Trent Collection on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1945-1949
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Summary
- Creator:
- Semans, Mary Duke Biddle Trent, collector
Trent, Josiah C. (Josiah Charles), 1914-1948, collector - Abstract:
- Josiah and Mary Duke Biddle Trent collected and donated the Trent Collection, including these materials on U.S. president Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Assorted printed materials about FDR, including his stamp collecting and obituary material; autographed portraits; and 2 signed letters from FDR dating from 1932 and 1933.
- Extent:
- 0.4 Linear Feet
12 Items - Language:
- Material in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.01305
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection includes printed materials about FDR, including obituary materials and articles about his stamp collecting. Also contains 2 autographed letters from 1932 and 1933, and 2 autographed portraits of FDR.
- Biographical / historical:
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The Trent Collection on Franklin Delano Roosevelt was given to the Rubenstein Library as part of the Trent Collection by Josiah and Mary Duke Biddle Trent. It honors FDR, the 32nd president of the United States, who served in office from 1933 until his death in 1945.
- Acquisition information:
- The Trent Collection on Franklin Delano Roosevelt was received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Meghan Lyon, January 2013
Encoded by Meghan Lyon, January 2013
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2012-0204
Materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
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Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of item], Trent Collection on Franklin Delano Roosevelt, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
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