The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-01-15

The site was officially proposed to the trustees
of the Roosevelt Memorial association by the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning commission.
A committee of the trustees including James r.
Garfield, president Of the association and former
secretary of the interior, Maj. Gen. Frank R.
Mccoy, Henry j. Allen, former senator from
Kansas, Joseph NJ Dixon assistant secretary
of the interior, and Congressman Frederick NJ.
Davenport, after careful inspection of the
island, recommended its purchase by the as
sociation.
The Roosevelt Memorial association was
founded Immediately after Roosevelts death in
January 1919, and raised fund Of $1,750,0O0
by popular subscription and in 1920 secured
charter from congress. Its aims are, first, to
erect a suitable monumental memorial to Theo-
dore Roosevelt in Washington; second, to estab-
lish and maintain memorial park in Oyster
Bay, N. T.; and, third, to perpetuate Colonel
Roosevelt's memory by spreading the knowledge
of his character and career.
The purchase of Analostan island is the first
step in accomplishing the first aim
In fulfllment of the second aim, 35 acres Of
land were purchased in the town of Oyster
Boy and memorial park has been completed
at a cost of $65OOO0. 1t was formally dedicated
on May, 80, 1923, and is now in use The sum of
100000 has been set aside for perpetual
maintenance. The further sum of $4,000
of Roosevelts grave in Youngs Memorial ceme-
terry in Oyster Bay.
Under the third aim the association has estab-
lished certain institutions and carried forward
certain activities, as follows:
1. Cooperated with the Woman's Roosevelt
Memorial association in the completion of Roose-
welt house, the restored birthplace of Theodore
Roosevelt, at % East Twentieth street. N. Y,
and in its maintenance as national shrine
and point Of inspiration for public-spirted citi-
ZenShip and sound nationalism.
2 Gathered one of the most noteworthy col
lections in the United States of memorabilia
centering about single individual and estab-
lished at Roosevelt House permanent museum
for its exhibition The items, chronologically
arranged, cover Roosevelts entire career.
8. Established also at Roosevelt House, a
Roosevelt library of research and bureau of
information for students, writers, and others
desiring information on his career. The library
contains approximately $500 books and PAM
phlets including all the books and articles writ
ten by Roosevelt. most of the material written
about him. and an extensive collection of books
relating to the period (1Ss1-1919) Of his public
life 1t contains, furthermore, $500 cartoons,
5000 pictures, and countless clippings as well
as extensive newspaper files
f. Roosevelt motion picture library has
been established, the first biographical motion
picture library in the world. Negative and posi-
tive films relating to Roosevelts career and
photographed on four continents have been col
lected and assembled in ten productions
5. The collected works of Theodore Roosevelt
have been prepared for publication in limited
edition and an inexpensive popular edition and
published through regular commercial channels.
g. Numerous special publications have been is
sued, including a collection of Roosevelt's war
time editorials account of his life as a ranch
man In North Dakota, and book of selections
from his writings for use In schools