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The Pr
esident's
Naval Collection
Accession Numbers
: 42-344:1-33, 47-96:4841 (1-23), 48-22:1-?, 3-227:1-2294
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The Material
was donated to the Library by the President, his estate and the
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Democratic
National Committee.
Quantity
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8 feet
(approximately 6,000 items)
Restrictions
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There are no
restrictions on use for research purposes; however,
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materials
which are copyrighted may not be published without
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permission of
the copyright holder.
Related Materials
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Material
related to naval matters will also be found in the General
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Colletion and
the Library of Congress Collection
The collection
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This
collection consists of approximately 6,000 prints and photographs which
Roosevelt collected between about 1910 and 1945. The material illustrates
the history of the United States Navy from the revolutionary War through
WWII. FDR purchased some items. Others were gifts from friends and
associates and from the general public, particularly during his years as
President. Gifts from the public were normally forwarded to him by the
Democratic National Committee. In addition, he clipped many prints from old
books and periodicals which he annotated and often mounted in albums. The
collection was presented to the Library betweem 1942 and 1953.
The
collection is arranged in the following manner:
I.
General Files
Arranged
alphabetically by general subject headings, and there under by either
subject, surname of individual, name of ship, state or country. Items
showing two or more subjects are filed under the subject appearing first in
the caption. Also, items concerning a particular subject may be found under
several subject headings. For example, items concerning the ship
Constitution
will be found under "Drawings," "Engagements," "Paintings", "Prints,
"Ships," Ship-Models" and "Ship-Sailing."
II.
Albums File
Arranged
alphabetically under five general subject headings -- "Actions,"
"Officers," "Secretaries," "Ships" and "Miscellaneous." FDR placed the
items in these albums, developed the subject headings which are used in
this list and annotated many of the items. The material has been removed
from the albums and placed in folders for preservation, and for ease of
storing and presenting to the researcher. One album -- "Ships Pow-Row" --
has been retained intact to illustrate how FDR arranged and maintained
them. This album is being preserved by the Museum Department. The last
album -- "Momento to the Visit H.R.H. Prince Henry of Prussia to Cramp's
Shipyard, March 10, 1902" -- was complete when presented to FDR and has
been so preserved.
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