Letter from Franklin Roosevelt to Eleanor Gehrig

Date1944 September 06

DescriptionA letter dated September 6, 1944 from President Ronald Roosevelt to Eleanor Gehrig regarding the fundraising results of an auction of one of Lou Gehrig's trophies, to be presented to the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation. The letter is typed on The White House letterhead and is signed by Roosevelt.

Object numberBL-2001-01032

Artist, Creator, or Manufacturer Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Subject Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Attributes

Classificationsmanuscripts (documents)

Dimensions7 x 9 in.

Copyrighthttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

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