Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

Authoritative Name:
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
Biography:
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City on October 11, 1884, daughter of Anna Hall and Elliott Roosevelt, younger brother of Theodore. In Albany, where Franklin served in the state Senate from 1910 to 1913, Eleanor started her long career as political helpmate. She gained a knowledge of Washington and its ways while he served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. When he was stricken with poliomyelitis in 1921, she tended him devotedly. She became active in the women's division of the State Democratic Committee to keep his interest in politics alive. From his successful campaign for governor in 1928 to the day of his death, she dedicated her life to his purposes. When Mrs. Roosevelt came to the White House in 1933, she understood social conditions better than any of her predecessors and she transformed the role of First Lady accordingly. She never shirked official entertaining; she greeted thousands with charming friendliness. She also broke precedent to hold press conferences, travel to all parts of the country, give lectures and radio broadcasts, and express her opinions candidly in a daily syndicated newspaper column, "My Day." -- White House WWW site, http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/ar32.html
Associated Subjects:
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962--Correspondence
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962--Influence
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

14 items in 12 collections (expand all)

Interview with Anne Braden, March 8 and 9, 1989

Creator:
Braden, Anne, 1924-2006
Date of Original:
1989-03-08/1989-03-09
Collection:
Anne Braden Oral History Project
Contributing Institution:
University of Kentucky

Interview with Fred Shuttlesworth, December 6, 1997

Creator:
Shuttlesworth, Fred L., 1922-2011
Date of Original:
1997-12-06
Collection:
Anne Braden Oral History Project
Contributing Institution:
University of Kentucky

Correspondence

Creator:
Jordan, Clarence
Date of Original:
1961-01/1961-05
Collection:
Clarence L. Jordan Papers, 1920-1970
Contributing Institution:
Hargrett Library

Modjeska Simkins Papers, General Papers, 1909-1938

Creator:
Simkins, Modjeska Monteith, 1899-1992
Date of Original:
1909/1938
Collection:
Modjeska Monteith Simkins Papers, 1909-1992
Contributing Institution:
University of South Carolina. South Carolina Political Collections

Letter: to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, New York, New York, 1961 February 27

Creator:
Smith, Benjamin Eugene
Date of Original:
1961-02-27
Collection:
Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:
Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

Don McKee and Sol Stetin Interview

Creator:
McKee, Don, 1916-
Stetin, Sol
Date of Original:
1990/1999
Collection:
Uprising of '34 Collection
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Eula McGill Interview 3A

Creator:
McGill, Eula, 1911-2003
Date of Original:
1991-08-05
Collection:
Uprising of '34 Collection
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections