Document 6447054

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Document 6447054

ROOSEVELT FAMILY PAPERS
Donated by the Children of Franklin D. and Eleanor Roosevelt
c. 1686 - 1959
Accession Numbers:
MS. 55-4; MS 55-15
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.
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.
I
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Quantity: 19 linear feet (approximately 38,000 pages)
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Restrictions:
None.
Related Material:
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
VicePresidential Candidate, 1920; and Franklin D. Roosevelt: Papers as
Governor of New York, 1929-1932.
, .
NOTE:
The pencilled number designation on portions
of this collection has no significance for
the present arrangement of these papers.
This numbering system relates to the order
in which some correspondence chiefly among
the principals, i.e. Frankl in D. Roosevelt,
Sara, his mother and Eleanor, his wife, was
microfilmed.
Description of Series
Container
1 - 6
Series
Old Family Papers (Roosevelt, Ludlow, and Hall).
c. 1686-1912 and Undated. 6 containers.
Among the material in this series are some of
the oldest indentures, deeds and estate papers
of the Roosevelt family.
Chiefly, these are
the papers of Elbert Roosevelt, 1767-1817,:a
New York City merchant and ancestor of President
Franklin D. Roosevelt. Also the miscellaneous
legal papers of Franklin Roosevelt's parents,
James and Sara Delano Roosevelt, 1864-1904 including their 1880 wedding certificate, a deed to land
purchased at Campobello by Sara 1903, drawings for
a burial plot in St. James Churchyard at Hyde Park,
the will of Mary Roosevelt, James' mother and the
probate record of James' own will and other estate
papers. Some family correspondence between James
Roosevelt and his wife and son, 1894-1900 is included
here.
The papers of the Ludlow Family, 1811-1890 include
those of Eleanor Roosevelt's great grandparents,
Edward and Elizabeth Livingston Ludlow and her
grandparents Valentine G. and Mary Hall 1853-1912;
also some family and business correspondence, the
latter relating to the maintenance of "Oak Terrace,"
the Hall family estate at Tivoli, New York.
The papers of Elliott Roosevelt, Sr., father of
Eleanor Roosevelt consist chiefly of correspondence 1870-1894, (many letters have attached
transcriptions) between Elliott, his parents Martha
Bulloch and Theodore Roosevelt, Sr., his sisters
Anna Cowles and Corinne Robinson, his brother
Theodore, his wife Anna Hall and his daughter
/Ann~7 Eleanor.
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1 - 6
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Series
The papers of Anna Hall Roosevelt 1875-1893 include
her school memorabilia, prose and poetry fragments
(holograph), clippings concerning the Hall-Roosevelt
wedding, commemorative booklets in Anna Hall
Roosevelt's memory written by friends, her obituaries
bound and inscribed, "For Anna's Children, 1893"
and a small amount of undated correspondence with
her mother Mary L. Hall and her sisters-in-law
Anna Cowles and Corinne Robinson.
Material in this series is arranged chronologically
by family.
7 - 21
Correspondence. 1883-1945 and Undated.
15 Containers.
Chiefly, this series consists of personal family
correspondence. Included are almost 3,000 letters
exchanged among Franklin Roosevelt, his mother
Sara and his wife Eleanor 1888-1945; letters of
the Roosevelt children: Anna, James, Elliott,
Franklin Jr., and John to their parents and grandmother; and correspondence written to the Roosevelts
by their relatives. Among the correspondence from
family members (Roosevelt, Delano and Hall) are
letters from Catherine and Warren Delano II,
grandparents of Franklin Roosevelt; Frederic A.
Delano, his uncle; James Roosevelt Roosevelt, his
half-brother; Susan Ludlow Parish, Eleanor Roosevelt's cousin; G. Hall Roosevelt, her brother; and
President Theodore Roosevelt, her uncle.
(Note: Only principal correspondents are listed on
folder titles. This, however does not preclude
correspondence from the principal's immediate family.
Where such correspondence exists, it is filed
together, e.g. in the file for "G. Hall Roosevelt,"
correspondence from his first wife, Margaret Cutter,
his son Henry and his second wife Dorothy Kemp can
also be found).
Among the General Correspondence material c.19051945 non-familY letters concerned with business,
social engagements and related matters are located;
also included is correspondence from Franklin
Roosevelt's New York Senatorial Constituency 19111913; get well messages following his polio attack,
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Container
Series
7 - 21
(con't)
1921; and letters of condolence on the death of
"Rosy," his half-brother in 1927. Some correspondents in this series include; Nancy Cook,
Isabella Greenway, Crown Princess Martha of
Norway, Langdon P. Marvin, Endicott Beabody,
Catherine Smith, Mlle. Marie Souvestre, Margaret
"Daisy" Suckley, Edith B. Wilson and Walter Winchell.
