Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, Part 1, 1884-1964 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library & Museum

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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

This collection contains material accumulated by Anna Eleanor Roosevelt during her lifetime. The pre-White House material includes early family papers, school exercise books, and correspondence with family and friends up to her years as the wife of the governor of New York. The White House material contains correspondence with family, friends, the general public, and government officials. The general public wrote requesting material assistance; commenting on her activities as First Lady, including her trips, speeches and articles; seeking her patronage; requesting an autograph, photograph or invitation to the White House; invitations to events, and sending her gifts. The correspondence with government officials asks their help in finding work, saving homes and farms and other assistance requests. The post-White House material contains correspondence with family, friends, the general public and government officials. This material also includes her correspondence and other material pertaining to her term as a delegate to the United Nations and as Chairman of the Human Rights Committee. The collection also contains copies of a number of her speeches and articles including her "My Day" column.

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Use Restrictions: The unpublished writings of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt are in the public domain.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

Series 17: Gifts (50), 1934-1945

Correspondence and memoranda arranged chronologically and thereunder in rough alphabetical order by name of correspondent and organization. Contains letters of acknowledgement to individuals and organizations sending gifts to Mrs. Roosevelt. The series is organized into eight sections: 50.1: Gifts - Food; 50.2: Gifts - Books; 50.2.1: Gifts - Songs, Poems, etc.; 50.2.2: Gifts - Pictures; 50.3: Gifts - Flowers; 50.4: Gifts - Returned; 50.5: Christmas Gift Acknowledgements; 50.9: Gifts - Miscellaneous.

Sub-Series 1: Gifts - Food (50.1)

Box 164

A-L, 1934
M-Z, 1934
1935
1935

Box 165

1936
1937
1938
A-F, 1939
G-Z, 1939

Box 166

1940
A-O, 1941
R-W, 1941
A-C, 1942-1945
D-P, 1942-1945
R-W, 1942-1945

Sub-Series 2: Gifts - Books (50.2)

Box 166

A, 1934

Box 167

B, 1934
C, 1934
D-F, 1934
G-H, 1934
I-L, 1934
M, 1934

Box 168

N-R, 1934
S, 1934
T-Z, 1934
A-C, 1935
D-H, 1935
I-L, 1935

Box 169

M-Q, 1935
R-T, 1935
U-Z, 1935
A-C, 1936
D-G, 1936
H-L, 1936

Box 170

M-R, 1936
S-Z, 1936
A-B, 1937
C-D, 1937
E-G, 1937
H-K, 1937

Box 171

L-M, 1937
N-R, 1937
S-T, 1937
U-Z, 1937
A-B, 1938
C-D, 1938
E-G, 1938

Box 172

H-K, 1938
L-M, 1938
N-R, 1938
S, 1938
T-Z, 1938
A, 1939
B, 1939

Box 173

C-D, 1939
E-G, 1939
H-J, 1939
K-L, 1939
M, 1939
N-Q, 1939

Box 174

R, 1939
S, 1939
T-V, 1939
W-Z, 1939
A, 1940
B, 1940
C-D, 1940

Box 175

E-F, 1940
G, 1940
H, 1940
I-K, 1940
L-M, 1940
N-Q, 1940

Box 176

R, 1940
S, 1940
T-Z, 1940
A-B, 1941
C, 1941
D, 1941

Box 177

E-F, 1941
G, 1941
H, 1941
I-K, 1941
L-M, 1941
N-R, 1941

Box 178

S, 1941
T-V, 1941
W-Z, 1941
A-B, 1942
C-E, 1942
F-G, 1942
H-K, 1942

Box 179

L-M, 1942
N-R, 1942
S, 1942
T-Z, 1942
A-C, 1943
D-G, 1943

Box 180

H-K, 1943
L-M, 1943
N-R, 1943
S-T, 1943
U-Z, 1943
A-D, 1944
E-K, 1944

Box 181

L-R, 1944
S-Z, 1944
B-G, 1945
H-Z, 1945

Sub-Series 3: Gifts - Songs, Poems, Etc. (50.2.1)

