The New York herald., 1920-01-07
To ERECT BUILDING
WITH ARCHIVES FOR
ROOSEVELT DATA
Definite Steps Announced Fol
lowing Meeting of Associa-
tons Committee.

Definite steps to preserve for historians
all biographical matter relating to Theo-
dore Roosevelt were announced yester-
day following meeting of the Roosevelt
Memorial Associations Committee on a
Living Memorial for the Advancement OF
Roosevelt's Ideals.
The committee decided to draw up 3
plan for the establishment
of Roosevelt archives, probably In Wash
ington, where documents, books, maga-
zine articles, photographs and motion
picture films in which Theodore Roose-
Welt is a factor will be collected and
preserved for historical purposes. The
committee hopes to have its efforts along
these lines culminate in a Bureau OF
Roosevelt Research, for the purpose OF
collecting all available biographical mat
ter pertinent to Colonel Roosevelt from
public documents and publications.. and
by the medium of personal interviews
with men and women who were close to
him during his life.
In this way, It is believed, material for
the future biographer will be obtained
at first hand from the intirnates Of the
one-time President.
To Hold Reminiscence Meetings.
A series of special "Reminiscences meat
ings will be held annually for the purpose
OF bringing together friends and ASSOC
ciates OF the famous American and elicit
ing from them for use as biogra phical
data anecdotes and "reminiscences Illus
trating the varied phases of the mans
character and achievements The COM
mittee expects soon to issue special ap-
peal for "reminiscences of biographical
nature.
Clifford Pinchot is the chairman Of the
committee. Other members who attended
the meeting were Carl r. Akeley, Mrs
Maude Howe Elliott. of Newport, II. l.:
James X. Garfield, formerly Secretary of
the Interior; Alexander +. Proctor. of Palo
Alto, Cal; Oscar s. Straus and Herman
HaGedorn. Mr. Straus was elected vice
chairman and Mr.. Hagedorn secretary of
the committee
Mr.. Pinchot appointed Mrs. Elliott and
Mr.. ltaSedorn a subcommittee TO serve
with the chairman in preparing a state
ment in Mr.. Roosevelt's own Language
OF his fundamental ideals
Announcement of the selection of Theo-
date Pope CMrs. John Wallace Riddle).
OF armington, Conn, as the architect TO
supervise the restoration of Theodore
ttoosevelts birthplace at No IS East
twentieth street was made at the annual
meeting of the Woman's Roosevelt Me-
mortal Association. The birthplace site
with the adjoining property at No. 2s
East twentieth street is to be restored
py the women of America as a nationa
centre or Americansm under the name
of Roosevelt House
Mrs. Riddle, who is the architect of the
Westover School for Girls at Middlebury.
Conn. has specialized in domestic archi-
lecture. She will prepare the plans at her
New York office, No. 402 Madison avenue
After the annual meeting had adjourned
a committee consisting of Mrs. John Henri.
hammond, Mrs. William Curtis Demorest.
Mrs. Henry a. Wise Wood, Mrs Edward
f. Sanford and Mrs. Percy V. Penny
backer, of Austin. Texas, went TO OYSTER
bay TO place wreath on Colonel Roose-
yelt's grave.
Exercises commemorating the first ami
Nersary of the death of Theodore Roose-
welt were held yesterday in the Great Hail
by the faculty and students OF the College
OF the City OF New York. Sidney f..
Mezes, president. paid a short tribute 10
the Great American" Professor John
Pickett Turner read President Wilson's
proclamation on the death of Roosevelt:
Dean Carleton +. Brownson a poem.
Theodore Roosevelt" by Samuel Valen-
tine Cole. president OF Wheaton College.
and Professor Lewis Freeman Mott Kip
ling's dedicatory poem. 'Greatheart" Al
the close Professor Samuel A. Baldwin
played Chopin's Funeral March, on the
organ.