Wynn, Gregory A.

William N. Tilchin charts the path to publication of the translation of a French booklet about Theodore Roosevelt by Leon Bazalgette. The 1905 tract was translated by Roosevelt biographer Edmund Morris and offered to John A. Gable, editor of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal (TRAJ), in 2001. Tilchin describes the rediscovery of the translation by Gregory A. Wynn and the subsequent enlistment of the French Roosevelt scholar Serge Ricard to assist in the publication and contextualization of the translation. The front cover illustrations from works by Ricard and Morris supplement the text.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2020

Creator(s)

Tilchin, William N., 1950-

Report on the 2018 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in New York City. The report lists the various speakers at the symposium and dinner, and recognizes the winners of various TRA sponsored awards, including a book award, public speaking contest, and a special award to comedian Conan O’Brien. Thirteen photographs and two illustrations accompany the text which is followed by a thirteen page photo album of seventy-eight color photographs of the various speakers, guests, and dignitaries at the meeting and dinner.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2019

Creator(s)

Theodore Roosevelt Association

William N. Tilchin highlights some of the items in this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, including letters from two former presidents, George Bush and Theodore Roosevelt, and a focus on Michael Patrick Cullinane’s Theodore Roosevelt’s Ghost. Tilchin also notes how the Theodore Roosevelt Association is trying to negotiate the highly partisan political atmosphere in the nation and that it is a “nonpartisan” organization whose members are free to express their beliefs in a variety of forums.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2018

Creator(s)

Tilchin, William N., 1950-

William N. Tilchin announces that this issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal features two new columns by Susan Sarna and Richard Marschall which focus on items from the collection at Sagamore Hill National Historic Site and on political cartoons depicting Theodore Roosevelt. Tilchin also notes that an upcoming issue will inaugurate an additional column by Nicole E. Goldstein centered on Theodore Roosevelt Island, and he notes that this issue focuses on Roosevelt, his son Quentin Roosevelt, and World War I.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2018

Creator(s)

Tilchin, William N., 1950-

Twelve page photo album consisting of seventy-two color photographs taken of the guests, speakers, award winners, and dignitaries at the meeting, symposium, award ceremonies, and dinner of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) in Boston, Massachusetts, October 2-3, 2015. Four pages cover the TRA Boston Police Award ceremonies, three pages focus on the symposium, and a further four pages are devoted to the annual dinner.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2016

Creator(s)

Anderson, Irene M.

William N. Tilchin examines the history of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal (TRAJ) with an emphasis on the work of John A. Gable, the long-time executive director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) and the founder and editor of the TRAJ. Tilchin explains that Gable founded the TRAJ as a way to grow the membership of the TRA and to provide an outlet for the study of Theodore Roosevelt. Tichin notes that Gable succeeded in both tasks, and he explains the changes he has made to the TRAJ during his tenue which began in 2006. The changes include requiring peer review of submitted manuscripts, publishing regular columns like “Presidential Snapshots” and “The Material Culture of Theodore Roosevelt,” and updating the design and layout of the journal.

The article includes nineteen front cover illustrations from the TRAJ as well as six pages of excerpts from articles, reviews, and speeches. A text box with the mission statement of the TRA appears at the end of the article.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2015-10-03

William N. Tilchin gives a report on the 2015 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in Boston, Massachusetts. Tilchin lists the planners of the meeting, and he dwells on the events held at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University and at the Algonquin Club in Boston. Tilchin describes the major events of the weekend, including the conferring of the TRA Boston Police Awards, the Saturday symposium, and the annual dinner. Tilchin highlights the symposium speakers and their topics as well as the winners of TRA awards presented at the dinner.

Thirteen photographs of some of the speakers, guests, and dignitaries at the meeting populate the report along with two other images from the events, and two menus from the Algonquin Club.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Report on the 2014 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in New York City. The report covers the events of the weekend, highlighting the various authors and speakers in attendance, and it notes the conferring of four TRA awards, including the annual Bertha B. Rose Award and USS Theodore Roosevelt Junior Officer Leadership Award. The TRA also gave awards to documentary filmmaker Ken Burns and the former Superintendent of Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Valerie Naylor.

Eleven color photographs accompany the text which is followed by a fourteen page album of eighty-four color photographs of the meeting venues, speakers, guests, and award winners.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2015

In his final “Grass Roots” column, Terrence C. Brown examines his tenure as Executive Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA). Brown notes the work of prior directors John A. Gable and Hermann Hagedorn, and he praises Tweed Roosevelt for his commitment to ensuring the survival of the TRA. Brown highlights some of the organizations he worked with and notable individuals he met during his term, and he lists the accomplishments of his tenure, including putting the TRA on a sound financial footing. A photograph of Brown at the Elkhorn Ranch site supplements the column.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2012

Creator(s)

Brown, Terrence C., 1949-

Art Koch reveals the subject and context of the seventh “TR-era image” which shows rows of small tents arrayed on the San Juan Heights of Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Koch asks readers to identify a figure who was mistakenly identified as Theodore Roosevelt in a photograph in an article in the Fall 2010 issue of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1898

Terrence C. Brown stresses the variety of programs offered and groups reached by the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA). He notes the connection of Theodore Roosevelt with the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the National Rifle Association, and he highlights the TRA public speaking competitions, police awards, and Teddy Bears for Kids. Brown also lists the conferring of the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Naval History Prize, the work of the Roosevelt Study Center in the Netherlands, and the stewardship of the homes of Roosevelt, Sagamore Hill and the birthplace in New York City. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2012

