Roosevelt Family Papers Donated by the Children of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1686-1959 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

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Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: Old Family Papers

Sub-Series 1: Roosevelt, 1686-1866

Box 1

Indenture. Johannes Hardenberg - Jacob Hardenbergh, 1686

Plan (Pen and Ink) New York Harbor and Agreement between A. Rutgers and J. and J. Roosevelt, June, 1748

Petition. John Roosevelt: New York City Water Supply, 1748

Letter. Adolphus Roosevelt to John de Peyster, Jr., April, 1763

Will. Cornelius Roosevelt, February 11, 1771

Account Ledger (2 pp.). Christopher Roselvelt (sic), 1772

Letter. A.N. de Peyster to G. De Peyster), January 23, 1779

Indenture. John Roosevelt - William de Peyster, June 29, 1784

Indenture. Jacobus Roosevelt, July 9, 1785

Receipt. Margaret Roosevelt, April 24, 1788

Commissions. New York State Militia. Elbert Roosevelt, 1789, 1793

Indenture. Abraham Van Gelden and Cornelius C. Roosevelt, June 3, 1791

Indenture. John Roosevelt and Elbert Roosevelt, July 18, 1793

Indenture. Samuel Jones and Cornelius C. Roosevelt, April 30, 1794.

Receipt. E. Roosevelt for Black Woman, Judith, October 7, 1803

Bond. Jonas Smith and Cornelius C. Roosevelt, May 15, 1804

Money Order. Elbert Roosevelt, December 23, 1807

Deed. Elbert Roosevelt, July 12, 1810

Indemnification. Elbert Roosevelt, June 3, 1813

Receipt. E. Roosevelt to Caleb Pell, February 9, 1814

Letter. S.N. Bayard to Elbert Roosevelt, February 27, 1816

Title Abstract. Elbert Roosevelt, c.1816

Tax Receipt. Caleb Pell to Elbert Rosevelt (sic), January 21, 1817

Report (Printed). Secretary of State (John Q. Adams) to Senate, April 18, 1820

Power of Attorney. Elbert Roosevelt, May 24, 1825

Bond. Henry Roosevelt, June 8, 1826

Sermon (Printed). David Parker on Death of Margaret Tillotson. Reformed Dutch Church. Rhinebeck Flats, March 30, 1828

Title Search. Gilbert Thorne, May 30, 1832

Promissory Note. Calvin I. Van Kleek to Henry Davis, November 25, 1833

Letter. W.H. Marsh, M.D. to Bushnell, January 22, 1866

Ms. "A Description of Jamaica." Anonymous, Undated

Poem. "Satan Visiting New York" Anonymous, Undated

Sub-Series 2: Ludlow, 1811-1891

Box 1

Agreements, Contracts, Deeds and Indentures, etc, 1811-1859

Agreements, Contracts, Deeds and Indentures, etc., 1860-1869

Agreements, Contracts, Deeds and Indentures, etc., 1870-1884 and Undated

Accounts and Receipted Bills, 1845-1873 and Undated

Accounts and Receipted Bills, 1880-1890 and Undated

Correspondence, 1846-1889 and Undated

Sub-Series 3: Hall, 1853-1913

Box 2

Correspondence. Family and Personal, 1853-1902 and Undated

Correspondence. Edward Ludlow and Mary Ludlow Hall with their Parents, 1860-1871

Correspondence. W.C.P. Rhodes to Hall Family Members, 1871-1889 and Undated

Condolence Correspondence. Death of Anna Hall Roosevelt, 1892 and Undated

Journal. Valentine G. Hall, c.1861-1862

Business and Financial Papers, 1863-1894 and Undated

Willis and Probate Records, 1883-1912

Sub-Series 4: Papers of James Roosevelt, 1864-1904

Box 3

Legal Papers. James and Sara Delano Roosevelt, 1880-1904

Correspondence. James Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, 1894-1896

Correspondence. James Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1895-1900 and Undated

Correspondence. James Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1895-1900 and Undated

