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On January 2, 1899, Governor Theodore Roosevelt presented his annual message to the New York State Legislature. In that message he paid tribute to the New York State Library, an institution already 81 years old and at that time under the direction of the great librarian, Melvil Dewey. Roosevelt pointed out that the "New York State Library ... has more than doubled its efficiency within the past ten years and is an inspiration to intellectual life throughout the State. Through its local public libraries, its traveling libraries, its valuable photographic reproductions which are sent from school to school, and its other facilities for home education, it comes in direct contact with every class of the community."
Referring to the Library (as part of the University of the State of the New York) Roosevelt went on to say that "the State owes support to an organization which so guards and unites her most vital interests."
The State Library is happy to present this compilation of books by Roosevelt from its collections in memory of one of the greatest governors in the history of New York.
This bibliography was compiled in 1995, the year the New York State Library acquired the Lyall Squair collection of materials related to Theodore Roosevelt. To find additional material on or about Theodore Roosevelt, consult NYS Library Catalog.
Address of President Roosevelt at the Lincoln Dinner of the Republican Club of the City of New York, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, February 13, 1905. Washington: Govt. Printing Office, 1905. (N,325.73,R781)
Address, on the Occasion of the Celebration of the Hundredth Anniversary of the Birth of Abraham Lincoln, Hodgenville, Ky. Feb. 12, 1909. 1909. (C,973.709,L7z5a)
Address of President Roosevelt upon the Occasion of the Opening of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, April 30th, 1903. 1904. (C,973.46,S145r)
Addresses and Papers. W.F. Johnson, ed., New York: Sun Dial Classics, 1909. (C,308,R77ad)
Addresses and Presidential Messages of Theodore Roosevelt, 1902-04. 1904 (C,308,R77a)
African and European Addresses. New York: G.P. Putnam Sons, 1910. (C,304,R78af)
African Game Trails: An Account of the African Wanderings of an American Hunter-Naturalist. New York, C. Scribner's Sons. 1925. (C,799,R78af, 1925)
All in the Family. New York, London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1929. (C,973.9109,R78)
America and the World War. New York: C. Scribners Sons, 1915. (Z,940.373,R78)
American Big-Game Hunting. New York: Forest and Stream Publishing Co., 1893. (Z,799,R78a)
American Ideals, and Other Essays, Social and Political. New York, London: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1897. (C,304,R78a3,1897) Also have 1901 ed.
The Americanism of Theodore Roosevelt: Selections from His Writings and Speeches Compiled by Herman Hagedorn, edited for school use by John A. Lester. Boston, New York [etc.]: Houghton Mifflin Co. [c1923] (C,308,R77am)
American Problems. New York: Outlook Company, 1910. (C,304,R78ap)
Applied Ethics: Being on of the William Belden Noble Lectures for 1910. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1911. (Z,172,R78)
An Autobiography. New York: MacMillan, 1914 [c1913] (C,973.911,Zr7r1a)
Big Game Hunting in the Rockies and on the Great Plains, Comprising "Hunting Trips of a Ranchman" and "The Wilderness Hunter," by Theodore Roosevelt ... With fifty-five illustrations by Remington, Frost, Beard, Gifford, Sanford and Other Well-known Artists. New York, London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1899. (Z,799.2973,qR78b) Autographed copy in V,799.2973, qR78b.
