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COLLECTION Identifier: MS Am 2985

John A. Gable academic and personal research files on Theodore Roosevelt

Summary

Includes: Brown University notebooks: Bull Moose notes, II and IV; lecture notes. Hofstra University course syllabi. Lecture texts, outlines, and class handouts from courses taught at Brown University, Briarcliff College, Long Island University (C.W. Post campus) and Hofstra University (titles supplied by author): Administration of Andrew Jackson; American Revolution; American Revolution as a social movement; America's English history; Civilian Conservation Corps; Colonial period; Constitution; Election of 1828; Election of 1940; European and American background; Federalist era, 1789-1801; Gilded Age; Historiography; Jeffersonian era, 1801-1823; Election of 1824; Monarchy and monarchies today; Political parties; Populist Party; Presidency; Progressive Movement; Progressive Movement and American culture; Progressive Movement in cities and states; Religion; Romantic reform and the counter-culture; Social Darwinism; Social Gospel; Tyler to Buchanan; Warren G. Harding; Whig Party, 1832-1844; Women's suffrage and rights; Woodrow Wilson. Addresses: The Big Stick and the Square Deal (2001?); The man in the arena today and tomorrow (1998); The Progressive Party; The Square Deal (1988); TR's and the new century. Other files: The Bull Moose years—draft of bibliography; Christ Church, Oyster Bay; Famous American series; Historiography of Theodore Roosevelt; TR materials—presidency; Roosevelt family genealogy. With correspondence (mostly photocopies) of Gable with Matthew Glover and others.

Also Includes Gable's 1965 Kenyon College A.B. thesis "A nineteenth century patrician becomes a twentieth century president: an interpretation of the career of Theodore Roosevelt, 1880-1909"; and "The big stick and square deal", a speech given by Gable in 2001.

Dates

  • Creation: circa 1965-2005

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research.

This collection is shelved offsite. Retrieval requires advance notice. Check with Houghton Public Services staff.

Extent

.8 linear feet (2 boxes)

Biographical / Historical

Dr. John Allen Gable (1943–2005) served as executive director of the Theodore Roosevelt Association from 1974 until his death in February 2005.

Arrangement

Unprocessed.

Ownership and Custodial History

Bequest of John A. Gable, 2005.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--John A. Gable. Method of acquisition--Bequest. Date of acquisition--2005. Accession number--R372.G12p2 (reclassed from).



2021M-40. Gift of Matthew Glover, 2021.

Processing Information

Minimal description derived from existing records and converted to online finding aid, Betts Coup, 2020.

Title
Gable, John A. John A. Gable academic and personal research files on Theodore Roosevelt, circa 1965-2005 (MS Am 2985): Guide
Status
completed
Author
Houghton Library, Harvard University.
Date
2018 November 16
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
und
EAD ID
hou04868

Repository Details

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