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Theodore Roosevelt inaugural souvenir booklet

 Collection — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: SC-021

Scope and Contents

The Theodore Roosevelt inaugural souvenir booklet, 1905, contains an overview of Roosevelt's background and political views and a brief biography of Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks to celebrate Roosevelt's second presidential inaguration. Roosevelt's birth year is mistakenly written as 1857 instead of 1858 in his biography. The booklet includes histories of presidential inaugurations and Washington, D.C. to prepare visitors for the day's events. It concludes with a list of all inaugural committee members.

Dates

  • Creation: 1905

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is located at the Loyola Notre Dame Library. Contact Archives and Special Collections for more information.

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Theodore Roosevelt inaugural souvenir booklet is the physical property of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Notre Dame Library. Copyright, except in cases where material has passed into the public domain, belongs to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns.

Biographical / Historical

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. was born October 27, 1858 in New York City. He suffered from asthma as a child, but grew into an active adult with a large personality. Roosevelt's first wife and his mother both passed away on February 14, 1884, two days after the birth of his daughter Alice. He focused on his work as a New York State Assembly member then briefly moved to North Dakota where he published three books about hunting. In 1886, he married Edith Carow and lost the Mayor of New York election. From 1888 through 1898, Roosevelt served as New York City Police Commissioner, a member of the U.S. Civil Service Commission, and Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He resigned from his Assistant Secretary position in April 1898 to lead the Rough Rider Regiment in the Battle of San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War.

Roosevelt was elected Governor of New York in November 1898 and Vice President of the United States in November 1900. He stated his famous quote, "Speak softly and carry a big stick, and you will go far" at the Minnesota State Fair on September 2, 1901. The president, William McKinley, suffered a gunshot wound in Buffalo, New York four days later. Roosevelt visited McKinley then returned to his vacation in the Adirondacks as he was expected to survive. McKinley died on September 14th while Roosevelt was enroute to Buffalo. Roosevelt was sworn in as the 26th president upon his arrival at Ainsley Wilcox House that evening. He was a popular president who earned a second term in November 1904. His inauguration took place on March 4, 1905 in Washington, D.C.

Roosevelt chose not to run for a third term in 1908. He went on an African safari and traveled through Europe after leaving the White House, but maintained a relationship with the new president William Taft. When Taft began to break from Roosevelt's influence, Roosevelt accepted a Republican party nomination to run for president in 1912. He was defeated at the Republican National Convention and chose to create the "Bull Moose" Party. Roosevelt lost the election and spent the next two years traveling through South America. He returned to the United States in May 1914 and expressed his thoughts about Woodrow Wilson's administration until his death on January 5, 1919.

Historical information adapted from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Roosevelt (accessed January 2019)

Extent

.167 Cubic Feet (1 legal sized folder)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

The Theodore Roosevelt inaugural souvenir booklet, 1905, contains an overview of Roosevelt's background and political views and a brief biography of Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks to celebrate Roosevelt's second presidential inaguration. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. was born October 27, 1858 in New York City. He became the 26th President of the United States following the death of William McKinley. Roosevelt was elected president a second time in November 1904 and inaugurated on March 4, 1905.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

There is no known acquisition information for this collection.

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 2019 by Shavonne Munnlyn.

Title
Guide to the Theodore Roosevelt inaugural souvenir booklet
Author
Shavonne Munnlyn
Date
2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Loyola Notre Dame Library Archives and Special Collections Repository

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