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			{{Short description\|Organization chartered by Act of Congress in 1920 dedicated to President Theodore Roosevelt}}
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	The '''Theodore Roosevelt Association''', (TRA) is an historical and cultural organization ~~based in Oyster Bay, New York, open to the general public. The organization's purpose is~~ to ~~honor~~ the life and ~~works~~ of ] (~~1858-1919~~) ~~and to educate the public on~~ the 26th US President~~. The organization was founded in 1919 by friends and supporters~~ of the ~~late~~ US 26th president originally as the ''Permanent Memorial National Committee''. Soon renamed the Roosevelt Memorial Association, (RMA), it was chartered by an Act of Congress in 1920. In parallel with the RMA was an organization for women, The Women's Theodore Roosevelt Association that had been founded in 1919 by an act of the ]~~. Both organizations merged in 1953 under the current name. Membership fees are modest~~.		The '''Theodore Roosevelt Association''' (TRA) is a historical and cultural organization dedicated to honoring the life and work of ] (1858–1919), the 26th ].

			The group is based in ], on ], where Roosevelt spent summers in his youth and would relocate in his adulthood.

	==History==		==History==
			The organization was founded in 1919 by friends and supporters of the president originally as the '''Permanent Memorial National Committee'''. Soon renamed the '''Roosevelt Memorial Association''' (RMA), it was ] under ] in 1920.
	The association was formally chartered by Congress "to perpetuate the memory of Theodore Roosevelt for the benefit of the people of the United States of America and the world...." Led in the years 1919-1957 by Secretary and Director ] (1882-1964), the Association engaged in a wide spectrum of programs and activities to preserve TR's memory. Dr. ] served as executive director from 1974 until his sudden death in early 2005. <ref>], who had long volunteered with the organization as a trustee and member of the executive committee, served 16 months as interim CEO while the organization sought a permanent replacement for Dr. Gable. Renehan was followed by Dr. Cathal Nolan, who lasted less than a year. The current president of the TRA is James Bruns, former president and ceo of the ]. <ref>[http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-litheo0322,0,3483935.story?coll=ny-top-headlines Newsday article on James Bruns taking over the leadership of the TRA</ref>

			In parallel with the RMA was an organization for women, '''The Women's Theodore Roosevelt Association''', that had been founded in 1919 by an act of the ]. The organizations merged in 1956 under the current name.
	==Preserving Rooseveltian Sites==
⚫	~~]The Association~~ established four public sites: the reconstructed ], ], ~~which it~~ dedicated in 1923 and donated to the National Park Service in 1963; ], ], Long Island, New York, ~~which it~~ dedicated in 1928 and ~~gave~~ to the people of Oyster Bay; ] in the Potomac in Washington, D.C., given to the federal government in 1932; and ], TR's Oyster Bay home, which opened to the public in 1953 and, together with nearby ''Old Orchard'', home to Theodore Roosevelt Jr., was donated to the National Park Service in 1963 ~~(at the same time as the NYC Birthplace). The TRA currently owns Theodore Roosevelt's simple cabin "Pine Knot" near Charlottesville, VA, which is managed by a local board~~.

			] on East 20th Street in New York City. The building was rebuilt by the Women's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association in the 1920s and donated to the National Park Service by the Theodore Roosevelt Association in 1963.]]
⚫	==Theodore Roosevelt Collection==
		⚫	The two ancestor organizations that eventually combined to form the modern TRA established four public sites: the reconstructed ] in ], dedicated in 1923 and donated to the National Park Service in 1963; ] in ], Long Island, New York, dedicated in 1928 and given to the people of Oyster Bay; ] in the ] in Washington, D.C., given to the federal government in 1932; and ], Roosevelt's Oyster Bay home, which opened to the public in 1953 and, together with nearby ''Old Orchard'', home to Theodore Roosevelt Jr., was donated to the National Park Service in 1963.
⚫	~~The~~ TRA's ancestor ~~organization~~, the Roosevelt Memorial Association (RMA), collected manuscripts, diaries, correspondence and other items relating to Roosevelt's personal and professional life. In 1923, the RMA opened a research library in New York City, and continued to build its archive. During 1943, the organization presented ~~that~~ entire collection of materials to ], Roosevelt's alma mater. Today the Theodore Roosevelt Collection is housed in Harvard's Houghton ~~and Widener Libraries~~. <ref> ]. (Note: The only larger Theodore Roosevelt Collection is that at the ] (LOC), which includes TR's Presidential Papers, donated personally by TR to the LOC.) <ref> [http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/trhtml/trhome.html Library of Congress Roosevelt Collection </ref>