Correspondence is arranged alphabetically by
name of correspondent and thereunder chronologically.
22-24
Political Files.
1920, 1929-1933.
3 Containers
Correspondence, speeches, notes and clippings from
Franklin Roosevelt's unsuccessful bid for the
vice-presidency in 1920 ..
The Correspondence as Governor Files 1929-1933,
contain letters, telegrams, and memoranda of a
fairly routine nature, arranged alphabetically.
Correspondents of note are: Vincent Astor, Rear
Admiral Richard E. Byrd, Father Charles Coughlin,
Mary "Molly" Dewson, Frederic A. Delano, James A.
Farley, Fannie Hurst, Colonel Edward M. House,
Louis M. Howe, Basil O'Connor, Key Pittman, Alfred E.
Smith and Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.
25-34
Writings and Printed Materials.
Undated.
11 Containers.
c. 1943-1959 and
Contains a collection of materials used in published
works, namely FDR: His Personal Letters (1949) by
Elliott Roosevelt and Affectionately, FDR (1959)
by James Roosevelt and Sydney Shallett; a proof
copy of This I Remember by Eleanor Roosevelt;
copies of presidential logs from FDR's wartime
trips, 1943-1945; and a manuscript relating to
John Paul Jones.
SERIES
I
Old Family Papers.
c.1686-1912 and Undated
Roosevelt. 1686-1866
Ludlow. 1811-1890
Hall. 1853-1912
James Roosevelt. 1864-1904
Elliott Roosevelt, Sr. 1870-1894
Anria Hall Roosevelt. 1875-1893.
II Correspondence.
1896-1941 and Undated
Sara Delano Roosevelt. 1896-1941.
Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1888-1945
Eleanor Roosevelt. 1903-1945
Family Members. 1883-1945
General. 1902-1945
III
IV
Political Files.
1920, 1929-1933
Writings and Printed Materials.
c.1943-1959 and Undated
Roosevelt Family Papers
Donated by the Children
c. 1686 - 1959
Container List
Container
1
Contents
Old Family Papers: Roosevelt and Ludlow, 1686-1890.
Roosevelt. 1686-1866.
1. Indenture. Johannes Hardenberg - Jacob
Hardenbergh. 1686.
2. Plan (Pen and Ink)
New York Harbor and
Agreement between A. Rutgers and J_ and J.
Roosevelt.
June, 1748.
3. Petition. John Roosevelt: New York City
Water Supply. 1748.
4. Letter. Adolphus Roosevelt to John de Peyster, Jr.
April 16, 1763.
5. Will.
Cornelius Roosevelt.
February 11, 1771.
6. Account Ledger (2 pp.). Christopher Roselvelt (sic).
1772.
7. Letter. A.N. de Peyster to G. De Peyster.
January 23, 1779.
8. Indenture. John Roosevelt - William de Peyster.
June 29, 1784.
9. Indenture.
10. Receipt.
Jacobus Roosevelt.
Margaret Roosevelt.
July 9, 1785.
April 24, 1788.
11. Commissions. New York State Militia.
Elbert Roosevelt 1789, 1793.
12. Indenture. Abraham Van Gelden and Cornelius C.
Roosevelt. June 3, 1791.
13. Indenture. John Roosevelt and Elbert Roosevelt. July 18, 1793.
14. Indenture.
Roosevelt.
Samuel Jones and Cornelius C.
April 30, 1794.
15. Receipt. E. Roosevelt for Black Woman, Judith.
October 7, 1803.
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16. Bond. Jonas Smith and Cornelius C. Roosevelt.
May 15, 1804.
17. Money Order. Elbert Roosevelt. December 23,
1807.
18. Deed. Elbert Roosevelt. July 12, 1810.
19. Indemnification. Elbert Roosevelt. June 3,
1813 •
20. Receipt. E. Roosevelt to Caleb Pell.
February 9, 1814.
21. Letter. S.N. Bayard to Elbert Roosevelt.
February 27, 1816.
22. Title Abstract. Elbert Roosevelt. c.1816.
23. Tax Receipt. Caleb Pell to Elbert Rosevelt (sic)
January 21, 1817.
24. Report (Printed). Secretary of State (John Q.
Adams) to Senate. April 18, 1820.
25. Power of Attorney. Elbert Roosevelt. May 24,
1825.