Biological Analogies in History. New York: Oxford University Press, 1910. (Z,901,R78)
Book-Lover's Holidays in the Open. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1916. (Z,799,R78b)
California Addresses. San Francisco: California Promotion Company, 1903. (C,308,R77)
Charter Day Address. Berkeley, Calif., 1911. (C,378,C153Kr)
Charter of Democracy: [Address by] Theodore Roosevelt before the Ohio Constitutional Convention at Columbus, Ohio, February 23, 1912. 1912. (C,342.73,R781)
A Compilation of the Messages and Speeches of Theodore Roosevelt, 1901-1905 Edited by Alfred Henry Lewis. Washington, D.C.: Bureau of National Literature and Art, 1906. (C,973.911,Zr7r3)
Cowboys and Kings. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1954. (C,973.911, Zr7rc)
East of the Sun and West of the Moon by Theodore Roosevelt and Kermit Roosevelt [with] Illustrations from Photographs Taken by K.R. New York : Scribner, 1926. (C,915,R78)
Facsimile of a Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Charles G. Washburn.1916?, 4 p. (N,012,R78r)
Fear God and Take Your Own Part. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1916. (C,355.2,R78)
The Foes of Our Own Household. New York: George H. Doran Company, 1917. (C,304,R78f)
Free Citizen: A Summons to Service of the Democratic Ideal. New York: MacMillan Company, 1956. (C,323.65,R781)
Good Hunting: In Pursuit of Big Game in the West. New York: Harper, 1907. (C,799.2978,R78)
Gouverneur Morris. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1900. (C,973.409,M87r)
Great Adventure: Present-day Studies in American Nationalism. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1918. (Z,940.494,R78g2)
History as Literature, and Other Essays. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1913. (N,14.5,R78h)
Hunting and Exploring Adventures of Theodore Roosevelt. New York, Dial Press, 1955. (Z, 799.2,R781h)
Hunting in Many Lands: The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club. New York: Forest and Stream Publishing Company, 1895. (Z,799,R78hu)
Hunting Trips of a Ranchman: Sketches of Sport on the Northern Cattle Plains. New York, London: G.P. Putnam, 1907. (C,818.5 R781 99-3989)
Hunting Trips on the Prairie. New York: G.P. Putnam, 1904. (Z,799.2973,R78hp)
Hunting the Grisly, and Other Sketches. New York: Review of Reviews, 1904. (Z,799.2973,R78hg)
Jaktminnen fran Vildmarken. Stockholm: Wahlstrom, 1906. (Z,799.2973,R78a3)
Japan's Part. [New York: Japan Society, 1918?], 15 p., (N,940.40952 R781 96-2150)
Letter of Hon. Theodore Roosevelt Accepting the Nomination of the Republican National Convention of 1900 for Vice-President of the United States. New York: Republican National Committee, 1900? (C,329.01,Qr)
Letters from Theodore Roosevelt to Anna Roosevelt Cowles, 1870-1918. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1924. (C,973.911,Zr7r7)
Letters of Theodore Roosevelt. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1951-54. (C,973.911,Zr7m86)
Letters of Theodore Roosevelt, Civil Service Commissioner, 1889-1895. Washington: Civil Service Commission, 1958. (C,351.1,R781)
Letters to Kermit from Theodore Roosevelt, 1902-1908. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1946. (C,973.911,Zr7r7k)
Life of Thomas Hart Benton. Boston, Houghton-Mifflin, 1887. (C, 973.509,B47a)
Life-histories of African Game Animals. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1914. (Z,599,R78)
The Naval War of 1812, or, The History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1882. (C,973.525,R78a2)
National Strength and International Duty. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1917. (C,355.2R78n)
New Nationalism. New York: Outlook Company, 1910. (C,304,R78n)
New York ... with Postscript. 1890-1895. New York: Longman's Green & Co., 1910. Part of Historic Towns Series. (R,974.71,R78)
Notes on Some of the Birds of Qyster Bay. 1897. New York: Privately printed in reproduction, 1925. (N,598.29747, R78) Also includes Summer Birds of the Adirondacks.
Oliver Cromwell. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1900. (Z,942.064,R78)
Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1905. (Z,799,R78o)
Outlook Editorials. New York: The Outlook Company, 1909. (C,308,R77o)
President Roosevelt's List of Birds: Seen in the White House Grounds and about Washington during His Administration . [Washington, D.C.: s.n., 1908] (V,598.29753,R781,84-35273)
Presidential Addresses and State Papers.1905?, 4 v. (C,308,R77p)
Progressive Principles: Selections from Addresses Made during the Presidential Campaign of 1912. New York: Progressive National Service, 1913. (C,329.8,R78)
