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Most of the
documents found in the FDR Library Digital Archives come from the
collection known as the President's Secretary's File, or PSF. The PSF is
arranged alphabetically by correspondent or subject, and is divided into
five series: The Safe Files, The Confidential Files, The Diplomatic Files,
The Departmental Files, and The Subject Files.
The first batch of PSF documents to be digitized are those 6,500 pages kept locked in FDR's White House safe that were known as the Safe Files . We have also digitized those portions of the Diplomatic Files pertaining to U.S.-Vatican relations during World War II, approximately 1,000 pages entitled the Vatican Files , as well as the German Diplomatic Files , which contain over 2,500 documents concerning U.S. relations with Germany in the 1930s and 40s, and the British Diplomatic Files , which contain over 3,000 documents on Anglo-American relations. These 13,000 pages can be viewed in original and text format. We have provided both a text and an original version so as to make it possible for the researcher to check the veracity of each document, to make it easier to read hand-written material, and because we hope to make the entire collection keyword searchable at a later date. If you discover a discrepancy between the original and text version of any particular document we ask that you please notify us immediately by email so that we may make the necessary corrections. The most recent addition to the Digital Archives is a selection of documents relating to Henry T. and John Hackett , Poughkeepsie lawyers who handled the legal affairs of Franklin D. Roosevelt, members of his family, and some of his neighbors. The materials are from the Hackett Papers, the President's Secretary's Files, and the Governorship Papers. Franklin D. Roosevelt's Fireside Chats can also be found on this website. The Digital Archives also houses over 1,000 online photographs of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, the Great Depression, and World War II, as well as a few audio and video clips of FDR. To cite this material, the researcher should describe the particular document cited, the collection, series and folder in which the document is contained, and the FDR Library Digital Archives as the archival repository.
A typical
citation should read as follows:
Safe
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Vatican
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German Diplomatic
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British Diplomatic
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Hackett Papers
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Fireside Chats
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Selected Public Papers of FDR
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Audio and Video
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Photos
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Articles and Lectures
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Search
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