Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, Part 1, 1884-1964 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Collection Overview
Title: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, Part 1, 1884-1964
Primary Creator: Roosevelt, Eleanor (1884-1962)
Extent: 889.62 Cubic Feet
Arrangement:
The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers is organized into three distinct parts - pre-White House material, White House material, and post-White House material. Within those parts, the collection is arranged into 63 series. The series are generally arranged chronologically and then aplhabetically thereunder.
Due to the large size of the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, the online finding aid has been divided into three sections. Part 1 covers boxes 1-1395.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Administrative Information
Repository: Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum
Access Restrictions: The papers contain material restricted in accordance with Executive Order 12958, and material which might constitute the invasion of privacy of living persons has been closed.
Use Restrictions: The unpublished writings of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt are in the public domain. Mrs. Roosevelt's published writings are subject to her literary estate.
Acquisition Method: The papers of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt were donated by Mrs. Roosevelt and her children.
Related Materials: Numerous collections in the Library including: President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Official, Personal and Secretary’s Files; Franklin D. Roosevelt: Papers pertaining to Family, Business and Personal Affairs; Franklin D. Roosevelt: Papers as Vice Presidential Candidate, 1920; Franklin D. Roosevelt: Papers as Governor of New York, 1929 -1932; Eleanor Roosevelt Oral History project; Papers of Anna Roosevelt Halsted; Papers of Lorena Hickok; and Roosevelt Family Papers Donated by the Children of Franklin, Eleanor Roosevelt, and John A. Roosevelt.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Early Family Papers, 1860-1910 and undated],
[Series 2: Family and Personal Correspondence, 1894-1957 and undated],
[Series 3: School Exercise Books and Notebooks, c. 1892-1902],
[Series 4: Diaries, Address and Dinner Books, 1902-1932 and undated],
[Series 5: Special Correspondence, 1920, 1928],
[Series 6: Todhunter School Notebooks, 1928-1932],
[Series 7: General Correspondence, 1928-1933],
[Series 8: Engagement Books, 1925, 1928-1932],
[Series 9: Trip File: Europe, 1929],
[Series 10: Invitations, 1929-1932],
[Series 11: Prohibition Correspondence, January-February 1933],
[Series 12: Miscellaneous Clippings, 1929-1932],
[Series 13: Membership (10), 1934-1945],
[Series 14: Patroness (20), 1934-1945],
[Series 15: Invitations (30), 1933-1945],
[Series 16: Messages Requested (40), 1934-1945],
[Series 17: Gifts (50), 1934-1945],
[Series 18: Business and Commercial Matters (60), 1934-1945],
[Series 19: Correspondence with Government Departments (70), 1934-1945],
[Series 20: Office of Civil Defense (71), 1942],
[Series 21: Old Age Pensions (75), 1935-1945],
[Series 22: Social Events at the White House (80), 1933-1945],
[Series 23: Congratulations and Greetings (90), 1933-1945],
[Series 24: Gifts to the Red Cross, etc. (91), 1942-1945],
[Series 25: "My Day" Comments (95), 1936-1945],
[Series 26: Personal Letters (100), 1933-1945],
[Series 27: Comments on Books by Eleanor Roosevelt (101), 1937-1943],
[Series 28: Refugee Letters (102), 1940-1945],
[Series 29: Contributions (105), 1933-1945],
[Series 30: Autographs (110), 1934-1945],
[Series 31: Photographs (120), 1934-1945],
[Series 32: News Items (130), 1934-1945],
[Series 33: Merchandise for Sale (140), 1934-1945],
[Series 34: Material Assistance Requested (150), 1934-1945],
[Series 35: Genealogy and Biography (160), 1934-1945],
[Series 36: Appointments (170), 1934-1945],
[Series 37: Manuscripts to Review (180), 1934-1945],
[Series 38: Miscellaneous (190), 1934-1945],
[Series 39: Girl Scouts of America (200), 1934-1945],
[Series 40: Receipts for Articles Mailed from the White House (210), 1933-1945],
[Series 41: Prohibition (220), 1934-1944],
[Series 42: Topical File, 1933-1945],
[Series 43: White House Telegrams, 1933-1939],
[Series 44: Address Books and Index Cards, 1933-1945],
[Series 45: Engagement Books, 1933-April 12, 1945],
[Series 46: Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings regarding Eleanor Roosevelt, 1933-1945],
[Series 47: Miscellaneous Reports, 1931-1945],
[Series 48: Scrapbooks Presented to Eleanor Roosevelt, 1933-1945],
[Series 49: Admist Crowded Days, 1942],
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Series 34: Material Assistance Requested (150), 1934-1945 -
Correspondence, memoranda, telegrams, receipts, reports, cross reference sheets, newspaper and periodical clippings, pamphlets and other enclosures. Arranged chronologically and thereunder in rough alphabetical order by name of correspondent.
