The Treaty of Portsmouth (Portsmouth Peace Treaty)

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The Fells:"Partners in Diplomacy: TR & John Hay" - July 31, 2010
Web: www.thefells.org

John Hay, TR's Secretary of State, built The Fells in Newbury NH on Lake Sunapee. In 2010 this exhibit explains the relationship between Roosevelt and Hay. President Roosevelt was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1906 for orchestrating the negotiations that led to the Treaty of Portsmouth, ending the Russo-Japanese War in 1905. John M. Hay, Fells founder and Roosevelt's Secretary of State, was instrumental in Open Door policy diplomacy in Asia that preceded the peace conference in Portsmouth (although he died before the Treaty negotiations began). During Roosevelt's 1902 Presidential visit to New Hampshire he stayed at The Fells. This exhibit examines some of the lasting contributions of these two men in U.S.-East Asian relations and the story of the Treaty of Portsmouth.

The house is open for tours on weekends. June 23 through Sep 6, 2010, open on Wed-Sun. Admission: Adults $8, Children 6-17, $3; under 6, free. 603-763-4789

Sep 08, 2010
NH State Archives Treaty Exhibit M-F

Sep 11, 2010
The Fells:"Partners in Diplomacy: TR & John Hay"

For information about ordering fine art prints of this Treaty Centennial symbol, and other commemorative items, click here.

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Telephone: 603-226-2312

For the Russian-language Library of Congress description of the Treaty of Portsmouth, click here.

News and Links

To learn nore, the following books are available, click here to order:

Heroes & Friends: Behind the Scenes of the Treaty of Portsmouth by Michiko Nakanishi

There Are No Victors Here: A Local Perspective on the Treaty of Portsmouth by Peter E. Randall

Also available, click here for ordering:

An Uncommon Commitment to Peace Exhibit Catalogue published by the Japan-America Society of NH

Blessed Are the Peacemakers: The Service of Thanksgiving for the Portsmouth Treaty, September 5, 1905 by Marina Grot Turkevich Naumann

Original 1905 newsreel footage on DVD

Treaty of Portsmouth 1905-2005 book of reproduction historical postcards.

The Portsmouth Peace Process: Guide for Teachers by Northeast Cultural Coop

Serenade for World Peace: The Best of the Band Concerts 1905-07

Seacoast Wind Ensemble directed by Richard C. Spicer presents the first annual Portsmouth Peace Treaty Concert. For detailed notes about the best of the band concerts 1905-07 and the role of music during the Treaty summer, click here.

The Music Hall, Portsmouth, New Hampshire

Sunday, June 24, 2007, at 3:00 p.m.

Semper Fidelis John Phillip Sousa (1854-1932)

Portsmouth City Band, Fireman’s Day, 13 September 1905

Overture to William Tell Giacomo Rossini (1792-1868)

Duncan MacCallum, English Horn; Jean Schwab, Flute

Tenth U. S. Artillery Corps Band (Boston), 18 August 1905 arr. Eric W. G. Leidzen

Naval Band (Portsmouth?), 5 September 1907

The Holy City Stephen Adams (1844-1913)

Jay Taylor, Trumpet

Tenth U. S. Artillery Corps Band (Boston), 27 August 1905 arr. L. P. Laurendeau

March from Tannhäuser Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

Tenth U. S. Artillery Corps Band (Boston), 25 August 1905 arr. M. C. Meyrelles

The Hunting Scene (Descriptive) Procida Bucalossi (1832-1918)

Tenth U. S. Artillery Corps Band (Boston), 18 August 1905 arr. M. C. Meyrelles

Selections from the Comic Opera Robin Hood Reginald De Koven (1859-1920)

Nancy Donahue, Euphonium

Portsmouth City Band, Fourth of July 1905 arr. George Wiegand

Signature production of the Bostonians, featuring Henry Clay Barnabee of Portsmouth

The Treaty of Portsmouth March William H. Scouton (1853-1940)

— Intermission—

The Diplomat John Phillip Sousa (1854-1932)

Second U. S. Artillery Corps Band (Portland), 23 July 1905

"An Uncommon Commitment to Peace" -- Remarks by Charles B. Doleac, Co-chairman, Portsmouth Peace Treaty Anniversary Committee, founder Japan-America Society of NH

Selections from The Red Mill Victor Herbert (1859-1924)

U. S. Naval Band (Portsmouth?), 5 September 1907 arr. Herbert L. Clarke

Serenade for Flute and Horn Anton Emil Titl (1809-1882)

Jean Schwab, Flute; Luanne O’Reilly, Horn

Tenth U. S. Artillery Corps Band (Boston), 25 August 1905 arr. L. P. Laurendeau

Coronation March from The Prophet Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864)

Tenth U. S. Artillery Corps Band (Boston), 27 August 1905 arr. M. C. Meyrelles

Loveland Waltzes Abraham Holzmann (1874-1939)

Portsmouth City Band, Fourth of July 1905 arr. L. P. Laurendeau

Tenth U. S. Artillery Corps Band (Boston), 20 August 1905

Portsmouth City Band, 13 September 1905

Selections from Southern Breezes: A Tone Picture F. P. Atherton

Portsmouth City Band, Fourth of July 1905

The Peacemaker March (Russia, Japan, and America) Harry L. Alford (1883-1939)

Sponsored by Boynton, Waldron, Doleac, Woodman & Scott, P.A., Leading Edge, Ocean Properties, Ltd. & Wentworth By the Sea Hotel, Japan-America Society of New Hampshire and the Portsmouth Peace Treaty Legacy Subscribers.