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Title: Roosevelt Family Papers Donated by the Children of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt, 1686-1959

Primary Creator: Roosevelt Family

Extent: 13.6 Cubic Feet

Date Acquired: 00/00/1979

Administrative Information

Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

Access Restrictions: This collection is available for use by the general public.

Use Restrictions: Copyright came to the United States Government in 1991 following the death of the last of the Roosevelt sons. These papers are in the public domain and may by reproduced or quoted without permission.

Acquisition Source: Roosevelt Family

Acquisition Method:

These Roosevelt Family Papers were placed on loan at the Roosevelt Library in 1954 by the children of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and could be consulted only with their permission.

In January 1979, the papers were donated to the Library by the four Roosevelt sons.

Related Materials: Family Papers (Appendix I) in the Papers of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt; Roosevelt Family Papers collected by Franklin D. Roosevelt; Delano Family Papers; Hall Family Papers: Franklin D. Roosevelt: Papers pertaining to Family, Business and Personal Affairs; Franklin D. Roosevelt: Papers as Vice-Presidential Candidate, 1920; and Franklin D. Roosevelt: Papers as Governor of New York, 1929-1932.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Old Family Papers],
[Series 2: Correspondence],
[Series 3: Political Files],
[Series 4: Writings and Printed Materials, c. 1943-1959 and undated],
[All]

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.

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Old Family Papers],
[Series 2: Correspondence],
[Series 3: Political Files],
[Series 4: Writings and Printed Materials, c. 1943-1959 and undated],
[All]