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1930/10/08
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
to J. A. Hull re: his autograph
Written as President on White House stationery, remarking "This is about the third letter I have written in long hand in years!"
GLC02793.078
1930/10/24
to Fred L. Seely re: thanks for helping his sick son Herbert
Signed as President on White House stationery.
GLC02793.079
1935/07/29
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
to Frederic Kernochan re: polio epidemic and boy scout jamboree
GLC02793.080
1936/03/20
to Anna Roosevelt Boettiger (daughter) re: his hopes to see her
Written as President on White House stationery and signed "Pa."
GLC02793.081
1937/02/19
to James A. Farley re: paying off his election bet concerning Senator Borah
GLC02793.082
1939/01/27
to William E. Shepherd re: declining membership in the Beaux-Arts Institute
Signed as President on White House stationery. He notes he is a rank amateur
GLC02793.083
1939/12/25
to Harry A. Woodring re: Christmas greetings, with envelope
Signed as President to his Secretary of War. The envelope has a silver foil seal reading "Please DO NOT OPEN until CHRISTMAS." Typed on White House stationery. Alluding to wartime rationing, FDR jokes "This metal [on the envelope seal] can be...
GLC02793.084
1941
Harris & Ewing, fl. 1905-1977
[Portrait of Supreme Court Justices]
Formal group portrait of the Supreme Court Justices in robes. Signed by the nine justices: Owen J. Roberts, J.C. McReynolds, Charles Evans Hughes, Harlan Fisk Stone, Hugo L. Black, William O. Douglas, Stanley Reed, Felix Frankfurter, and Frank...
GLC02929.01
6 February 1932
Mills, Ogden L., 1884-1937
Against hoarding.
Draft of a speech or a commentary against the practice of hoarding gold. Includes pencil corrections. Mills was Undersecretary of the Treasury from from 4 March 1927 until 11 February 1932 and Secretary of the Treasury from 12 February 1932 until 3...
GLC02977
30 May 1934
[Press release of speech delivered on Memorial Day at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]
Signed at end as President. Speech mentions the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg and Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War. Stresses the importance of uniting the country. Gives particular attention to the part played by George Washington as...
GLC03352
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