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A collection of Franklin Roosevelt letters, manuscripts, and documents including twelve letters written to his mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt, of a personal nature, and 24 letters written to a business associate, John B. Shearer. Signed typescript and mimeographed copies of the first three inaugural addresses are present in the collection as well as a valuable document"Biographical Notes for the Cyclopedia of American Biography" completed in the President's holograph on August 21, 1919. The most charming letter is the one written to his grandfather, Warren Delano, on August 23, 1896, when the President was fourteen years old and traveling through Germany. The books in the collection reflect a wide range of interests including religion, poetry, and history, and all are either signed or inscribed, including the seventeen copies of the President's own writings.
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Jacob J. Podell collection of Franklin Delano Roosevelt papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
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Source of acquisition--Vinson, Carol Podell, Robert L. Podell, and Madeleine Podell Michael. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1965. Accession number--M-65.
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 08/--/89.
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