Journal articles
I identified these two journal articles by searching in the America: History and Life database. Criss
Library does not subscribe to the Theodore Roosevelt Association Journal, nor are articles included in any
of the library’s databases. You may request copies by submitting Interlibrary Loan requests; the
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William N. Tilchin. “Theodore Roosevelt and the Treaty of Portsmouth.” Theodore Roosevelt
Association Journal Volume 29, Issue 1 (Winter 2008): Pages 19-23.
Examines the informal yet skilled, forceful, and knowledgeable approach that Theodore Roosevelt took to
his mediation of the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, leading to the Treaty of Portsmouth, for which he won
the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906.
Henry J. Hendrix. “’I Am Having My Hair Turned Gray…’: Roosevelt’s Backchannel Diplomacy and the
Salvaging of the Portsmouth Peace Treaty Negotiations.” Theodore Roosevelt Association
Journal Volume 27, Issue 1 (June 2005): Pages 12-18.
During treaty negotiations at Portsmouth to end the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05, President Theodore
Roosevelt used formal and informal contacts with members of the two peace delegations and their
respective governments.
Books in Criss Library
Raymond A. Esthus. Double Eagle and Rising Sun: The Russians and Japanese at Portsmouth in 1905.
Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 1988 (Criss Library Third Floor DS517.7 E88 1988)
See chapters “Roosevelt’s ‘Interference,’” and “The Conference in Crisis.”
Raymond A. Esthus. Theodore Roosevelt and Japan. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 1967.
(Criss Library Third Floor E183.8 .J3 E8)
See chapters “The Road to Portsmouth” and “The Portsmouth Peace Conference.”
Eugene P. Trani. The Treaty of Portsmouth: An Adventure in American Diplomacy. Lexington: University
of Kentucky Press, 1969 (Criss Library Third Floor DS517.7 .T7)
Search for articles published in the New York Times during the Portsmouth Conference.
Connect to the New York Times via the All Databases A-Z directory linked from the Research Tools
column on the left side of the Criss Library homepage:
Here’s a search that retrieved over 150 articles, all with PDF copies available online: