Edward F. O’Keefe, CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation and author of the new book, The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt, will serve as a Guest Curator for Fall 2024
In celebration of its 35th year as dealers of important historical documents and autographs, The Raab Collection is inviting prominent authors, historians, and thought leaders to participate in its Guest Curators program.
Each Guest Curator chooses or “curates” a selection of documents currently for sale with The Raab Collection that stands out as personally inspiring or reflects their scholarly interests. These influential individuals will explain their choices, sharing their experience and expertise and bringing history to life in ways only they can.
At Raab, we are often on the front line of historical discovery. Many of the pieces we sell are unpublished or were acquired directly from the descendants or heirs of historical figures and collectors, often unseen by the general public or the research community before. This offers each curator robust and interesting material to work with to create a mini themed ‘exhibit’ with annotations and notes written by the curator.
Our first curator is Edward F. O’Keefe, CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Foundation and author of the nonfiction book, The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President (Simon & Schuster, 2024). He previously spent two decades in broadcast and digital media at ABC News, CNN, and NowThis, during which time he received a Primetime Emmy Award for his work with Anthony Bourdain, two Webby Awards, the Edward R. Murrow Award, and a George Foster Peabody Award for ABC’s coverage of 9/11. A former fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School, he graduated with honors from Georgetown University. He was born in North Dakota and lives in New York with his wife, daughter, and son.
O’Keefe’s curated exhibit of inspiring historical documents, alongside his notes and annotations, will be published later this month on the Raab website.