26. Bond. Henry Roosevelt. June 8, 1826.
27. Sermon (Printed). David Parker on Death of
Margaret Tillotson. Reformed Dutch Church.
Rhinebeck Flats. March 30, 1828.
28. Title Search. Gilbert Thorne. May 30, 1832.
29. Promissory Note. Calvin I. Van Kleek to Henry
Davis. November 25, 1833.
30. Letter. W.H. Marsh, M.D. to Bushnell.
January 22, 1866.
31. Ms.
"A Description of Jamaica."
Anonymous.
Undated.
32. Poem. "Satan Visiting New York" Anonymous.
Undated.
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Ludlow.
1811-1890.
I.Agreements, Contracts, Deeds and Indentures,
1811-1859.
~.Agreements, Contracts, Deeds and Indentures,
1860-1869.
a.Agreements, Contracts, Deeds and Indentures,
1870-1884 and Undated.
~.Accounts and Receipted Bills.
1845-1873 and
etc.
etc.
etc.
Undated.
~.Accounts
and Receipted Bills. 1880-1890 and Undated.
~.Correspondence.
*Additional oversize materials are located in
drawer; Roosevelt Family Papers.
List of items found therein.
2
Old Family Papers; Hall. 1853-1912.
I. Correspondence. Family and Personal. 1853-1902 and
Undated.
~.Correspondence.
Edward Ludlow and Mary Ludlow Hall
with their Parents. 1860-1871.
a.Correspondence. W.C.P. Rhodes to Hall Family Members.
1871-1889 and Undaed.
~.Condolence Correspondence.
Death of Anna Hall
Roosevelt, 1892 and Undated.
~Journal.
Valentine G. Hall. c.1861-1862.
4.Business and Financial Papers. 1863-1894 and Undated.
1~ills and Probate Records . . 1883-1912.
3
Papers of James Roosevelt.
1864-1904.
I.Legal Papers. James and Sara Delano Roosevelt.
1880-1904.
LCorrespondence. Family and Personal. 1864, 1900
and Undated.
3.Correspondence. James Roosevelt to Sara Delano
Roosevelt. 1894-1896.
~.Correspondence.
James Roosevelt to Franklin Delano
Roosevelt. 1895-1900 and Undated.
5.Condolence Correspondence. Death of James Roosevelt.
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4
Papers of Elliott Roosevelt, Sr.
1870-1894.
/. Bulloch, Anna. 1877-1883.
L Cowles, Anna Roosevelt. 1874-1881 and Undated.
& Cowles, Anna Roosevelt. 1882-1892 and Undated.
~.Gracie, Archibald.
s. Hall, Mary L. (Mrs. Valentine G.). 1883-1893
and Undated.
~. Miscellaneous Family and Personal Correspondence.
1. Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt. 1876-1892, and Undated.
~ Roosevelt, Anna Hall.
c.1881-1889 (Chiefly Undated).
~ -tongratulatory Correspondence on Engagement to.
1883.
~._ Condolence Correspondence on Death of. 1892-1893
and Undated.
5
Papers of Elliott Roosevelt, Sr.
1870-1894.
I. Roosevel t, Eleanor. c .1889-1894 and Undated.
Elliott, Jr.
-Condolence Correspondence on Death of. 1893.
~.Roosevelt, Elliott, Sr.
Writings. Undated.
~.Roosevelt, Martha Bulloch (Mrs. Theodore Sr.).
c .1871-1877 .
s~oosevelt, Martha Bulloch (Mrs. Theodore Sr.).
~.Roosevel t, Theodore, Sr.
1870-1877.
~Roosevelt, Theodore, Jr.
1877-1880.
~Roosevelt,
6
Papers of Anna Hall Roosevelt.
1875-1893.
Correspondence:
h2.. Cowles, Anna Roosevelt.
1887 and Undated (2 folders)
~.Hall, Mary L. (Mrs. Valentine G.) 1883 and Undated.
Undated.
~.Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt.
S.Miscellaneous. 1875-1892 and Undated.
Printed Materials:
~,College Series of German Plays.
1866.
l.Certificate. Children's American Missionary
Society. 1871 .
• ~Out of the Shadows into the Light. (Commemorative
Booklet for Valentine G. Hall). 1880.
¥<: q.ARH Prose Book (holograph).
1880.
*ILARH Poetry and Scenes of Ireland. 1881.
II,Clippings. re: Hall-Roosevelt Wedding. December 1, 1883.
~,Clippings. AHR's Obituaries (bound) for Anna's
Children. 1893.
la-LIn Loving Memory of Anna Hall Roosevelt. (Commemorative Booklet). 1893. (4 copies)
.'13ablet. List of linens belonging to AHR.