			Along with the 1963 gifts of the Birthplace and Sagamore Hill properties, the TRA donated an endowment to help support both sites. The TRA currently owns Theodore Roosevelt's simple cabin, "]", near ], which is managed by the Edith and Theodore Roosevelt Pine Knot Foundation.
⚫	==Theodore Roosevelt Film Collection==
⚫	The compilation of the film collection was originally embarked upon by the RMA in January 1919. Later, during 1924, the RMA formally established the Roosevelt Motion Picture Library housed in the ~~president's reconstructed NYC birthplace~~. ~~During 1962, the~~ TRA donated the Roosevelt Motion Picture Library to the Library of Congress. <ref>[http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/troosevelt_film/trffilm.html Library of Congress on the Roosevelt Picture Library </ref>

		⚫	===Theodore Roosevelt Collection===
	==Publications==
		⚫	One of the two TRA ancestor organizations, the Roosevelt Memorial Association (RMA), collected manuscripts, diaries, correspondence and other items relating to Roosevelt's personal and professional life. In 1923, the RMA opened a research library at the Birthplace in New York City and continued to build its archive. During 1943, the organization presented the entire collection of materials to ], Roosevelt's alma mater. Today the Theodore Roosevelt Collection is housed in Harvard's ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/houghton/collections/roosevelt.html \|title=Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University \|publisher=Hcl.harvard.edu \|date=2011-10-20 \|access-date=2011-10-31}}</ref> The collection continues to be a major resource for the study of the life and times of the 26th ].
	The Association's Committee on Publications was established in 1920, with ], former editor of ], ], publisher of ], ], publisher of the ], and ], editor of World's Work, as members. ''Roosevelt in the Bad Lands'' by Hermann Hagedorn, and ''Roosevelt in the Kansas City Star: TR's World War I Editorials'', edited by ], were published by the Association in 1921. ''The Americanism of Theodore Roosevelt: Excerpts from Roosevelt's Writings'', edited by Hagedorn, came out in 1923. In 1923-1926, the Association sponsored the ''Charles Scribner's Sons Memorial'' (24 volumes) and National (20 volumes) editions of the ''Works of Theodore Roosevelt'', edited by Hagedorn.

			The only larger Theodore Roosevelt Collection is that at the ], which includes Roosevelt's Presidential Papers, donated personally by Roosevelt.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/trhtml/trhome.html \|title=Library of Congress Roosevelt Collection \|publisher=Memory.loc.gov \|access-date=2011-10-31}}</ref>
	==1953 Name Change and Merger with the Women's Association==
	]In 1953, the RMA changed its title to the current name, the ''Theodore Roosevelt Association''. and the modern organization was born. On January 6, 1955, the Women's Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Association officially merged with the TRA.

		⚫	===Theodore Roosevelt Film Collection===
⚫	==Annual Dinner/Meetings==
		⚫	The compilation of the film collection was originally embarked upon by the RMA in January 1919. Later, during 1924, the RMA formally established the Roosevelt Motion Picture Library housed at the Birthplace. The TRA donated the Roosevelt Motion Picture Library to the Library of Congress in 1962.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/troosevelt_film/trffilm.html \|title=Library of Congress on the Roosevelt Picture Library \|publisher=Memory.loc.gov \|access-date=2011-10-31}}</ref>
	Annual meetings of the Theodore Roosevelt Association - which normally take place in October - have been held in Boston, New York, Norfolk, Washington DC, Portland OR, Atlanta and elsewhere. These are generally small affairs attracting between one- and two-hundred die-hard members whom some have affectionately dubbed "Tedheads" and seen as the Rooseveltian equivalent of "Trekkies." The annual dinner frequently includes the awarding of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal (DSM). The upcoming October 2007 annual meeting/dinner in Boston will feature historian/biographer ] as keynote speaker. No DSM winner has been announced.

