Collection, 1914-1945.

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Collection, 1914-1945.

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An eclectic group of letters related to the personal and public life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Most items are typewritten letters signed by Roosevelt. This collection includes correspondence between Roosevelt and former State Historian, Alexander C. Flick, regarding a project to publish the records of the town of Hyde Park, New York. Roosevelt was Town Historian during the 1920s. The establishment of a health resort at Warm Springs, Georgia is another prominent topic of several letters here, particulary those addressed to Basil O"Connor. Lastly, there are a few items concerned with state and federal politics. This collection also includes six handwritten letters of his mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt. Her letters were addressed to the wife and daughter of Baron Quaranta de San Severino, an Italian diplomat at Adalia, Turkey. The content concerns personal and family matters. Lastly this collection includes a letter of Eleanor Roosevelt to Ms. Fannie Simon, regarding employment of spouses of U.S. Foreign Service officers.

1 box (35 items)

New York State Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6720315

New York State Library

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Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was the longest-serving First Lady throughout her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s four terms in office (1933-1945). She was an American politician, diplomat, and activist who later served as a United Nations spokeswoman. A shy, awkward child, starved for recognition and love, Eleanor Roosevelt grew into a woman with great sensitivity to the underprivileged of all creeds, races, and nations. Her constant work to improve their lot made her one of the most loved–...

Flick, Alexander Clarence, 1869-1942

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Alexander Clarence Flick (1869-1942) was a historian and university professor. He taught history and political science at Syracuse University from 1899 to 1923, before becoming the New York State historian and Director of Archives from 1923 to 1939. A specialist in European history, he also wrote on New York history, the American Revolution and church history. From the guide to the Alexander Clarence Flick papers, ca. 1830-1938, 1928-1938, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts an...

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...

Roosevelt, Sara Delano, 1854-1941

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O'Connor, Basil, 1892-1972

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Farley was born in 1890 and died in 1972. He graduated from Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School and was admitted to the bar in 1916. In 1925 he formed a law partnership in New York, N.Y. with Franklin D. Roosevelt, which lasted until 1933. When Roosevelt was elected President of the U.S. O'Connor was active in the U.S. Democratic Party and was also active in social welfare work. He was president of the American Red Cross and the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. O'Connor is consi...