This is one of several files among Mrs. Roosevelt's papers relating to requests for assistance. However the title is only roughly descriptive of the contents. Many letters contain thoughtful comment on politics, government, education, unemployment, the war, bigotry of other contemporary issues. In general, the papers reflect the problems of those citizens most acutely affected by the depression and the war. There are pleas from individuals in need of medical aid, hospital care, food, housing and clothing; by the jobless seeking employment; from persons who lost their property; from wives deserted by husbands and similar complaints; letters referred to the appropriate organization whenever possible - for example, persons suffering from poliomyelitis were directed to the Warm Springs (Ga.) Foundation; applicants for federal employment were advised to contact the Civil Service Commission of the United States Employment Bureau; those in need of legal help were directed to the Legal Aid Society; and cases involving servicemen or their families were referred to the American Red Cross. Other types of material include requests for copies of her speeches and radio broadcasts; letters asking for stamps and recipes and other articles; correspondence from churches, schools, civic, fraternal and political organizations requesting donations of money, books and clothing; also letters offering remarks on topics mentioned in the "My Day" newspaper column.
There is some correspondence with prominent people including: Edward Bruce (Treasury), Thomas Parran (U.S. Public Health), Frederick D. Patterson (Tuskegee Institute), Henry W. Roberts (author), John Wo Studebaker (Dept. of Education), Walter White (NAACP) and Owen D. Young (philanthropist). The file divides into nine sections: 150.1: Material Assistance Requested; 150.2: Donations Requested; 150.3: Positions Sought Through Eleanor Roosevelt; 150.4: Handcrafts; 150.5: Recipes Requested; 150.6: Requests for Flowers; 150.7: Requests for Copies of Speeches; 150.8: Requests for Books; 150.9.: Miscellaneous Requests.
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Browse by Series:
[Series 1: Early Family Papers, 1860-1910 and undated],
[Series 2: Family and Personal Correspondence, 1894-1957 and undated],
[Series 3: School Exercise Books and Notebooks, c. 1892-1902],
[Series 4: Diaries, Address and Dinner Books, 1902-1932 and undated],
[Series 5: Special Correspondence, 1920, 1928],
[Series 6: Todhunter School Notebooks, 1928-1932],
[Series 7: General Correspondence, 1928-1933],
[Series 8: Engagement Books, 1925, 1928-1932],
[Series 9: Trip File: Europe, 1929],
[Series 10: Invitations, 1929-1932],
[Series 11: Prohibition Correspondence, January-February 1933],
[Series 12: Miscellaneous Clippings, 1929-1932],
[Series 13: Membership (10), 1934-1945],
[Series 14: Patroness (20), 1934-1945],
[Series 15: Invitations (30), 1933-1945],
[Series 16: Messages Requested (40), 1934-1945],
[Series 17: Gifts (50), 1934-1945],
[Series 18: Business and Commercial Matters (60), 1934-1945],
[Series 19: Correspondence with Government Departments (70), 1934-1945],
[Series 20: Office of Civil Defense (71), 1942],
[Series 21: Old Age Pensions (75), 1935-1945],
[Series 22: Social Events at the White House (80), 1933-1945],
[Series 23: Congratulations and Greetings (90), 1933-1945],
[Series 24: Gifts to the Red Cross, etc. (91), 1942-1945],
[Series 25: "My Day" Comments (95), 1936-1945],
[Series 26: Personal Letters (100), 1933-1945],
[Series 27: Comments on Books by Eleanor Roosevelt (101), 1937-1943],
[Series 28: Refugee Letters (102), 1940-1945],
[Series 29: Contributions (105), 1933-1945],
[Series 30: Autographs (110), 1934-1945],
[Series 31: Photographs (120), 1934-1945],
[Series 32: News Items (130), 1934-1945],
[Series 33: Merchandise for Sale (140), 1934-1945],
[Series 34: Material Assistance Requested (150), 1934-1945],
[Series 35: Genealogy and Biography (160), 1934-1945],
[Series 36: Appointments (170), 1934-1945],
[Series 37: Manuscripts to Review (180), 1934-1945],
[Series 38: Miscellaneous (190), 1934-1945],
[Series 39: Girl Scouts of America (200), 1934-1945],
[Series 40: Receipts for Articles Mailed from the White House (210), 1933-1945],
[Series 41: Prohibition (220), 1934-1944],
[Series 42: Topical File, 1933-1945],
[Series 43: White House Telegrams, 1933-1939],
[Series 44: Address Books and Index Cards, 1933-1945],
[Series 45: Engagement Books, 1933-April 12, 1945],
[Series 46: Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings regarding Eleanor Roosevelt, 1933-1945],
[Series 47: Miscellaneous Reports, 1931-1945],
[Series 48: Scrapbooks Presented to Eleanor Roosevelt, 1933-1945],
[Series 49: Admist Crowded Days, 1942],
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