	==~~Political Orientation~~ of ~~Executive~~ ~~Board~~==		===Leadership of the TRA===
			Led in the years 1919–1957 by Secretary and Director ] (1882–1964), the Association engaged in a wide spectrum of programs and activities to preserve Roosevelt's memory. Dr. ] served as executive director from 1974 until his sudden death in early 2005.<ref> {{webarchive \|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930023640/http://hnn.us/readcomment.php?id=54209 \|date=September 30, 2007 }}</ref>
	Although the TRA, itself, is officially non-partisan, some critics maintain that the political orientation of the TRA's executive board has demonstrated a move to the right side of the political spectum in recent years. These critics speak of a board dominated by conservatives some disquietude by some of the more liberal-leaning members in the same body, the latter wishing that the TRA would do more to celebrate TR's legacy as a Progressive and Conservationist. The TRA, however, has continued to to keep its focus on squarely on the life and legacy of Theodore Roosevelt and seeks to let TR's life serve as the role model for politicians from all political leanings and an inspiration to people all across the political spectrum well aware that Theodore Roosevelt was praised in the books of virtually all US presidential candidates for 2008. The TRA leadership is also aware that while ] is rated by democrats in 2007 polling as the sixth worst president and the republicans rank him sixth best, Theodore Roosevelt was ranked both democrats and republicans fifth. The TRA leadership continues to hold Roosevelt up as an example for national leadership in the political arena as well as the many other areas in whichhe contributed to the American national life.

		⚫	==Activities==
	During the 2006 annual meeting, the TRA welcomed ] to its Board of Trustees. Comstock is a conservative Republican stalwart who served as chief investigator for Representative Dan Burton during the period of the Whitewater investigations. Comstock subsquently worked as director of public affairs in John Ashcroft's Justice Department, and for a time led opposition research for the Republican National Committee. She is currently on the staff of the lobbying firm Black Rome. Another new trustee as of 2006 is Robert Charles, who worked in both the Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush White Houses, served as counsel to US House Speaker Dennis Hastert, and was President George W. Bush’s Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement. Other trustees include the Hon. Lee Yeakel, a Federal Judge appointed by President George W. Bush. That being said, incoming trustees in 2007 as well as the TRA's new director, Jim Bruns have no association with the Bush administration and are seen as more moderate politically.
		⚫	In recent years, the organization's endeavors included creation and maintenance of About Theodore Roosevelt, the TRA web site at http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org, which has been criticized by scholars as hagiographic and hard to navigate.<ref>{{cite web\|author=Debra DeRuyver, Jennifer Evans \|url=http://www.publichistory.org/reviews/View_Review.asp?DBID=100 \|title=Review of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Web Site by Rich Hephner of the Public History Resource Center \|publisher=Publichistory.org \|date=2004-01-12 \|access-date=2011-10-31}}</ref> The organization also conducts the Theodore Roosevelt<sup>R</sup> Police Awards (given in ], ], ], and ] to police officers who have overcome handicaps), and the Theodore Roosevelt Teddy Bear program, which each year gives ]s to hospitalized children in ] and Nashville during the December Holiday season. The TRA also publishes a quarterly journal, conducts occasional historical and educational conferences, and sponsors public speaking contests for high school students in New York.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org/association/accomplish.htm \|title=Theodore Roosevelt Association \|publisher=Theodoreroosevelt.org \|access-date=2011-10-31}}</ref>

