Eleanor Roosevelt Letter
Scope and Contents
The letter, written on White House stationery and dated March 26, 1945, was written to the students at Woman's College in appreciation of flowers they had presented to her.
Dates
- 1945
Creator
- Roosevelt, Eleanor (Person)
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Collection is open for research.
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Biographical or Historical Information
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was not only the First Lady of the U.S. as the wife of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of the United States, but also a humanitarian in her own right and a United Nations diplomat. She was widely admired in her day. Mrs. Roosevelt was a friend of Dean Harriet Elliott, and visited the Woman's College (now UNCG) campus several times.
Extent
0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (1884-1962) was an American first lady, a humanitarian in her own right, and a United Nations diplomat. This letter was written to the students at Woman's College (now UNCG) in appreciation of flowers they had presented to her.
Method of Acquisition
Gift to the Archives, date unknown.
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- Title
- Eleanor Roosevelt Letter
- Author
- Archives staff
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Revision Statements
- April 20, 2021: This finding aid underwent changes in Spring 2021 after a reparative archives review. The following link leads to the legacy version of this finding aid: http://library.uncg.edu/info/depts/scua/legacyFA/04.MSS184.legacy.pdf
Repository Details
Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository