.C. The TRA later transferred all of these historic sites to the National Park Service. The article covers the TRA’s work with Harvard University and the Library of Congress in collecting and preserving papers, books, and film on Roosevelt, and it covers the Association’s support of natural history grants awarded by the American Museum of Natural History. Many of the books either published or supported by the TRA are listed. The past Presidents and Directors of the TRA are listed, and aspects of the TRA’s governance and finance are noted.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1978
Obituary of Anne Lyon Haight (Mrs. Sherman Post Haight) who was a leader in the Women’s Roosevelt Memorial Association, the Women’s Theodore Roosevelt Association, and the Theodore Roosevelt Association. She worked in an English hospital in World War I, flew with Charles Lindbergh, and helped run the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace in New York City.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1977
John A. Gable describes in detail the life and work of Hermann Hagedorn, historian, biographer, and long-time Director of the Roosevelt Memorial Association and its successor, the Theodore Roosevelt Association. Gable covers Hagedorn’s life as a child of German immigrants in Brooklyn, New York, his education and teaching at Harvard, and his early career as a writer and poet. He notes Hagedorn’s difficulties as a German-American during World War I and the start of his friendship with Theodore Roosevelt that would define his career. Gable traces Hagedorn’s leadership of the Roosevelt Memorial Association over nearly four decades, discusses his many publications on Roosevelt, and looks at his other writings, including a number of biographies and many works of poetry.
Two photographs accompany this article. One is a formal portrait of Hagedorn and the other shows Hagedorn with President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the dedication of Sagamore Hill in June 1953.
History of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) that highlights the role the TRA played in preserving Theodore Roosevelt’s homes in New York City and Oyster Bay, New York along with Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, D.C. The TRA later transferred all of these historic sites to the National Park Service. The article covers the TRA’s work with Harvard University and the Library of Congress in collecting and preserving papers, books, and film on Roosevelt, and it covers the Association’s support of natural history grants awarded by the American Museum of Natural History. The past Presidents and Directors of the TRA are listed, and aspects of the TRA’s governance and finance are noted.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1977
History of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) that highlights the role the TRA played in preserving Theodore Roosevelt’s homes in New York City and Oyster Bay, New York along with Theodore Roosevelt Island in Washington, D.C. The TRA later transferred all of these historic sites to the National Park Service. The article covers the TRA’s work with Harvard University and the Library of Congress in collecting and preserving papers, books, and film on Roosevelt, and it covers the Association’s support of natural history grants awarded by the American Museum of Natural History. The past Presidents and Directors of the TRA are listed, and aspects of the TRA’s governance and finance are noted.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1977
The article relates the history of the “Roosevelt Motion Picture Library” compiled by the Roosevelt Memorial Association and the Women’s Roosevelt Memorial Association in the 1920s. Headed by Caroline Gentry, the organizations procured films featuring Roosevelt from individuals and film studios and from these produced fifteen silent films about various aspects of Roosevelt’s life. Made between 1924 and 1930, the films were shown at the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace as well as at schools and libraries. The article notes the praise the films received (including from Thomas Edison), their retirement in the 1950s due to changing technology, and their revival and reproduction as video cassette tapes in the 1970s.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1976
The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) was founded shortly after Theodore Roosevelt’s death in 1919, and was later issued a formal charter by Congress. It originally operated side-by-side with a separate women’s organization, which it subsequently merged with. The TRA has helped care for Roosevelt’s homes, developed a collection of documents at Harvard University, sponsored a public speaking and essay contest, and promoted publications about Roosevelt, among other activities.
Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal
1975