(ER's holograph). n.d.
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Contents
Correspondence.
Sara Delano Roosevelt.
and Undated.
1896-1941
Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt
I. 1896 - 1898
~.1899
. a.January - June, 1900
.~September - December, 1900
.sJanuary - March, 1901
.~April - December., 1901
• ,.1902
8
Correspondence.
and Undated.
1896-1941
." 1.1903
_~.1904
and Eleanor Roosevelt
~ 3.1905 - 1909
... 1910 - 1914
s.1915 - 1916
1..1917
,.1918
1.1919 - 1920
,.1921
9
Correspondence.
and Undated.
1896-1941
and Eleanor Roosevelt:
1.1922
..1.1924
3.1 925
'1.1926
5;1-927
,.1928 - 1929
'1.1930 - 1931
f.l932
ql933
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10
Contents
Correspondence.
and Undated.
1896-1941
/.1934
.Il.1935
3.1936
..,.1937
5.1938
... 1939
,.1940
,..1941
Sara Delano Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt:
,q.Undated. c.1896-1903
.&Undated. c.1900-1904
.I/.Undated. c.1905-1941
ifll
Correspondence.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 1888-1945
and Undated.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt to his Parents:
1t1.1888-1896
lr-A.1897
10.$.1898
;<-/.1899
~S:1900
Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt:
)<.1..1901-1904
Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt to Sara Delano
Roosevelt:
_'7.1905
'f.1907-1908
,12
Correspondence.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt. 1888-1945
and Undated.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt:
/.1911-1914 and Undated
~.1915-1918 and Undated
3.1919-1921 and Undated
'1.1923-1929
0.1 932-1941
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12
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Contents
Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Eleanor Roosevelt:
H.190S
1.1911-1914 and Undated
i.1915-191S
q.1919-1921 and Undated
Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Eleanor Roosevelt and
Children:
/4.1924-1929
/1.1933- 1 9 4 5
13
Correspondence.
Eleanor Roosevelt.
and Undated.
1903-1945
Eleanor Roosevelt to Sara Delano Roosevelt:
I· 1903, 1910-1917
J..January, 1918
3.February, 1918
~.March-April, 1918
S.May-July, 1918
~.October-December, 1918 and Undated
1. January-March, 1919
r. April-May, 1919
q. June-December, 1919
~.January-May, 1920
1/. July, 1920-1929
tt. 1 931-19 4 1
14
Correspondence.
Eleanor Roosevelt.
and Undated.
1903-1945
Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Rooesevelt:
-1. 1 903
~.January-February, 1904
--s.March~ril, 1904
'""'i.May-~, 1904
o-.July-October, 1904
~.November, 1904 and Undated
-1. 1 905- 1 9 06
"1".1907-1908
-,}.1909
16.1910
u.1911-1912
1;)..1913
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15
Contents
Correspondence.
Eleanor Roosevelt.
and Undated.
1903-1945
Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt:
/. 1914
/J.. 1 915
3. 1 916
Ii. 1917
5. 1 918
1..1919
1. 1920
f. 1921-1923
q. 1924
1~.1925
11.1926
16
Correspondence.
Eleanor Roosevelt.
and Undated.
1903-1945
Eleanor Roosevelt to Franklin Delano Roosevelt:
1.1927
/J..1928
3.1929
'1.1930-1932
5.1 933-1935
1..1 936-1938
1.1939-1942
,.1943
~.1944-1945
IO.Unda ted
17
Correspondence.
Family Members.
Undated.
1883-1945 and
I. Adams, Ellen Delano (cousin,
~.Blodgett, Eleanor (godmother,
FDR) 1941-1945.
FDRf 1901-1930.
a.Clark, Grace (cousin, FDR) 1903-1936.
Katherine Delano (Aunt, FDR) 1900-1944
(2 folders)
~.Cowles, Anna Roosevelt (aunt,
ER) 1905-1930
1.Delano, Catherine (grandmother, FDR) 1893-1895.
[Delano, Franklin H. (great- uncle, FDR) 1893.
'1-16Delano, Frederic A. (uncle, FDR) 1897-1945.
(2 folders)
~Delano, Laura F. (cousin, FDR) 1898-1945.
~Delano. Lyman (cousin, FDR) 1898-1944.
Qnelano, Warren II (grandfather, FDR) 1883-189&
1'I.Delano, Warren, Jr. (uncle, FDR). 1898-1920.
t~Fellowes-Gordon, Sallie Collier (cousin, FDR) 1904-19'
1~£Forbes, Dora Delano (aunt, FDR). 1891-1940.
