A Guide to the Microfilm Edition of Research Collections in Women's Studies General Editors Dr. Anne Firor Scott and Dr. Ellen F. Fitzpatrick The Papers of Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945-1962 Part 1: United Nations Correspondence and Publications Cover: Eleanor Roosevelt and Truman in Washington, D.C. Courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library. Research Collections in Women's Studies General Editors Dr. Anne Firor Scott and Dr. Ellen F. Fitzpatrick The Papers of Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945-1962 Part 1: United Nations Correspondence and Publications Project Coordinator Robert E. Lester Guide compiled by Ariel W. Simmons Microfilmed from the holdings of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library, Hyde Park, New York Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The papers of Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945-1962 [microform] /project coordinator, RobertE. Lester. microfilm reels; 35 mm.--(Research collections in women's studies) Summary: Presents documents related to the work of Eleanor Roosevelt as a U. S. delegate to the United Nations from 1945 to 1952. Reproduces correspondence; publications and documents from U.S. diplomats and UN delegates; special reports on political, socioeconomic, and military affairs; statistical studies; interviews and minutes of meetings with foreign officials; full text of important U. S. delegation correspondence; voluminous reports; and translations of high-level foreign government documents. "Microfilmed from the holdings of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library, Hyde Park, New York." Accompanied by a printed guide entitled: A guide to the microfilm edition of the Papers of Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945-1962. Contents: pt. 1. United Nations correspondence and publications--pt. 2. United Nations Human Rights Commission correspondence and publications. ISBN 1-55655-930-5 (pt. 1)--ISBN 1-55655-934-8 (pt. 2) 1. United Nations--History--Sources. 2. United Nations--United States--History--Sources. 3. United States--Foreign relations--1945-1953-- Sources. 4. United Nations. General Assembly. Universal Declaration of Human Rights--History--Sources. 5. World politics--1945-1955--Sources. 6. Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962.7. Presidents' spouses--United States. I. Lester, Robert. II. Parks, Ann W. III. FranklinD. Roosevelt Library. IV. Title: Guide to the microfilm edition of the Papers of Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945-1962. V. Series. JZ4986 341.23'09--dc21 2002037004 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction k Source Note xv Editorial Note xv Abbreviations xvii Reel Index Reel 1 November-December 1945 December 1945 Mrs. Roosevelt's London UN Diary; December 31, 1945-February 11, 1946 U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau, Report, "Health and Welfare Services for Mothers and Children in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics," 1945 "A-M," December 1945-January 1946 Reel 2 "N-Z," December 1945-February 1946 2 Unidentified, January 1946 3 Miscellaneous Documents Meetings, January 1946 3 "A-C," February-March 1946 3 Mildred Cuddy, March 1946 3 "D-Z," February 1946 3 Miscellaneous--Unidentifiable, February 1946 4 "A," November 1946 4 "B," October-November 1946 4 Reel 3 "C-P," October-December 1946 4 "R," [February] March and October-November 1946 4 "S-Z," October-November 1946 4 Miscellaneous [January-March 1946] 4 United Ukrainian American Relief Committee, Inc., 1946 5 "A-K," November-December 1946 5 Reel 4 "L-Z," November-December 1946 5 "A-L," November-December 1947 6 Reel 5 "M-Z," November-December 1947 6 C.P. 1947 [Communist Party] 6 E.R. Speeches, 1947 6 "A-B," July-December 1948 7 "C-E," March-November 1948 7 Reel 6 "F-J," October-November 1948 7 "K-S," September-December 1948 7 "T-Z," July-December 1948 7 "A," October 1948-May 1949 7 "B," October 1948-December 1949 7 "C," September 1948-December 1949 7 "D," August 1948-December 1949 8 "E,"February 1948-October 1949 8 "F," September 1948-July 1949 8 "G-H," October 1948-November 1949 8 "I-L," August 1948-November 1949 8 "M," September 1948-September 1949 8 Reel 7 NAACP, September-November 1948 8 "N-O," October 1948-October 1949 8 "P," September 1948-December 1949 8 "Q-R," September 1948-July 1949 8 "S," April 1948-October 1949 8 "T-V," November 1948-December 1949 8 "W-Z," April 1948-December 1949 9 Miscellaneous, July-October 1949 9 January 1950-December 1951 9 Reel 8 January 1951-January 1952 9 Reels 9-10 January-February 1952 10 Reel 11 January-February 1952 11 April-June 1952, B-Z 11 Reel 12 April-June 1952 12 "A-H," October-December 1952 12 Reel 13 "I-V," October-December 1952 12 Reel 14 "W-X-Y-Z," October-December 1952 13 Charter of the United Nations, 1946 13 Documentation for Declaration of Human Rights, Volume I-Volume II, 1946 13 Reel 15 Elimination of German Resources for War; Testimony of Henry H. Fowler, 1945 13 General Assembly, 1946 13 "Human Rights and Human