Box 181

A, 1934
Ba-Bi, 1934
Bl-By, 1934

Box 182

Ca-Cl, 1934
Co-Cy, 1934
D-E, 1934
F, 1934
G, 1934
Ha-Hi, 1934

Box 183

Ho-J, 1934
K, 1934
L, 1934
Ma-Mi, 1934
Mo-N, 1934

Box 184

O-Q, 1934
R, 1934
S, 1934
T-V, 1934
W-Z, 1934

Box 185

A-B, 1935
C-D, 1935
E-G, 1935
H-I, 1935
J-M, 1935

Box 186

N-R, 1935
S-T, 1935
V-Z, 1935
A-Ba, 1936
Be-By, 1936

Box 187

C, 1936
D-F, 1936
G-Hi, 1936
Ho-K, 1936
L, 1936

Box 188

M, 1936
N-Q, 1936
R, 1936
S, 1936
T-V, 1936
W-Z, 1936

Box 189

A-B, 1937
C-D, 1937
E-F, 1937
G-J, 1937
K-N, 1937

Box 190

O-R, 1937
S, 1937
T-Z, 1937
A-B, 1938
C, 1938
D-E, 1938

Box 191

F-G, 1938
H, 1938
I-K, 1938
L-M, 1938
N-R, 1938

Box 192

S, 1938
T-Z, 1938
A-Be, 1939
Bi-Bu, 1939
C, 1939
D-E, 1939

Box 193

F, 1939
G, 1939
H, 1939
I-K, 1939
L, 1939
M, 1939

Box 194

N-Q, 1939
R, 1939
Sa-Si, 1939
Sk-Sy, 1939
T-V, 1939
W-Z, 1939

Box 195

A, 1940
Ba-Bi, 1940
Bl-Br, 1940
Bu, 1940
Ca-Ch, 1940
Ci-Cu, 1940

Box 196

Da-De, 1940
Di-Dw, 1940
E-F, 1940
G, 1940
Ha, 1940
He-Hu, 1940

Box 197

I-J, 1940
K, 1940
L, 1940
Ma-Mc, 1940
Me-Mi, 1940

Box 198

Mo-Mu, 1940
N-Q, 1940
R, 1940
Sa-Sh, 1940
Si-Sp, 1940
St-Sw, 1940

Box 199

T-V, 1940
W-Z, 1940
A, 1941
Ba, 1941
Be-Bo, 1941
Br-By, 1941

Box 200

Ca-Ch, 1941
Ci-Cu, 1941
Da-De, 1941
Di-E, 1941
F, 1941
Ga-Go, 1941

Box 201

Gr-Gu, 1941
Ha, 1941
He-Hod, 1941
Hoe-Hu, 1941
I-J, 1941
K, 1941
L, 1941

Box 202

Ma, 1941
Mc-Me, 1941
Mi-Mu, 1941
N-O, 1941
P-Q, 1941
Ra-Rh, 1941

Box 203

Ri-Ry, 1941
Sa-Sh, 1941
Si-Sta, 1941
Ste-Sz, 1941
T, 1941
U-V, 1941

Box 204

Wa-Wh, 1941
Wi-Wu, 1941
X-Z, 1941
A, 1942
Ba-Be, 1942
Bi-Bo, 1942
Br-By, 1942

Box 205

C, 1942
D, 1942
E, 1942
Elden, Glada V., 1942
F, 1942

Box 206

G, 1942
Ha-He, 1942
Hi-Hz, 1942
I-J, 1942
K, 1942

Box 207

L, 1942
Ma-Mc, 1942
Me-Mon, 1942
Moo-Mu, 1942
N-O, 1942
P-Q, 1942

Box 208

Ra-Re, 1942
Ri-Ry, 1942
Sa-Sc, 1942
Se-Sm, 1942
Sn-Sw, 1942
T, 1942

Box 209

U-V, 1942
Wa-Wh, 1942
Wi-Z, 1942
A, 1943
Ba-Bl, 1943
Bo-Bu, 1943

Box 210

Ca-Cl, 1943
Co-Cu, 1943
Da-De, 1943
Di-E, 1943
F, 1943
Ga-Go, 1943

Box 211

Gr-Gu, 1943
Ha-He, 1943
Hi-Hu, 1943
I-J, 1943
K, 1943
L, 1943

Box 212

Ma-Mc, 1943
Me-Mu, 1943
N-O, 1943
Pa-Pi, 1943
Po-Re, 1943
Rh-Ru, 1943

Box 213

Sa-Sl, 1943
Sm-Sw, 1943
T, 1943
U-V, 1943
Wa-We, 1943
Wh-Z, 1943

Box 214

A, 1944
Ba-Be, 1944
Bi-Bu, 1944
Ca-Cl, 1944
Co-Cu, 1944
D, 1944

Box 215

E-F, 1944
G, 1944
Ha-He, 1944
Hi-Hu, 1944
J-K, 1944
L, 1944

Box 216

Ma, 1944
Mc-Mi, 1944
Mo-Mu, 1944
N-O, 1944
P, 1944
R, 1944

Box 217

Sa-She, 1944
Shi-Sw, 1944
T, 1944
U-We, 1944
Wh-Z, 1944
A-C, 1945

Box 218

D-G, 1945
H-I, 1945
J-L, 1945
M-Q, 1945
R-S, 1945
T-Z, 1945

Sub-Series 4: Gifts - Pictures (50.2.2)