(3 folders)
~~.Collier,
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18
Contents
Correspondence.
Family Members.
Undated.
1883-1945 and
I. Grant,
Catherine Delano (cousin, FDR). 1912-1941
~.Gray, Maude Hall (aunt, ER) 1938-1945.
3. 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.
1. Robbins, Warren (cousin, FDR). 1891-1944
~ Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt (aunt, ER) 1904-1932.
~. Robinson, Helen Roosevelt (~iece, FDR) 1896-1942.
'6.~.Roosevelt, Anna (daughter, FDR and ER)c.1912-1944.
(3 folders)
.
I&Roosevelt, Archibald B. (cousin, ER) 1942-1945.
I~Roosevelt, Ellen (cousin, FDR) 1906-1943.
19
Correspondence.
Family Members.
Undated.
1883-1945 and
I-.~.Roosevelt,
Elliott (son, FDR and ER) c.1916-1945.
(2 folders)
a-'1.Roosevel t, Franklin D. Jr. (son, FDR and ER)
c.1922-1945.
(2 folders)
s- II. Roosevel t, G. Hall (brother, ER) 1904-1944 (7 folders)
20.
Correspondence.
Family Members.
I-S.Roosevelt, James (son, FDR and ER) c. 1914-1945.
(5 folders)
~.Roosevelt, James Roosevelt (half-brother, FDR)
c.1905-1942.
'-t.Roosevelt, John A. (son, FDR and ER) c.1919-1945.
(2 folders)
q.Roosevelt, Kermit (cousin, ER). 1911, c.1935-1944.
~Roosevelt, Nicholas (cousin, ER). c.1944.
ILRoosevelt, Theodore (uncle, ER) 1883-1944.
~St. George, Katherine Collier (cousin, FDR) 1907-1937.
21
Correspondence.
General.
c.1902-1945.
c.1906-1944
1905-1943
.3. E - F - G 1908-1943
L/.H - I - J
1907-1943
S. K - L
1913-1944
~.LeHand, Marguerite, c.1927-1944
I. A -
,2.
B
C - D
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Contents
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I
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1.M - N - 0 c.1907-1943
r.Martha, Crown Princess of Norway, 1941-1944
q.Marvin, Langdon P., 1916-1921
M.P - Q - R 1906-1942
II. Roosevelt, Franklin D. and Eleanor, 1928, 1936-1944.
~.Roosevelt Genealogy
1915-1945
HI.S - Z 1902-1945
N.Unidentified· c.1907-1938
IS.White House Staff, 1934-1944 and Undated.
I,~inchell, Walter, March 2-24, 1943 and Undated.
Political Files.
1-.2..Clippings
Campaign of 1920.
(2)
~.Correspondence
A- W
"/. Miscellaneous
S.Speeches and Speech Material
23
Political Files.
Correspondence as
Governo~
1929-1933 A - K.
,. A
~.
B
3. C
"I. D
Frederic A.
'.Democratic Union
1. Dewson, Mary "Molly"
~Delano,
t.
F
1. Farley, James A.
I•• G
II. Greenway,
Isabella
11.H
1,.Harvard Class of 1904
'''.House, Colonel Edward M.
I~Howe, Louis McHenry
IL.I
n.J
/f.K
24
Political Files.
Correspondence as Governor.
L - XYZ
I. L
A. M
a.N
"I. National Political
S. Newspape.rs
l.. 0
1. O'Connor, Basil
1929-1933
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Contents
'1. P
9. Pamphlets
lo.Pittman, Key
II. Poli tical
I~.
R
la. S
lof. Smith, Alfred E.
IS.
V
~.
Vanderbilt, Cornelius; Jr.
I~
Power: Correspondence
Water Power: Printed Materials
I'. IvWater
~.
Ab.XYZ
25
Writings and Printed Materials. c.1943-1959 and Undated.
FDR: His Personal Letters. Correspondence and
Reviews. 1948-1950. A - Z.
26
FDR: His Personal Letters. Drafts.
27
FDR: His Personal Letters. Transcripts
--- (Topical) A-F.
28
(Topical). F - N
29
(Topical). N - W.
30
FDR: His Personal Letters. Transcripts Unused.
31
FDR: His Personal Letters. Transcripts Unused.
Presidential Logs (Wartime Conferences) 1943-1945.
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32
Contents
Bound Page Proofs. This I Remember.
Manuscript. "John Paul Jones. 11
33
Affectionately, FDR. Selected Family Letters
(copies).
34
Affectionately, FDR. Selected Family Letters
(copies).

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