Papers, 1942-1973.

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Papers, 1942-1973.

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Papers consist of photocopies of McCrea's handwritten draft memoirs of his career with emphasis on his duties as Naval Aide to Roosevelt, 1971-1973; photocopies of an oral history interview with McCrea entitled "Setting up Map Room in White House and other incidents in connection with service there;" and original holograph drafts of messages by Roosevelt and Harry Hopkins to George C. Marshall, July 10-14, 1942.

ca. .3 cubic ft.

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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White House (Washington, D.C.). Map Room.

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Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959

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Hopkins, Harry L. (Harry Lloyd), 1890-1946

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Harry Lloyd Hopkins (1890-1946) was born in Sioux City, Iowa. After graduation from Grinnell College in 1912, he became a social worker in New York City with the Christadora Settlement House and the Association for Improving the Conditions of the Poor (AICP). He was Executive Secretary of the New York Board of Child Welfare from 1915 to 1917 and worked for the American Red Cross in New Orleans and Atlanta from 1917 to 1921, when he rejoined the AICP in New York as Assistant Director. He headed t...

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...

McCrea, John L. (John Livingstone), 1891-1990

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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1898-1984 (bulk 1914-1984). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 31605226 John Livingstone McCrea (1891-) navy admiral, director of the White Housee Map Room, was a naval aide to President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 and 1943. From the description of McCrea, John L. (John Livingstone), 1891-1990 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10571574 Naval officer. From the descripti...