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Use Restrictions: The unpublished writings of Anna Eleanor Roosevelt are in the public domain.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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Correspondence, telegrams, memoranda, cross reference sheets, newspaper clippings, pamphlets, posters and other printed material. Arranged chronologically and thereunder in rough alphabetical order by name of correspondent.
A large part of this file is comprised of "public opinion" letters written in response to Mrs. Roosevelt's public activities and her writings and utterances on contemporary issues. Also there are many letters of protest, particularly during the war period, that complain of the following: conditions in military camps, rent control and inadequate housing, discrimination, food and gasoline rationing and the sale of liquor to young servicemen. Political letters are scattered throughout the file including: views and forecasts on the presidential elections of 1936, 1940 and 1944; letters endorsing candidates for political office; and pro and con remarks on such political movements as the Townsend Plan, Coughlin's National Union for Social Justice, the America First Committee, and Huey Long's "Share the Wealth" scheme. Occasional letters from American citizens, some of whom were residing abroad, and letters from citizens of foreign countries are included in the papers. Some of the more interesting of these are listed below:
Jesse M. Aldrich (1939) war in Spain; Esparanza Ellis (1944) Trujillo dictatorship; John P. Harrington (1935) war in Ethiopia; Ben Hecht (1945) British censorship after the murder of Lord Moyne in Cairo; Ezra Pound (1935, 1940) politics; Mrs. Josephine Sterling (1939) refugee children; Sada C. Tomlinson (1941) political and military conditions in China; May Cullen White (1940) war in China; and Eugene Wolman (1937) war in Spain. Correspondence from and about Mrs. Roosevelt's wartime trips to England (1942), the Pacific (1943), and the Caribbean area (1944) are also included in this file. This series is divided into four sections: 190.1: Criticism re: Negro Question, 1942; 190.3: Trip File - England, 1942; 190.4: Trip File - Pacific Theatre, 1943; 190.5: Trip File - Caribbean Area, 1944.
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Trip File - England (190.3) - London Diary (4), 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - List & Itineraries, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Preliminary Itineraries & Printed Matter, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Ab-Am, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - American Red Cross, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - An-Az, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Ba, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Be-Bl, 1942
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Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Bo-Br, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Bu, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Ca-Cl, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Co-Cu, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Crowdy, Rachel, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - D, 1942
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Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - E, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - F, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Fisher, Dorsey G., 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Ga-Go, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Gr-Gy, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Ha, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - He-Hi, 1942
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Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Ho-Hu, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - I, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - International Women's Service Groups, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - J, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - K, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - La-Le, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Li-Ly, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Ma, 1942
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Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Mc-Mi, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Mo-Mu, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - N, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - National Association of Girls Clubs, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - O, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Pa-Pe, 1942
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Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Q-Ri, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Ro-Ru, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Sa-Sh, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Si-Sp, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - St-Sy, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - T, 1942
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Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - U-V, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Unidentified, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Wa-Wh, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Wi-Wy, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Wimpey News Sheet, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Wingate, Maud, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Women War Worker, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Women's Auxilary Air Force, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Women's Home Defense, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Women's Organizations, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Women's Voluntary Services for Civil Defense, 1942
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Trip File - England (190.3) - Correspondence - Y-Z, 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Printed Material - (1), 1942 -
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Trip File - England (190.3) - Printed Material - (4), 1942 -
Trip File - England (190.3) - Printed Material - (5), 1942
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Trip File - England (190.3) - Clippings - Stars and Stripes, 1942 -
Trip File - Pacific Area (190.4) - Broadcasts Delivered by Eleanor Roosevelt, 1943 -
Trip File - Pacific Area (190.4) - Correspondence- A-G, 1943 -
Trip File - Pacific Area (190.4) - Correspondence - H-W, 1943 -
Trip File - Pacific Area (190.4) - Correspondence - Roosevelt, Franklin D., 1943 -
Trip File - Pacific Area (190.4) - Correspondence - Thompson, Malvina, 1943 -
Trip File - Pacific Area (190.4) - Diary, 1943 -
Trip File - Pacific Area (190.4) - Itineraries, Maps & Lists, 1943
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Trip File - Caribbean Area (190.5) - Correspondence - A-D, 1944 -
Trip File - Caribbean Area (190.5) - Correspondence - E-W, 1944 -
Trip File - Caribbean Area (190.5) - Diary, 1944
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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],
[All]