Freedom," N.Y. Times Magazine, March 24, 1946, E.R. v. Vishinsky 14 Lebanese Independence, 1945-1946 14 Miscellaneous, 1945-1946 14 Reel 16 Miscellaneous, 1945-1946 14 Position Papers--Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Third Committee, 1946 14 Reference Book: U.S. Delegation to the General Assembly, January 1946 14 Refugee Proposals, 1946 14 Reel 17 Refugee Proposals, 1946 cont 15 Report by the Executive Committee to the Preparatory Commission to the United Nations, 1945 15 Report of the United States Delegation, January 10-February 14, 1946 15 Conference on the International Declaration of Human Rights, 1947 15 Daily Unclassified Summaries, 1947 15 Declaration of Human Rights, 1947 15 Economic and Social Council, 1947 15 Reel 18 Economic and Social Council, 1947 cont 15 Greece, 1947 15 Handbook, U.S. Delegation to U.N., 1947 16 Commission on Human Rights, 1947 16 Reel 19 Human Rights Drafting Committee Position Book, 1947 16 Miscellaneous, 1947 16 Newspapers and Clippings, 1947 16 Section Meeting on Civil Rights Proposed International Declaration on Human Rights (Transcript of Proceedings), October 31, 1947 16 "A Survey of Minorities in Foreign Countries," U.S. State Department, 1947 16 Trusteeship Council, 1947 16 Bogota Declaration, 1948 16 Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 16 Reel 20 Drafting Committee Report, 1948 16 Economic and Social Council, 1948 16 Economic and Social Council--Commission on Human Rights, 1948 16 Reel 21 Economic and Social Council--Commission on Human Rights, 1948 cont 17 Commission on Human Rights, 1948 17 Identification Cards and Personal Copies of Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948 17 International Law Association, 1948 17 Miscellaneous, 1948 17 Reel 22 Miscellaneous, 1948 cont 17 NAACP Statement to U.N. on the Denial of Human Rights of Citizens of Negro Descent in the U.S.A., 1948 17 U.S. Delegation Handbook No. 1--U.N. Commission on Human Rights, Third Session, May-June 1948 17 War Crimes Tribunal IV--Trial Briefs, U.S.A. v. Weizsaecker, et a/., November 15, 1948, Parts I-m 18 Reel 23 War Crimes Tribunal IV--Trial Briefs, U.S.A. v. Weizsaecker, et a/., November 15, 1948, Parts IV-V 18 American Association for the United Nations, 1949 18 American Jewish Committee: Report on the Jewish Situation in Egypt, January 1949 18 Atomic Energy Commission, 1949 18 Daily Unclassified Summaries and News Digests, 1949 18 Declaration of Human lights, 1949 18 Economic and Social Council, 1949 18 Economic and Social Council--Commission on Human Rights, 1949 18 General Assembly, 1949 18 Miscellaneous, 1949 18 UNESCO, 1949 19 UNICEF, 1949 19 Committees, 1950 19 Economic and Social Council, 1950 19 Economic and Social Council--Commission on Human Rights, 1950 19 Reel 24 Economic and Social Council--Commission on Human Rights, 1950 cont 19 General Assembly, 1950 19 General Assembly--Delegation Lists, 1950 19 Miscellaneous, 1950 19 Security Council, 1950 19 Trusteeship System, 1950 19 UnitedNations Day, 1950 19 United Nations Week, 1950 19 UNESCO, 1950 19 UNICEF, 1950 19 Reel 25 Vision, 1950 20 Committees, 1951 20 Draft International Covenant on Human Rights, 1951 20 Economic and Social Council--Commission on Human Rights, 1951 20 General Assembly, 1951 20 General Assembly--Delegation Lists, 1951 20 Miscellaneous, 1951 20 Reel 26 Miscellaneous, 1951 cont 20 Speeches and Speech Material, 1951 20 Syria, Economic Report on, 1951 20 Syria, Political Report on, 1951 20 UnitedNations Day, 1951 20 Committees, 1952 20 Daily News Digests, 1952 21 Food and Agriculture Organization, 1952 21 General Assembly, 1952 21 Reel 27 General Assembly--Delegation Lists, 1952 21 Commission on Human Rights, 1952 21 Miscellaneous, 1952 21 Speeches and Articles, 1952 21 Trip to Lannoy, France, 1952 21 Trip to Lannoy, France--Newsclippings, 1952 21 Reel 28 United Nations Week, 1952 21 UNESCO, 1952 21 UNICEF, 1952 21 Daily Unclassified Summaries, 1953 21 General Assembly, 1953-1954 22 Commission on Human Rights, 1953-1955 22 Miscellaneous, 1953-1955 22 UNESCO, 1953-1955 22 U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, 1955 22 UNICEF, 1953 22 Principal Correspondents Index 23 Subject Index 27 INTRODUCTION On December 31, 1945, with bulging briefcase in hand, Eleanor Roosevelt (ER) boarded the Queen Elizabeth II. She was joining the other members of the first American delegation to the United Nations (UN) on their voyage to London. It was a sudden change of direction for her. She planned to remain at Hyde Park to write, lecture, and collaborate with candidates and organizations she respected. Although she told the press in April that "the story is over," she later told friends that it felt "wonderful to be free" and looked forward to saying "exactly what [she] thought." Meanwhile, President Harry S. Truman, who wanted to capitalize on ER's popularity with African American voters, asked Secretary of State James Byrnes "to find a place for her in foreign affairs." In December, the president telephoned ER to ask her to join the delegation, upon Byrnes's recommendation.