Papers, 1928-1947.

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Papers, 1928-1947.

Papers consist mainly of political cartoons, 1932-1943, depicting President Roosevelt, his Cabinet, the Roosevelt coalition, New Deal programs, preparedness for World War II, and the first few years of American involvement in World War II; and newspaper clippings about the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, 1938-1943, and clippings on O'Connor's career, Franklin D. Roosevelt, the death of the President's mother, the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, and other topics of interest to O'Connor, 1928-1947. Other materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, and speech drafts pertaining to the creation and initial concerns of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Committee, 1945.

33 linear ft.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

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Franklin D. Roosevelt announced donation of his papers and land for a library in December 1938; fund raising and official approval commenced 1939; building was finished by summer 1940. The organization was dissolved in 1960. From the description of Records, 1938-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155523111 Collecting area: Materials relating to the Roosevelt presidential administration and the Roosevelt family. Records of governmental agencies and ...

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...

National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis

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Roosevelt, Sara Delano, 1854-1941

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Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Committee.

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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...