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Fitzpatrick The Papers of Eleanor Roosevelt, 19451952, from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Part 1: General Correspondence, 19451947 A UPA Collection from Cover: Courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. Research Collections in Womens Studies General Editors Dr. Anne Firor Scott and Dr. Ellen F. Fitzpatrick The Papers of Eleanor Roosevelt, 19451952, from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library Part 1: General Correspondence, 19451947 Consulting Editor and Introduction by Allida C. Black Editor Robert E. Lester Guide compiled by Ariel W. Simmons Microfilmed from the holdings of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library, Hyde Park, New York A UPA Collection from 4520 East-West Highway • Bethesda, MD 20814-3389 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The papers of Eleanor Roosevelt, 19451952 [microform] : from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library / editor, Robert E. Lester. microfilm reels. (Research collections in womens studies) Microfilmed from the holdings of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library, Hyde Park, New York. Accompanied by a printed guide compiled by Ariel W. Simmons, entitled: A guide to the microfilm edition of the Papers of Eleanor Roosevelt, 19451952. Contents: pt. 1. General correspondence, 19451947 ISBN 1-55655-950-X. 1. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 18841962. 2. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 18841962Correspondence. 3. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 18841962Political and social views. 4. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 18841962Friends and associates. I. Lester, Robert. II. Simmons, Ariel W., 1978 . III. Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. IV. University Publications of America (Firm) V. Series. E807.1.R48 973.917'092dc22 2003066018 CIP Copyright © 2004 LexisNexis Academic & Library Solutions, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. ISBN 1-55655-950-X. ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ............................................................................................................................... v Scope and Content Note ......................................................................................................... xi Source Note ............................................................................................................................... xiii Editorial Note ............................................................................................................................ xiii Acknowledgments .................................................................................................................... xiii Abbreviations ............................................................................................................................ xv Reel Index Correspondence, 1945 Reel 1 AbiGul ............................................................................................................................... 1 Reel 2 Hackett, Henry T.NAACP .............................................................................................. 5 Reel 3 National Assoc. of: STha.................................................................................................. 9 Reel 4 ThoZi ................................................................................................................................. 12 Correspondence, 1946 Acheson, DeanBuba, Joy and Margaret .......................................................................... 14 Reel 5 BurkGugler, Eric ...............................................................................................................16 Reel 6 Hackett, Henry T.Law ..................................................................................................... 20 Reel 7 LeahQ ............................................................................................................................... 24 Reel 8 RaaUnion .......................................................................................................................... 28 Reel 9 UnitZw .............................................................................................................................. 32 Correspondence, 1947 Acheson, DeanAmerican: M ............................................................................................ 35 iii Reel 10 American: PCatt, Carrie Chapman................................................................................... 35 Reel 11 CesDr................................................................................................................................39 Reel 12 Dubinsky, DavidGromyko, Andrei .................................................................................... 42 Reel 13 GrosseJuliana (Queen) ..................................................................................................... 46 Reel 14 Julius Rosenwald FundLot ................................................................................................ 50 Reel 15 LouNAACP, Negroes ...................................................................................................... 53 Reel 16 National CommitteeRichmond, Ted.................................................................................. 55 Reel 17 RicoSwo ............................................................................................................................ 59 Reel 18 Swope, Herbert BayardWFDR ........................................................................................ 63 Reel 19 Whalen, Grover A.Zw ...................................................................................................... 66 Principal Correspondents Index ............................................................................................ 69 Subject Index ............................................................................................................................ 83 iv INTRODUCTION Eleanor Roosevelt confronted more than sadness when Franklin Delano Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945. She had to deal with the vast outpouring of condolences from citizens and leaders around the world, the legal intricacies involved in closing her husbands estate, and the imbroglios surrounding the placement and design of a memorial to FDR. She had to assess her own financial health, decide whether or not she should accept a congressional pension, make a home of her own, and decide how she would live her life alone. At the same time, she knew that she was now the symbol of the Roosevelt legacy and would be called upon to represent the policies and hopes associated with the Roosevelt administration. And perhaps most important, she faced one of the biggest challenges of her political lifehow to continue to influence American politics and diplomacy when she no longer had the White House for a platform or a variety of executive branch staff members sympathetic to her viewpoints and predisposed to act upon her requests. The documents reproduced on the nineteen reels included in this collection reveal how she addressed these often conflicting pressures. These documents are the record Eleanor Roosevelt left to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and represent her legacy to the nations archive. The letters, reports, news clippings, articles, memoranda, cards, and telegrams reproduced here provide one of the greatest (albeit incomplete) written records of Eleanor Roosevelts work and the public reaction to it. They show us the tremendous amount of requests she received from the general publicfor help with financial matters, job placement, and immigration visas; for advice on how to deal with family issues, personal problems, and business opportunities; for recommendations on colleges and professional schools; and heartfelt solicitations for endorsements, contributions, and public statements on a variety of public and private matters. Also included are letters she received from the general public reacting to positions she promoted in her My Day columns, aired during interviews, or expressed in speeches. As the guide to the microfilm details, the correspondence is filed in alphabetical order and arranged chronologically within each folder. If ER responded to correspondence, frequently her correspondence leads the packet, with the incoming material eliciting the correspondence immediately following. Yet readers should be cautioned that many of Eleanor Roosevelts responses are missing from this collection. In 1945, the remarkably efficient Malvina (Tommy) Thompson provided Eleanor Roosevelts only full-time secretarial assistance. Such a small personal staff, no matter how devoted and resourceful, could not keep track of the huge mountains of material