		⚫	===Annual Dinner/Meetings===
	==Activities in modern times==
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⚫	In recent years, the organization's endeavors ~~have~~ been ~~largely~~ ~~limited~~ to the ~~conduct~~ of Theodore Roosevelt Police Awards (given in ], ], ], and ~~other cities~~ to police officers who have overcome handicaps), and the Theodore Roosevelt Teddy Bear program, which each year gives ] to hospitalized children in ] and Nashville during the December Holiday season. The TRA also publishes a quarterly journal, conducts occasional historical and educational conferences, and sponsors public speaking contests for high school students in New York.
			Annual meetings of the Theodore Roosevelt Association - held near TR's October 27 birthday - occur generally in places that are somehow associated with TR, such as Boston/Cambridge, where he attended college and met his first wife; New York/Oyster Bay, where he lived most of his life; Norfolk, around the USS ''Theodore Roosevelt''; Washington, where he worked as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice President and President; Atlanta, where his mother grew up; and even the Netherlands, where the Roosevelts originated. The annual dinner frequently includes the awarding of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal. Annual meetings often include lectures on TR, visits to Roosevelt-related sites, and silent auctions and bartering/selling of TR collectibles by collector members of the association.

			==Members of the TRA board==
⚫	==~~=2006-2007~~ Activities===
			TR's great-grandson ] serves as the organization's president as of 2010. He is joined on the board and in the association by members from a wide variety of walks of life, and numerous members of the Roosevelt family, including great-grandson Mark Ames, great-granddaughter Susan Roosevelt Weld, great-great-grandson Simon Roosevelt, great-grandson Theodore Roosevelt IV, and several cousins. Other members include but are not limited to those in finance, the judicial/legal arenas, the military, and teaching.
	In ] a new chapter was started in Washington State. WATRA, as it is known, has grown steadily since that time. WATRA will be hosting the Centenniel Celebration of the Arrival of TR's ] in Seattle for ], ]. Early in ], the TRA began to push recruiting, appointing a Michelle Bryant, who was heavily involved in activities of the US Navy's ], as the wife of one of its former ], of Seattle, WA as the chair of the membership committee. In the summer of ], TRA members set up a information table at the ] Theodore Roosevelt Symposium where they answered questions, handed out information packets and took membership applications from students at a new lower rate. Flyers on the ] TRA Annual Meeting in ] were also handed out. The Director of the school's Theodore Roosevelt Honors Leadership Program, Dr. Jon L. Brundvig, Ph.D. and several other faculty members including TR Scholar-in-Residence, ], indicated interest in starting a new TRA chapter at the University. Also a ] chapter was discussed. Organizational materials are being prepared for them.

	==Current Theodore Roosevelt Museums and Sites==
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	As noted above, Theodore Roosevelt's home, ], and the adjacent Old Orchard (home of Theodore Roosevelt Jr.) were both given to the National Park Service by the TRA in the early 1960s, along with the ] in New York City. All three museums remain open to visitors. Old Orchard was recently gutted on its ground floor and redone into a state-of-the-art museum featuring even more artifacts, as well as multimedia presentations documenting the life and career of TR. Not only does the National Park Service administer ] and Old Orchard in Oyster Bay, as well as the ] in NYC, but also the aforementioned ], an 80 acre tract in the Potomac at Washington, DC, which incorporates an imposing national memorial to Theodore Roosevelt dedicated in 1967. There is also the enormous (more than 70,000 acres (280 km²)) ] in North Dakota which has a museum dedicated to TR's experiences as a rancher in the ] in 1884-1887. Theodore Roosevelt's face is enshrined on ] beside those of Lincoln, Jefferson and Washington. Additionally, hundreds of wildlife sanctuaries, dams, roads and college halls across the country bear his name.