Public Papers of Theodore Roosevelt, Governor of the State of New York, 1899[-1900]. Albany: Brandow Printing Co., 1899-1900. (D,GOV,075.0-4,PUBPA,1899-1900,76-59938)
Ranch Life and the Hunting-trail. New York: The Century Co., 1918 [c1888] (G,917.8,qR778a) Gotshall Collection
Real Roosevelt: His Forceful and Fearless Utterances on Various Subjects. 1910. (C,308,R77re)
Realizable Ideals: The Earl Lectures. San Francisco: Whittaker & Ray-Wiggin Co., 1912. (Z,170.4,R78)
Report of Hon. Theodore Roosevelt Made to the United States Civil Service Commission, upon a Visit to Certain Indian Reservations and Indian Schools in South Dakota, Nebraska, and Kansas. Philadelphia: Indian Rights Association, 1893. (C,970.5,R78)
Right of the People to Rule ... An Address at Carnegie Hall, New York City, under the Auspices of the Civic Forum, Wednesday Evening, March 20th. New York: s.n., 1916?, 29 p. (C,342.73,R781r)
The Roosevelt Book: Selections from the Writings of Theodore Roosevelt. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1909. (Z,818.5,R78)
The Roosevelt Doctrine: Being the Personal Utterances of the President on Various Matters of Vital Interest, Authoritatively Arranged for Reference in Their Logical Sequence; A Brief Summary of the Principles of American Citizenship and Government. New York: R.G. Cooke, 1904. (C,973.911,R781)
Roosevelt in the Kansas City Star: War-time Editorials by Theodore Roosevelt. Boston, New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1921. (Z,940.494,R78)
Roosevelt Policy: Speeches, Letters and State Papers, Relating to Corporate Wealth and Closely Allied Topics. New York: Current Literature Publishing Co., 1919. (C,308,R77r)
Roosevelt vs. Newett: A Transcript of the Testimony Taken and Depositions Read at Marquette, Mich. c1914 (LAW/TRIALS IND., 2731)
The Rough Riders. New York: C. Scribner, 1923, c1899. (C,973.89412,R78a3)
Selections from the Correspondence of Theodore Roosevelt and Henry Cabot Lodge , 1884-1918. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1925. (C,973.911,Ze7r8)
Square Deal for the Colored Race: Theodore Roosevelt's Speech at the Tomb of Lincoln. Reseda, Calif., 1903? (N,325.26,R781)
Stories of the Great West. New York: The Century Co., 1919 [c1888-1909] (C,978,R78)
Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses. New York: Century Co., 1900 and 1902 editions. (C,304,R78s)
The Summer Birds of the Adirondacks in Franklin County, N.Y. Salem, Mass.: Privately printed, 1877. (V,598.29747,R78)
Theodore Roosevelt: An Autobiography.New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1929 [c1913] (C,973.911,Zr7r1)
Theodore Roosevelt's America: Selections from the Writings of the Oyster Bay Naturalist, edited by Flarida A. Wiley. With Introductory Essays by John Burroughs [and others] and a Foreword by Ethel Roosevelt Derby. New York: Devin-Adair, 1955. (Z,799.2,R781)
Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia. New York City: Roosevelt Memorial Association, [c1941] (C,308,qR77c)
Theodore Roosevelt's Diaries of Boyhood and Youth: Illustrated from Photographs and with Facsimiles of the Author's Drawings and Letters. New York, London: C. Scribner's Sons, 1928. (C,973.911,Zr7r9)
Theodore Roosevelt's Letters to His Children. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1919. (C,973.911,Zr7r4)
Theodore Roosevelt's Speeches in Europe. New York: C.S. Hammond & Co., [1910] (C,308,R77t)
Theodore Roosevelt Treasury: A Self-Portrait from his Writings. New York: G.P. Putnam, 1957. (C,973.911,Zr7rt)
Thomas Hart Benton. Boston and New York: Houghton-Mifflin and Company [c1886] (C,973.509,B47r)
Through the Brazilian Wilderness. C. Scribner's Sons, 1914. (C,918.1,R78) Also have in Gotshall Collection, 1919 ed. (G918.1,R78a)
True Americanism: Being Four Essays Selected from the Collection Entitled "American Ideals". New York, London: G.P. Putnam's Sons [c1897] (C,304,R78t)
Value of an Athletic Training. New York: Privately printed, 1929, 3 p., (N,371.74,R78)
Who Should Go West? New York: Privately printed, 1927. (N,917.8,R778w)
Why I Believe in the Kind of American Journalism for Which the Outlook Stands. [n. p., 1909] (N,051,O94r)
The Wilderness Hunter: An Account of the Big Game of the United States and Its Chase with Horse, Hound, and Rifle . New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, [c1893] (Z,799.2973,R78)
Winning of the West.1900, c1889, (C,977,R78)
The Winning of the West. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1902-1903. (G,977,R78a) Gotshall Collection
The Works of Theodore Roosevelt. New York: C. Scribner's Sons, 1926, 24 v., (Z,818.5,R78w)
Writings. W.H. Harbaugh, ed. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill, 1967. (C,300.8,R781)