Reminiscences by contemporaries of Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1934-1973.

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Reminiscences by contemporaries of Eleanor and Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1934-1973.

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Fragmentary accounts about the Roosevelts by acquaintances including George Biddle on conversation with Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) in July 1936; Barney Farley on FDR's fishing guide, 1937; Huybertie Pruyn Hamlin's memories of FDR; Virginia Livingston Hunt on the Roosevelts in Washington and Hyde Park, 1934-1938; Helen P. MacDonald on a meeting with FDR in 1939; Newman F. McGirr on FDR's interest in naval matters; Lily Norton on FDR's polio attack, 1921; Henry Rodney, Secret Service agent during FDR's administration; Alma Van Curan's diary extracts for December 1943; and Henry A. Wallace on FDR's religious beliefs.

ca. .3 cubic ft.

Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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