Found in the Archives: Victory Gardens and Shared Sacrifice As we go about our daily business at the FDR Library, we often come across documents that really hit home and have an unexpected emotional impact. Take this one, for example. Last week we were visited by a group of state nutritionists. As we were identifying … Continue reading Found in the Archives
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Found in the Archives – Intern Edition
This week's "Found in the Archives" post is a very special one for us. We had the pleasure of having an amazing group of young women as our summer interns this year. Thanks to their hard work and dedication we were able to accomplish more this summer than we could have imagined. So we posed … Continue reading Found in the Archives – Intern Edition
Found in the Archives
"This Is No Ordinary Time" Tensions ran high as Eleanor Roosevelt approached the podium to address the delegates of the 1940 Democratic National Convention. The prior evening's raucous proceedings, which led to FDR's nomination for an unprecedented third term candidacy, had been long and trying. Now FDR's subsequent insistence on Henry Wallace as Vice Presidential … Continue reading Found in the Archives
Found in the Archives
Log of the Houseboat, Larooco In 1924, FDR and friend, John Lawrence, purchased a second-hand houseboat that the two named, the Larooco. FDR, at that time still coming to terms with his polio diagnosis, hoped that the fun and relaxation of seasonal houseboat life in the warm waters of Florida would benefit his health and … Continue reading Found in the Archives
Found in the Archives
FDR's PINKY RING We often get asked for details about FDR's famous pinky ring, so here's the 4-1-1. The ring that Roosevelt wore on his left hand pinky finger was made of gold with a bloodstone center. The stone was engraved with the Roosevelt Family crest, and the inside of the band was engraved with … Continue reading Found in the Archives
Found in the Archives: Happy Birthday FDR Library!
Happy 70th Birthday, FDR Library!!!!! On June 30, 1941, President Roosevelt stood in the courtyard of his presidential library and opened it to the public for the first time. Among the guests in the courtyard were his mother Sara Delano Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, and members of the Norwegian Royal Family who had fled to America … Continue reading Found in the Archives: Happy Birthday FDR Library!
Found in the Archives
One of FDR's favorite foods was his mother Sara Delano Roosevelt's Kedgeree, a hearty rice and fish dish. In case you want to try it yourself at home, here is the recipe. Enjoy this little taste of history! 1 cup cooked flaked fish or crab, lobster, or canned fish 1 cup cooked rice 1/4 cup … Continue reading Found in the Archives
Found in the Archives – Field Trip
FDR Library Supervisory Archivist Bob Clark visited the construction site of the FDR Four Freedoms Park on June 14th and brought back these photos. The Park, located on the southern tip of Roosevelt Island in the East River, will be an open air park lined with trees and granite markers commemorating important events in the … Continue reading Found in the Archives – Field Trip
Found in the Archives
June 10th marks the anniversary of FDR's famous "stab-in-the-back" speech, delivered June 10, 1940 at the University of Virginia commencement. The speech originally was to be a typical commencement address, made more special by the fact that FDR's son Franklin Jr. was graduating with his law degree. Although war had broken out the previous year, … Continue reading Found in the Archives
Found in the Archives
FDR: SPACE RANGER In March 1944, the publishers of the Buck Rogers in the 25th Century newspaper cartoon strip wrote to FDR asking permission to include a cartoon version of him in an upcoming strip. The proposed storyline had Buck Rogers exploring a new world and discovering a machine that could look back in time … Continue reading Found in the Archives
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