Condolence Correspondence. Death of James Roosevelt, 1900-1901 and Undated

Sub-Series 5: Papers of Elliott Roosevelt, Sr., 1870-1895

Box 4

Bulloch, Anna, 1877-1883

Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1874-1881 and Undated

Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1882-1892 and Undated

Gracie, Archibald, 1872-1874 and Undated

Hall, Mary L (Mrs. Valentine G.), 1883-1893 and Undated

Miscellaneous Family and Personal Correspondence, 1880-1893 and Undated

Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1876-1892, and Undated

Roosevelt, Anna Hall, c.1881-1889 (Chiefly Undated)

Roosevelt, Anna Hall-Congratulatory Correspondence on Engagement to, 1883

Roosevelt, Anna Hall-Condolence Correspondence on Death of, 1892-1893 and Undated

Box 5

Roosevelt, Eleanor, c .1889-1894 and Undated

Roosevelt, Elliott, Jr.-Condolence Correspondence on Death of, 1893

Roosevelt, Elliott, Sr. Writings, Undated

Roosevelt, Martha Bulloch (Mrs. Theodore Sr.), c .1871-1877

Roosevelt, Martha Bulloch (Mrs. Theodore Sr.), 1880-1884 and Undated

Roosevel t, Theodore, Sr., 1870-1877

Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr., 1877-1880

Sub-Series 6: Papers of Anna Hall Roosevelt, 1875-1893

Box 6

Correspondence: Cowles, Anna Roosevelt (1), 1887 and Undated

Correspondence: Cowles, Anna Roosevelt (2), 1887 and Undated

Hall, Mary L. (Mrs. Valentine G.), 1883 and Undated

Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, Undated

Miscellaneous, 1875-1892 and Undated

Printed Materials: College Series of German Plays, 1866

Printed Materials: Certificate. Children's American Missionary Society, 1871

Out of the Shadows into the Light (Commemorative Booklet for Valentine G. Hall), 1880

ARH Prose Book (holograph), 1880

ARH Poetry and Scenes of Ireland, 1881

Clippings. re: Hall-Roosevelt Wedding, December 1, 1883

Clippings. AHR's Obituaries (bound) for Anna's Children, 1893

In Loving Memory of Anna Hall Roosevelt. (Commemorative Booklet). (Copy 1), 1893

In Loving Memory of Anna Hall Roosevelt. (Commemorative Booklet). (Copy 2), 1893

In Loving Memory of Anna Hall Roosevelt. (Commemorative Booklet). (Copy 3), 1893

In Loving Memory of Anna Hall Roosevelt. (Commemorative Booklet). (Copy 4), 1893

Tablet. List of linens belonging to AHR. (ER's holograph), n.d.

Series 2: Correspondence

Sub-Series 1: Sara Delano Roosevelt, 1896-1941 and undated

Box 7

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1896 - 1898

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1899

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, January-June, 1900

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, September-December, 1900

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, January-March, 1901

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, April-December, 1901

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1902

Box 8

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1903

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1904

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1905 - 1909

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1910 - 1914

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1915 - 1916

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1917

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1918

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1919 - 1920

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1921

Box 9

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt:, 1922

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt:, 1924

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1925

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1926

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1927

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1928-1929

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1930-1931

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1932

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1933

Box 10

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1934

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1935

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1936

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1937

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1938

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1939

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1940

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1941

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Undated. c.1896-1903

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Undated. c.1900-1904

Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt, Undated. c.1905-1941

Sub-Series 2: Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1888-1945 and undated

Box 11

Franklin Delano Roosevelt to his Parents, 1888-1896

Franklin Delano Roosevelt to his Parents, 1897

Franklin Delano Roosevelt to his Parents, 1888

Franklin Delano Roosevelt to his Parents, 1889

Franklin Delano Roosevelt to his Parents, 1900

Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, 1901-1904

Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, 1905

Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, 1907-1908

Box 12

Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, 1911-1914 and Undated

Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, 1915-1918 and Undated

Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, 1919-1921 and Undated

Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, 1923-1929

Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, 1932-1941

Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Eleanor Roosevelt, 1908

Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Eleanor Roosevelt, 1911-1914 and Undated

Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Eleanor Roosevelt, 1915-191S

Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Eleanor Roosevelt, 1919-1921 and Undated

Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Eleanor Roosevelt and Children, 1924-1929

Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Eleanor Roosevelt and Children, 1933-1945

Sub-Series 3: Eleanor Roosevelt, 1903-1945 and undated

Box 13

Eleanor Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, 1903, 1910-1917

Eleanor Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, January, 1918

Eleanor Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, February, 1918

Eleanor Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, March-April, 1918

Eleanor Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, May-July, 1918

Eleanor Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, October-December, 1918 and Undated

Eleanor Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, January-March, 1919

Eleanor Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, April-May, 1919

Eleanor Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, June-December, 1919

Eleanor Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, January-May, 1920

Eleanor Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, July, 1920-1929

Eleanor Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt, 1931-1941

Box 14

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1903

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, January-February, 1904

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, March-April, 1904

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, May 1904

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, July-October, 1904

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, November, 1904 and Undated

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1905-1 906

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1907-1908

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1909

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1940

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1911-1912

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1913

Box 15

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1914

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1915

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1916

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1917

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1918

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1919

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1920

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1921-1923

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1924

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1925

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1926

Box 16

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1927

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1928

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1929

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1930-1932

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1933-1935

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1936-1938

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1939-1942

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1943

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1944-1945

Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Undated

Sub-Series 4: Family Members, 1883-1945 and undated

Box 17

Adams, Ellen Delano (cousin, FDR), 1941-1945

Blodgett, Eleanor (godmother, FDR), 1901-1930

Clark, Grace (cousin, FDR), 1903-1936

Collier, Katherine Delano (Aunt, FDR) (1), 1900-1944

Collier, Katherine Delano (Aunt, FDR) (2), 1900-1944

Cowles, Anna Roosevelt (aunt, ER), 1905-1930

Delano, Catherine (grandmother, FDR), 1893-1895

Delano, Franklin H. (great- uncle, FDR), 1893

Delano, Frederic A. (uncle, FDR) (1), 1897-1945

Delano, Frederic A. (uncle, FDR) (2), 1897-1945

Delano, Laura F. (cousin, FDR), 1898-1945

Delano. Lyman (cousin, FDR), 1898-1944

Delano, Warren II (grandfather, FDR), 1883-1898

Delano, Warren, Jr. (uncle, FDR)., 1898-1920

Fellowes-Gordon, Sallie Collier (cousin, FDR), 1904-1943

Forbes, Dora Delano (aunt, FDR), 1891-1940

Forbes, Dora Delano (aunt, FDR), 1891-1940

Forbes, Dora Delano (aunt, FDR), 1891-1940

Box 18

Grant, Catherine Delano (cousin, FDR), 1912-1941

Gray, Maude Hall (aunt, ER), 1938-1945

Hitch, Annie Delano (aunt, FDR), 1886-1927

Martineau, Muriel Robbins (cousin, FDR), 1894-1941

Mortimer, Elizabeth Hall (aunt, ER), 1918

Parish, Susan L. (cousin, ER), 1907, 1915, 1940

Robbins, Warren (cousin, FDR), 1891-1944

Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt (aunt, ER), 1904-1932

Robinson, Helen Roosevelt (Niece, FDR), 1896-1942

Roosevelt, Anna (daughter, FDR and ER) (1), c.1912-1944

Roosevelt, Anna (daughter, FDR and ER) (2), c.1912-1944

Roosevelt, Anna (daughter, FDR and ER) (3), c.1912-1944

Roosevelt, Archibald B. (cousin, ER), 1942-1945

Roosevelt, Ellen (cousin, FDR), 1906-1943

Box 19

Roosevelt, Elliott (son, FDR and ER) (1), c.1916-1945

Roosevelt, Elliott (son, FDR and ER) (2), c.1916-1945

Roosevelt, Franklin D. Jr. (son, FDR and ER) (1), c.1922-1945

Roosevelt, Franklin D. Jr. (son, FDR and ER) (2), c.1922-1945

Roosevel t, G. Hall (brother, ER) (1), 1904-1944

Roosevel t, G. Hall (brother, ER) (2), 1904-1944

Roosevel t, G. Hall (brother, ER) (3), 1904-1944

Roosevel t, G. Hall (brother, ER) (4), 1904-1944

Roosevel t, G. Hall (brother, ER) (5), 1904-1944

Roosevel t, G. Hall (brother, ER) (6), 1904-1944

Roosevel t, G. Hall (brother, ER) (7), 1904-1944

Box 20

Roosevelt, James (son, FDR and ER) (1), c.1914-1945

Roosevelt, James (son, FDR and ER) (2), c.1914-1945

Roosevelt, James (son, FDR and ER) (3), c.1914-1945

Roosevelt, James (son, FDR and ER) (4), c.1914-1945

Roosevelt, James (son, FDR and ER) (5), c.1914-1945

Roosevelt, James Roosevelt (half-brother, FDR), c.1905-1942

Roosevelt, John A. (son, FDR and ER) (1), c.1919-1945

Roosevelt, John A. (son, FDR and ER) (2), c.1919-1945

Roosevelt, Kermit (cousin, ER), 1911, c.1935-1944.

Roosevelt, Nicholas (cousin, ER), c.1944

Roosevelt, Theodore (uncle, ER), 1883-1944

St. George, Katherine Collier (cousin, FDR), 1907-1937

Sub-Series 5: General, c. 1902-1945

Box 21

A-B, c.1906-1944

C-D, 1905-1943

E-F-G, 1908-1943

H-I-J, 1907-1943

K-L, 1913-1944

LeHand, Marguerite, c.1927-1944

M-N-O, c.1907-1943

Martha, Crown Princess of Norway, 1941-1944

Marvin, Langdon P., 1916-1921

P-Q-R, 1906-1942

Roosevelt, Franklin D. and Eleanor, 1928, 1936-1944

Roosevelt Genealogy, 1915-1945

S-Z, 1902-1945

Unidentified, c.1907-1938

White House Staff, 1934-1944 and Undated.

Winchell, Walter, March 2-24, 1943 and Undated.

Series 3: Political Files

Sub-Series 1: Campaign 1920

Box 22

Clippings (1)

Clippings (2)

Correspondence A-W

Miscellaneous

Speeches and Speech Material

Sub-Series 2: Correspondence as Governor, 1929-1933

Box 23

A

B

C

D

Delano, Frederic A.

Democratic Union

Dewson, Mary "Molly"

F

Farley, James A.

G

Greenway, Isabella

H

Harvard Class of 1904

House, Colonel Edward M.

Howe, Louis McHenry

I

J

K

Box 24

L

M

N

National Political

Newspapers

O

O'Connor, Basil

P

Pamphlets

Pittman, Key

Political

R

S

Smith, Alfred E.

V

Vanderbilt, Cornelius, Jr.

W

Water Power: Correspondence

Water Power: Printed Materials

XYZ

Series 4: Writings and Printed Materials, c. 1943-1959 and undated

Box 25

FDR: His Personal Letters. Correspondence and Reviews. 1948-1950. A - Z.

Box 26

FDR: His Personal Letters. Drafts

Box 27

FDR: His Personal Letters. Transcripts (Topical) A-F

Box 28

FDR: His Personal Letters. Transcripts (Topical). F - N

Box 29

FDR: His Personal Letters. Transcripts (Topical). N - W

Box 30

FDR: His Personal Letters. Transcripts Unused

Box 31

FDR: His Personal Letters. Transcripts Unused. Presidential Logs (Wartime Conferences), 1943-1945

Box 32

Bound Page Proofs. This I Remember. Manuscript. "John Paul Jones."

Box 33

Affectionately, FDR. Selected Family Letters (copies)

Box 34

Affectionately, FDR. Selected Family Letters (copies)