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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.
Newell Boat Club Trophy
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Newell Boat Club Trophy

Artifact IDMO 1947.93.83
Object Type Trophy
Maker (American, founded 1860)
Dateca. 1901
Mediummetal (pewter)
Dimensionsoverall H 5 1/4 in x W 7 1/2 in x D 5 1/8 in (13.3 cm x 19.1 cm x 13 cm )
Physical DescriptionA pewter two-handled loving cup trophy. Inscribed on the side: Junior Eight Oared Shells. / Newell Boat Club, June 17, 1901. / [Insignia of the Metropolitan Amateur Rowing Association Annual Regatta] / F. D. Roosevelt, 2. On the cup is the makers mark: N.G. Woods & Sons, Boston / 102.
Historical NoteFDR participated in crew while he was a student at Harvard College. He was awarded this Newell Boat Club trophy cup for Junior Eight Oared Shells at a 1901 crew meet. It is on display in the EDUCATION exhibit in the Museum’s FOUNDATIONS OF A PUBLIC LIFE gallery.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 20, 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
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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