Hadassah Materials Related to Eleanor Roosevelt, 1952-1972 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Collection Overview
Title: Hadassah Materials Related to Eleanor Roosevelt, 1952-1972
Primary Creator: Hadassah--Israel
Extent: -1.0 Cubic Feet
Date Acquired: 07/16/1975
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection consists of correspondence, photographs, motion picture films, printed materials, and clippings related to Eleanor Roosevelt and Hadassah. The bulk of the material is arranged in five folders. Three folders, arranged chronologically, contain materials related to Roosevelt's four visits to Israel between 1952 and 1962 and to the visit in 1960 of her daughter Anna Roosevelt Halsted. Also included are a folder of assorted materials related to Eleanor Roosevelt and Hadassah, particularly messages of good wishes during her final illness in 1962; a folder containing primarily memorials to Eleanor Roosevelt after her death; and a copy of The Eleanor Roosevelt Youth Center in Beersheba (pub. after 1962) by Yehuda Hanegbi. The motion picture films include long and short versions of "Remembering Eleanor Roosevelt" (1962) and two films about Hadassah. (For more information on these films see "Separated Materials.")
Collection Historical Note
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America was founded in 1912 by the American Jewish teacher and activist Henrietta Szold (1860-1945). The organization works to promote cultural connections between the United States and Isreal and healthcare worldwide.
Administrative Information
Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Access Restrictions: This collection is available for use by the general public.
Use Restrictions: This material is subject to copyright restrictions under Title 17 of the U.S. Code.
Acquisition Source: Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc
Acquisition Method: Gift.
Separated Materials: The four motion picture films are housed in the FDR Library motion picture film collection.
Box and Folder Listing
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Box 1 -
Item 1: Hanegbi, Yehuda. The Eleanor Roosevelt Youth Centre in Beersheba (Jerusalem: Jerusalem Post Press). -
Eleanor Roosevelt Visit to Israel 1952, 1955 -
Eleanor Roosevelt Visit to Israel, 1959,1960 -
Eleanor Roosevelt Visit to Israel, 1962 -
Eleanor Roosevelt and Hadassah -
Eleanor Roosevelt and Hadassah Memorials
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