Creator(s)

Brown, Terrence C., 1949-

In his review of Henry J. Hendrix’s Theodore Roosevelt’s Naval Diplomacy, William N. Tilchin examines each of the seven chapters of the book, highlighting both the issues where he disagrees with Hendrix and praising him for “a well-crafted narrative account” of diplomatic milestones in Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency. Tilchin challenges Hendrix on the latter’s account of the Venezuelan crisis of 1902 – 1903, and he takes exception with one of the conclusion’s assertions, but he finds great value in Hendrix’s chapters on the Panama Canal, the Ion Perdicaris affair, the Treaty of Portsmouth, and Roosevelt’s transformation of the United States Navy. Tilchin’s review includes a number of references to prior works on Roosevelt’s diplomacy, highlighting the historiographical debates which have marked issues addressed by Hendrix. 

Three photographs of naval commanders under Roosevelt and two illustrations, including the book’s cover, supplement the text. An advertisement for chocolate bars from The Chocolate Lady of Oyster Bay, New York, appears at the end of the review.

The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) announces that this issue features the publication of a newly discovered letter from Theodore Roosevelt to George Otto Trevelyan from the collection of Gregory A. Wynn, and it also states that its annual meeting for 2009 will be held in Tampa, Florida, with Stacey A. Cordery and Douglas Brinkley as featured speakers. The section includes a text box listing the executive leadership of the TRA, along with those responsible for assembling its journal, and guidelines for submitting manuscripts. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2009

Creator(s)

Theodore Roosevelt Association

Genna Rollins describes the ceremonies surrounding the conferring of the 2004 Theodore Roosevelt Police Award for the Washington, D.C., area to Detective Kyle Olinger of the Montgomery County, Maryland, Police Department. Rollins describes the shooting, subsequent paralysis, and eventual return to duty of Olinger. Rollins highlights some of the speakers and dignitaries present at the ceremony. A photograph of Olinger appears at the center of the article.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2005

Creator(s)

Rollins, Genna

John A. Gable asserts that Theodore Roosevelt’s record as a conservationist and an environmentalist has not been adequately explored by historians and biographers, and he notes the work of Tweed Roosevelt in trying to correct this shortcoming. Gable also argues that Roosevelt, a man of many seeming contradictions, was both a use-conservationist and a preservationist when it came to natural resources, and he quotes Theodore Roosevelt and cites examples from his record as president to bolster his argument. The section also includes a text box with a quote from Theodore Roosevelt, an announcement about the establishment of the Theodore Roosevelt Center for American Civilization at Tulane University, and information about the 2005 annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association.

The article includes ten photographs of Gable with various figures, including three Presidents of the United States–Jimmy Carter, George Bush, and George W. Bush.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2004-10-23

Report on the annual meeting and dinner of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in October 2003 in New York City. The report highlights three awards conferred by the TRA and the annual elections for members of the executive committee, board of trustees, and the advisory board. The report also touches on reports from various officers and committees, and it highlights the TRA’s involvement in publishing, art exhibitions, and documentary films about Theodore Roosevelt. The section closes with a look at the field trips undertaken by the members of the TRA in and around New York City to Roosevelt-related sites.

Three photographs from the annual dinner appear in the report.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2004

This page of the journal reproduces a letter written by Robert Barnwell Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt’s uncle, in which he admits that though he has been a Democrat, he voted for William McKinley for president in the 1900 election. A text box with information about the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), including contact information and its governance appears alongside the letter. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

2003

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell, 1829-1906; Unknown

This edition of “News & Notes” opens with the announcement that a conference scheduled to mark the centennial of Theodore Roosevelt’s presidency had been cancelled because of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The section notes that the long awaited second volume of a biography of Roosevelt by Edmund Morris was scheduled for release in November 2001 and that Sylvia Jukes Morris’s biography of Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt was to be reissued in paperback. “News & Notes” highlights Roosevelt’s induction into the Hall of Heroes at the Pentagon, the conferring of a historic preservation award to the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), and the announcement of the winners of the TRA’s Rose Award. Obituaries for Tilly DeVries and Lion DeVries of the TRA and a summary of this issue’s book reviews complete the section.

Three photographs from ceremonies celebrating Roosevelt’s Medal of Honor award appear in the section. 

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Report on a variety of news from the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA), including obituaries and personnel changes at the TRA office. The passing of former TRA President Howard T. Hogan leads off the report, and the deaths of Roosevelt biographer Carleton Putnam and Mary E. Richard, Director of the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary, are highlighted. The addition of a TRA Police Award for Nashville, Tennessee, the history of Youngs Memorial Cemetery, and publicity for the 1998 annual meeting also feature in the report. A photograph of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt appears on the first page of the section.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal

Creation Date

1998

Creator(s)

Unknown

Report on the 81st annual meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) held in Albany, New York, in October 2000. The report highlights the elaborate dinner, the keynote speaker, the conferral of the TRA’s Junior Officer of the Year Award for the USS Theodore Roosevelt, and a roundtable of collectors of Theodore Roosevelt memorabilia. The report also gives updates on visits to the TRA’s website, the publication of a TRA CD-ROM, and provides results of the TRA’s annual elections for its officers and leadership. The report includes the speech given by David Allen Woods, the recipient of the Junior Officer of the Year Award, and it provides an update on the status of Pine Knot, Roosevelt’s presidential retreat in Virginia.

Three photographs of the speaker, guests, and dignitaries at the meeting accompany the report along with a text box listing financial supporters of the annual gathering.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal