Records, 1933-1945.

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Records, 1933-1945.

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Invitations, acceptances, and regrets, seating lists and diagrams, guest lists, entertainment programs, card index files, supporting correspondence, memoranda, and work notes of the Office, which was directed by Mrs. Edith Benham Helm, relating to social functions at the White House and other locations; social engagements of Eleanor Roosevelt; matters of protocol; entertainment of women government employees, government departments and veterans' groups; and inaugural events. Also, bound volumes of sample greeting cards from Great Britain and the United States, 1875-1887; the White House Pantry Journal, Monthly Expense Accounts, and scrapbooks; and the White House Usher's Diary listing business and social activities of the President and Mrs. Roosevelt and guests staying at the White House.

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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–...

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...

Helm, Edith Benham, 1874-1962

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Social secretary at the White House. From the description of Edith Benham Helm papers, 1915-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83145888 Biographical Note 1874 Born, Staten Island, N.Y. 1915 1919 Social secretary to Edith Bolling Galt Wilson...

White House (Washington, D.C.). Office of the Chief of Social Entertainments.

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