Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's Wedding Anniversary MO 1968.25.33 - Usher's Stickpin MO 1949.4.1.1-3 - Wedding Veil Lace MO 1948.80.3 - Artificial Orange Blossoms MO 1968.25.53 - Lace Handkerchief On March 17, 1905, after a year and a half long engagement, Franklin Delano Roosevelt married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt. The 20-year-old bride was escorted down the aisle … Continue reading From the Museum
Hard hats are mandatory and it's starting to look like a construction site again as Phase 2 of the Library renovation gets into full swing. Workmen are in the temporary exhibit gallery getting it ready for new windows and minor changes. As soon as this work is completed we will start to fabricate our new … Continue reading Renovation Update
2012: The Girl Scouts of America turns 100 March 12, 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the first organized meeting of the Girl Scouts, hosted in Georgia by founder Juliette Gordon Low. Several years later, as First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt served as Honorary President of that organization throughout her tenure in the White House. In … Continue reading Found in the Archives
We thought this would be a great photo to share in celebration of International Women's Day: The United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10, 1948 in the midst of an especially bitter phase of the Cold War. Many people contributed to this remarkable achievement, but most observers believe … Continue reading Found in the Archives
March 17, 1935 marked Franklin and Eleanor's 30th wedding anniversary. They were married on St. Patrick's Day in 1905 in New York City at the home of Eleanor's aunt, Mrs. Henry Parrish Jr. The bride was given away by her uncle, President Theodore Roosevelt. They took their honeymoon over the summer and visited England, France, … Continue reading Franklin D. Roosevelt Day by Day – March
"To Capture a Great Dream Before it Dies" Historians often speculate what FDR would have done after the presidency had he lived. Would he write his memoirs? Would he run the United Nations? Recently, one of our archivists came across this exchange of letters between Librarian of Congress Archibald MacLeish and FDR that sheds some … Continue reading Found in the Archives
The Roosevelt Library celebrated President's Day Weekend with a host of afternoon events last Saturday, February 18. Washington College Professor of History Richard Striner, author of "Lincoln's Way: How Six Great Presidents Created American Power," delivered a fascinating talk on Presidential power to an audience of 85 attendees. Following the lecture visitors were invited to … Continue reading Public Programs News and Events
Mary Jikhars I am one of the most recent additions to the staff of the FDR Library, having started work as the assistant to Director Lynn Bassanese in May, 2011. After graduating with a B.A. degree in English Lit from Marist College in 1998, I enlisted in the U.S. Army to become a Linguist (98G) … Continue reading Staff Perspectives
Assassination Attempt Lead Bullet Fragment in Case (MO 1946.81.1) On February 15, 1933, President-elect Franklin D. Roosevelt attended a reception at Bayfront Park in Miami, Florida. After addressing a crowd of supporters from atop the back seat of an open car, Roosevelt slid back down his seat. Suddenly, gunshots rang out. An unemployed bricklayer … Continue reading From the Museum
FDR’s Naval Boatcloak (MO 1981.54) FDR wore this distinctive wool and velvet cloak during his trip to the Yalta Conference in the Crimea, Ukraine, in February 1945. It is a U.S. Navy regulation officer’s boatcloak. Roosevelt wore similar boatcloaks during other trips he made during his presidency. The image of FDR in these cloaks is … Continue reading From the Museum
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