Correspondence, 1927-1938.

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Correspondence, 1927-1938.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49855083

Collection comprised mostly of letters between Frances Parkinson Keyes and Eleanor Roosevelt. The content of their letters generally concern political issues of the time period and business related to the Daughters of American Revolution. Also includes a letter of Emily Newell Blair regarding arrangements for Keyes to meet with the wife of Governor Alfred Smith of New York.

1 box (23 items) ; 3 x 32 x 26 cm.

New York State Library

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New York State Library

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Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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