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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Memo Regarding 1937 Presidential Inauguration Flags
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Memo Regarding 1937 Presidential Inauguration Flags

Object numberMO 2002.11.3
Name Memorandum
Writer (American, 1882 - 1945)
Date1937
Mediumletter: paper, ink
frame: wood (cherry), plastic (acrylic), paper, (mat board)
Dimensionsframe H 15 5/8 in x W 12 5/8 in x D 7/8 in (39.7 cm x 32.1 cm x 2.2 cm )
 object (memo) H 8 in x W 5 1/4 in (20.3 cm x 13.3 cm )
DescriptionA typed one-page memorandum on White House stationery from Franklin D. Roosevelt to his son, Elliott, dated February 10, 1937. The memo is in regard to an American flag and a U.S. Presidential flag that flew during FDR's second inauguration on January 20, 1937 and which FDR was sending to Elliott and his wife, Ruth. The memo is initialed in ink by FDR below his typed initials.

The memo is custom matted, glazed, and framed in a cherry wood frame.
Label TextSee MO 2002.11.1 and MO 2002.11.2 for the two flags mentioned in the memo.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Donald S. and Mary D. Carmichael in 2022.
Credit LineGift of Donald S. and Mary D. Carmichael
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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