	==Proposed Presidential Library/Museum==
	Press announcements in March 2007 concerning the appointment of James Bruns as president of the TRA noted a plan to build a "a world-class museum ...dedicated to the 26th president." <ref> and create a fitting place of national reflection in honoring the legacy of Theodore Roosevelt." An article published July 23, 2007 in ''Newsday'' indicated that the TRA intends to build its project in either Oyster Bay, Cambridge (Massachusetts), or Washington, D.C. <ref>[http://www.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/ny-litheo0723,0,4335908.story?coll=ny-linews-headlines Newsday Article on TRA facility location in Oyster Bay </ref> Critics have wondered what the TRA will place in such a TR Museum, since the organization gave its collection of manuscripts and books to Harvard in 1943, and the organization's collections of objects related to the life of TR went in 1963 with the gift of Sagamore Hill, Old Orchard, and the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace to the National Park Service. Defenders of the project point point out, among other things, to the millions of dollars of donor contributions that will fund modern digital information retrieval technology that will allow the new museum to digitize all Rooseveltian papers. Those digital facsimiles and word-for-word text technologies will make TR's 8 million plus words available to researchers and scholars worldwide as were the Thomas Jefferson papers when the University of Virginia digitized its collection of his papers. Thus, the actual physical location of Rooseveltian papers and artifacts will be irrelevant to researchers and scholars who would never have had access to them. In fact, these same technologies will preserve the Rooseveltian papers and physical artifacts from on-going deterioration as the result of human contact and interface. These same defenders also point out that neither Harvard, the National Park Service nor the Library of Congress have any such plans in place to digitize TR's papers and that the new library will provide precisely the resources needed for this important work of dissemination. Additionally, the new facility will be able utilize technologies like those found at the Abraham Lincoln Museum and Presidential Library to tell the TR story as it has never been told before also drawing millions of visitors to an exciting, educational and inspirational experience. Critics point out that while digitization is a worthy ambition, it obviates the need for a brick and mortar research library.

	==Membership==		==Membership==
	The TRA’s membership numbers under 2000. (For backup on membership figure see: ''Theodore Roosevelt Association Financial Statements as of June 30, 2006, Together with Auditor's Report'' prepared by Callaghan Nawrocki LLP. Copies available from the office of the Theodore Roosevelt Association pursuant to New York State Law.) The interests of the membership are as varied as were ]'s own interests. Members include ~~hunters and outdoor enthusiasts, supporters of the Navy,~~ ] fans, political ~~buffs and~~ collectors, and TR impersonators. Some members join simply because they ~~are serious collectors of~~ ]~~. Even a few of TR's numerous descendants are actively involved, including great-grandsons ] and Mark Ames, both of whom serve on the TRA's Executive Committee~~.		Interests of the membership are as varied as were Theodore Roosevelt's own interests. Members include ] fans, political memorabilia collectors, and Theodore Roosevelt impersonators. Some members join simply because they enjoy ].

		⚫	Membership in the Association includes a subscription to the quarterly ''TRA Journal'', and invitations to association functions. Members also receive free admission to Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay and the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace in Manhattan, upon presentation of their membership cards.
	==Rights and Privileges of Members==
⚫	Membership in the Association includes a subscription to the quarterly TRA Journal, and invitations to ~~Association~~ functions. Members also receive free admission to Sagamore Hill (Oyster Bay~~, NY)~~ and the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace in Manhattan, upon presentation of their membership cards.

	==~~Contacts~~==		==See also==
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	The Association can be reached by writing:

⚫	Theodore Roosevelt ~~Association~~
	P.O. Box 719
	Oyster Bay, NY 11771-0719

	Telephone (516)921-6319
	FAX (516) 921-6481

	General e-mail: mailto:info@theodoreroosevelt.org
	President Jim Bruns: mailto:jbruns@theodoreroosevelt.org

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	* http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org Theodore Roosevelt Association Official Site
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	* http://www.publichistory.org/reviews/View_Review.asp?DBID=100 Review of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Web Site by Rich Hephner of the Public History Resource Center

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Organization chartered by Act of Congress in 1920 dedicated to President Theodore Roosevelt

The Theodore Roosevelt Association (TRA) is a historical and cultural organization dedicated to honoring the life and work of Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919), the 26th President of the United States.

The group is based in Oyster Bay, New York, on Long Island, where Roosevelt spent summers in his youth and would relocate in his adulthood.

History

The organization was founded in 1919 by friends and supporters of the president originally as the Permanent Memorial National Committee. Soon renamed the Roosevelt Memorial Association (RMA), it was chartered under Title 36 of the United States Code in 1920.

In parallel with the RMA was an organization for women, The Women's Theodore Roosevelt Association, that had been founded in 1919 by an act of the New York State Assembly. The organizations merged in 1956 under the current name.