Box 218

A-B, 1934

Box 219

C-F, 1934
G-L, 1934
M-Q, 1934
R-S, 1934
T-Z, 1934
A-E, 1935
F-K, 1935

Box 220

L-Z, 1935
A-F, 1936
G-M, 1936
N-Z, 1936
A-D, 1937
E-J, 1937

Box 221

K-O, 1937
P-S, 1937
T-Z, 1937
A-E, 1938
F-I, 1938
K-R, 1938
S-Z, 1938
A-C, 1939

Box 222

D-G, 1939
H-K, 1939
L-S, 1939
T-Z, 1939
A-B, 1940
C-G, 1940
H-L, 1940

Box 223

M-R, 1940
S-Z, 1940
A-B, 1941
C-G, 1941
H-K, 1941
L-O, 1941
P-S, 1941
T-Z, 1941
A-E, 1942

Box 224

F-H, 1942
J-O, 1942
P-Z, 1942
A-G, 1943
H-Z, 1943
A-Z, 1944

Box 225

A-Z, 1945

Sub-Series 5: Gifts - Flowers (50.3)

Box 225

A-Z, 1934
A-Z, 1935
A-Z, 1936
A-C, 1937
D-I, 1937
J-N, 1937

Box 226

O-Z, 1937
A-B, 1938
C-D, 1938
E-I, 1938
J-M, 1938
N-S, 1938

Box 227

T-Z, 1938
A-C, 1939
D-I, 1939
J-P, 1939
R-Z, 1939
A-F, 1940
G-L, 1940
M-Z, 1940

Box 228

A-M, 1941
N-Z, 1941
A-Z, 1942
A-Z, 1943

Sub-Series 6: Gifts - Returned (50.4)

Box 228

A-G, 1934
N-P, 1934
R-Z, 1934
A-F, 1935
G-K, 1935

Box 229

L-Z, 1935
A-H, 1936
I-Z, 1936
A-Z, 1937
A-Z, 1938
A-H, 1939
K-Z, 1939
A-Z, 1940

Box 230

A-F, 1941
G-L, 1941
M-R, 1941
S-Z, 1941
A-H, 1942
I-P, 1942
R-Z, 1942

Box 231

A-H, 1943
J-Z, 1943
A-K, 1944
L-Z, 1944
A-Z, 1945

Sub-Series 7: Christmas Gift Acknowledgements (50.5)

Box 231

A-G, 1934
H-O, 1934
P-Z, 1934

Box 232

A-K, 1935
L-Z, 1935

Sub-Series 8: Gifts - Miscellaneous (50.9)

Box 232

A-B, 1933-1934
C, 1933-1934
D-F, 1933-1934
G-He, 1933-1934
Hi-K, 1933-1934

Box 233

L-M, 1933-1934
N-P, 1933-1934
R-Sh, 1933-1934
Si-Sw, 1933-1934
T-Z, 1933-1934
A-C, 1935

Box 234

D-G, 1935
H-K, 1935
L-O, 1935
P-S, 1935
T-Z, 1935
A-B, 1936
C-E, 1936

Box 235

F-G, 1936
H, 1936
I-L, 1936
M, 1936
N-R, 1936
S, 1936
T-Z, 1936
A-B, 1937

Box 236

C-D, 1937
E-G, 1937
H-J, 1937
K-L, 1937
M, 1937
N-R, 1937
S, 1937

Box 237

T-Z, 1937
A-B, 1938
C-D, 1938
E-G, 1938
H-K, 1938
L, 1938

Box 238

M-N, 1938
O-R, 1938
S, 1938
T-Z, 1938
A, 1939
B, 1939
C, 1939

Box 239

D-E, 1939
F-G, 1939
H-J, 1939
K-L, 1939
M, 1939
N-Q, 1939
R, 1939

Box 240

S, 1939
T-Z, 1939
A-B, 1940
C, 1940
D-F, 1940
G, 1940

Box 241

H-J, 1940
K-L, 1940
M, 1940
N-Q, 1940
R, 1940
S, 1940

Box 242

T-Z, 1940
A, 1941
B, 1941
C, 1941
D, 1941
E-F, 1941
G, 1941

Box 243

H, 1941
I-K, 1941
L, 1941
Ma-Me, 1941
Mi-My, 1941
N-P, 1941
R, 1941

Box 244

Sa-Si, 1941
Sl-Sw, 1941
T-V, 1941
W-Z, 1941

Box 245

A-Bl, 1942
Bo-Bu, 1942
C, 1942
D, 1942
E-F, 1942
G, 1942
H, 1942
I-L, 1942
M, 1942
N-Q, 1942
R, 1942

Box 246

S, 1942
T-V, 1942
W-Z, 1942
A-B, 1943
C-D, 1943
E-G, 1943

Box 247

H-K, 1943
L-M, 1943
N-Q, 1943
R-S, 1943
T-Z, 1943
A-B, 1944

Box 248

C-E, 1944
F-H, 1944
I-K, 1944
L-Q, 1944
R-S, 1944
T-Z, 1944
A-H, 1945

Box 249

I-Z, 1945