Overview
Scrapbook belonging to American president Theodore Roosevelt, includes years at Harvard College and first year as member of the New York State Legislative Assembly.
Dates
- Creation: 1876-1881
Creator
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted: fragile; consult curatorial staff.
Extent
.5 linear feet (2 volumes)Collection includes: correspondence, clippings, playbills, programs, and other printed ephemera from Roosevelt’s years at Harvard College, including admission, grading, and graduation documents and autograph examinations in Natural History; and items from his first year as a member of the New York State Legislative Assembly.
A few items have been moved to a separate folder [volume 2] due to preservation concerns.
Biographical / Historical
Theodore Roosevelt was the twenty-sixth president of the United States.
Physical Location
TRCb
Immediate Source of Acquisition
43M-827. Deposited by the Theodore Roosevelt Estate; received: 1943.
Processing Information
Processed by: Bonnie B. Salt.
Creator
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919 (Person)
- Title
- Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Theodore Roosevelt scrapbook, 1876-1881: Guide.
- Author
- Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- eng
- Sponsor
- Digital content funded by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University.
- EAD ID
- trc00022
Repository Details
Part of the Houghton Library Repository
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