[Letter, March 17, 1938, from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Nathan Straus, Washington, D.C.]

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[Letter, March 17, 1938, from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Nathan Straus, Washington, D.C.]

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Typewritten letter authorizing Mr. Straus, the Administrator of the United States Housing Authority, to execute contracts for slum clearance and low-rent housing projects in several U.S. cities.

1 item (on 1 leaf) ; 27 cm.

Oklahoma State University Library, Edmon Low Library

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Oklahoma State University Library, Edmon Low Library

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Straus, Nathan, 1889-1961

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Businessman, publisher. From the description of Reminiscences of Nathan Straus : oral history, 1950. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309735071 Businessman. Straus served three terms in the New York State Senate, conducted a survey of public housing in Europe for Mayor La Guardia, and served as Administrator of the United States Housing Authority under President Roosevelt. From the description of Papers, ...

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...