The two ancestor organizations that eventually combined to form the modern TRA established four public sites: the reconstructed Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site in New York City, dedicated in 1923 and donated to the National Park Service in 1963; Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York, dedicated in 1928 and given to the people of Oyster Bay; Theodore Roosevelt Island in the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., given to the federal government in 1932; and Sagamore Hill, Roosevelt's Oyster Bay home, which opened to the public in 1953 and, together with nearby Old Orchard, home to Theodore Roosevelt Jr., was donated to the National Park Service in 1963.

Along with the 1963 gifts of the Birthplace and Sagamore Hill properties, the TRA donated an endowment to help support both sites. The TRA currently owns Theodore Roosevelt's simple cabin, "Pine Knot", near Charlottesville, Virginia, which is managed by the Edith and Theodore Roosevelt Pine Knot Foundation.

Theodore Roosevelt Collection

One of the two TRA ancestor organizations, the Roosevelt Memorial Association (RMA), collected manuscripts, diaries, correspondence and other items relating to Roosevelt's personal and professional life. In 1923, the RMA opened a research library at the Birthplace in New York City and continued to build its archive. During 1943, the organization presented the entire collection of materials to Harvard University, Roosevelt's alma mater. Today the Theodore Roosevelt Collection is housed in Harvard's Houghton Library. The collection continues to be a major resource for the study of the life and times of the 26th president of the United States.

The only larger Theodore Roosevelt Collection is that at the Library of Congress, which includes Roosevelt's Presidential Papers, donated personally by Roosevelt.

Theodore Roosevelt Film Collection

The compilation of the film collection was originally embarked upon by the RMA in January 1919. Later, during 1924, the RMA formally established the Roosevelt Motion Picture Library housed at the Birthplace. The TRA donated the Roosevelt Motion Picture Library to the Library of Congress in 1962.

Leadership of the TRA

Led in the years 1919–1957 by Secretary and Director Hermann Hagedorn (1882–1964), the Association engaged in a wide spectrum of programs and activities to preserve Roosevelt's memory. Dr. John Allen Gable served as executive director from 1974 until his sudden death in early 2005.

Activities

In recent years, the organization's endeavors included creation and maintenance of About Theodore Roosevelt, the TRA web site at http://www.theodoreroosevelt.org, which has been criticized by scholars as hagiographic and hard to navigate. The organization also conducts the Theodore Roosevelt Police Awards (given in New York, Dallas, Boston, and Nashville to police officers who have overcome handicaps), and the Theodore Roosevelt Teddy Bear program, which each year gives teddy bears to hospitalized children in New York City and Nashville during the December Holiday season. The TRA also publishes a quarterly journal, conducts occasional historical and educational conferences, and sponsors public speaking contests for high school students in New York.

Annual Dinner/Meetings

Annual meetings of the Theodore Roosevelt Association - held near TR's October 27 birthday - occur generally in places that are somehow associated with TR, such as Boston/Cambridge, where he attended college and met his first wife; New York/Oyster Bay, where he lived most of his life; Norfolk, around the USS Theodore Roosevelt; Washington, where he worked as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice President and President; Atlanta, where his mother grew up; and even the Netherlands, where the Roosevelts originated. The annual dinner frequently includes the awarding of the Theodore Roosevelt Distinguished Service Medal. Annual meetings often include lectures on TR, visits to Roosevelt-related sites, and silent auctions and bartering/selling of TR collectibles by collector members of the association.

Members of the TRA board

TR's great-grandson Tweed Roosevelt serves as the organization's president as of 2010. He is joined on the board and in the association by members from a wide variety of walks of life, and numerous members of the Roosevelt family, including great-grandson Mark Ames, great-granddaughter Susan Roosevelt Weld, great-great-grandson Simon Roosevelt, great-grandson Theodore Roosevelt IV, and several cousins. Other members include but are not limited to those in finance, the judicial/legal arenas, the military, and teaching.

Membership

Interests of the membership are as varied as were Theodore Roosevelt's own interests. Members include Rough Rider fans, political memorabilia collectors, and Theodore Roosevelt impersonators. Some members join simply because they enjoy Teddy bears.

