The Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site Foundation is home to an extensive collection of historical artifacts and documents, most of which were acquired through the generosity of our donors.
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The TR Site maintains an extensive collection of objects and documents known to be associated with:
From postcards to political cartoons and newspapers to scrapbooks, the Theodore Roosevelt collection includes a wide range of objects relating to TR’s life & presidency, with a focus on the events surrounding his 1901 inauguration in Buffalo, New York.
The TR Site’s Pan-American Exposition collection has many two- and three-dimensional objects: from booklets, daily programs, tickets & postcards to spoons, paperweights, glasses & pins.
While most of the collection consists of souvenir material, there are also a number of rare & unusual items, such as a waiter’s jacket from the Streets of Mexico restaurant, or a guest register from the Board of Directors’ private retreat.
The TR Site’s McKinley collection is a rich paper-based assemblage of memorial ephemera, including numerous booklets, programs, postcards and stereographs. Unique items, such as the needle used to sew up President McKinley’s stomach and the scrapbook kept by Dr. Matthew Mann (the surgeon who operated on the president) can also be found within the collection.
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