Theodore Roosevelt, Sr. - Other Philanthropic Interests

Other Philanthropic Interests

He contributed large sums to the Newsboys' Lodging-house and the Young Men's Christian Association. He organized the Bureau of United Charities, and was a commissioner of the New York State Board of Charities. He was a director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art and of the American Museum of Natural History.

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