Housed in plastic sleeves in 32 binders.
Remarkable gathering of manuscripts and ephemeral material relating to Theodore Roosevelt and his times, compiled over many years by the late Brady Adams, Oregon banker and politician who was elected to the Oregon State Senate in 1992, serving as President of the Senate from 1997 to 1999, and was a staunch Republican. The archive consists of letters, signatures, documents, photographs, pages clipped from historical and biographical works, and scarce ephemera, all well organized in a series of binders, with many information sheets on the countless subjects. The signatories include Theodore Roosevelt himself, his wife, sons, daughters, and other relatives, political allies and opponents, those prominent in the political arena during his era, and many more. The binders are organized by content, with some of the designations being:
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President Theodore Roosevelt (3 binders)
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Autographs of Theodore Roosevelt’s Family (1 binder)
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People Associated with Theodore Roosevelt (5 binders compressed into 4)
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Grover Cleveland (1 binder)
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President William McKinley (1 binder)
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Spanish American War (2 binders compressed into 1)
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President Roosevelt’s Cabinet (1 binder)
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U.S. Senators and Representatives During the Time Theodore Roosevelt was President of the United States (6 binders)
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Governors when Theodore Roosevelt was President of the United States (2 binders)
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And more.
In addition, there are over 150 stereo views of Theodore Roosevelt, William McKinley, the Spanish American War, and more. Also, about a dozen books on the time of Teddy Roosevelt.
Click here for complete inventory of the archive.
NOTE: Those items on the inventory marked with an X are not verified to be present