Membership in the Association includes a subscription to the quarterly TRA Journal, and invitations to association functions. Members also receive free admission to Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay and the Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace in Manhattan, upon presentation of their membership cards.

Notes

"Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University". Hcl.harvard.edu. 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
"Library of Congress Roosevelt Collection". Memory.loc.gov. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
"Library of Congress on the Roosevelt Picture Library". Memory.loc.gov. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
Press notice of the death of Dr. John Gable Archived September 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
Debra DeRuyver, Jennifer Evans (2004-01-12). "Review of the Theodore Roosevelt Association Web Site by Rich Hephner of the Public History Resource Center". Publichistory.org. Retrieved 2011-10-31.
"Theodore Roosevelt Association". Theodoreroosevelt.org. Retrieved 2011-10-31.

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Mid-Atlantic U.S. historical societies

Delaware

Wilmington	Business History Conference Delaware Historical Society

Maryland

Baltimore	Baltimore Heritage Community College Humanities Association Maryland Center for History and Culture Society for the History of Authorship, Reading and Publishing
Others	Association of Black Women Historians (Silver Spring) Berkshire Conference of Women Historians (Clarksville) C.V. Starr Center for the Study of the American Experience (Chestertown) Early American Industries Association (Hebron) Frederick and Pennsylvania Line Railroad Museum (Walkersville) Historical Society of Baltimore County (Cockeysville) National History Day (College Park)

New Jersey

Boonton	Boonton Historical Society and Museum United Railroad Historical Society of New Jersey
Trenton	New Jersey Historic Trust New Jersey Historical Commission
Others	Hunterdon County Historical Society (Flemington) Monmouth County Historical Association (Freehold) Montclair Historical Society (Montclair) New Jersey Historical Society (Newark) Sussex County Historical Society (Newton) The Historical Society of the Somerset Hills (Basking Ridge) Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society (Vineland)

New York

Albany

New York City

The Bronx	The Bronx County Historical Society
Brooklyn	Brooklyn Historical Society
Manhattan	American Irish Historical Society American Jewish Historical Society Association for the Study of Nationalities Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Historians of American Communism Historic Districts Council Leo Baeck Institute New York Morgan Library & Museum Municipal Art Society New York Historical New York Landmarks Conservancy New York Military Affairs Symposium The Renaissance Society of America Royal Oak Foundation Society of American Historians Veteran Corps of Artillery of the State of New York World Monuments Fund
Queens	Greater Astoria Historical Society Queens Historical Society
Staten Island	Staten Island Historical Society

Others

Pennsylvania

Philadelphia	German Society of Pennsylvania Historical Society of the Episcopal Church Historical Society of Frankford Historical Society of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania German Society Presbyterian Historical Society Society for Classical Studies Society for Historians of the Early American Republic
Pittsburgh	Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation
Waynesboro	Antietam Historical Association Waynesboro Historical Society
Others	Bellefonte Historical Railroad Society (Bellefonte) Carbondale Historical Society and Museum (Carbondale) Chester County History Center (West Chester) Gettysburg Battlefield Memorial Association (Gettysburg) Historical Society of Berks County (Reading) Johnny Reb Gaming Society (York) Lehigh County Historical Society (Allentown) Luzerne County Historical Society (Wilkes-Barre) Moravian Historical Society (Nazareth) Peace History Society (Gwynedd Valley) Pennsylvania Historical Association (Mansfield) Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (Harrisburg) Pennsylvania Railroad Technical and Historical Society Rough and Tumble Engineers Historical Association (Kinzers) Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation (Washington)

Washington, D.C.

Northeast	Florida House on Capitol Hill Supreme Court Historical Society United States Capitol Historical Society
Northwest	Advisory Council on Historic Preservation American Battlefield Trust American Historical Association American Institute for Conservation Association for the Study of African American Life and History Atomic Heritage Foundation German Historical Institute Historic Preservation Fund Historical Society of Washington, D.C. National Society of the Colonial Dames of America National Trust for Historic Preservation United States Committee of the International Council on Monuments and Sites White House Historical Association
Southeast	Naval Historical Foundation Naval History and Heritage Command
Others	American Studies Association Society for History in the Federal Government

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