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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.
Diamond Jubilee Birthday Ball Pin
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Diamond Jubilee Birthday Ball Pin

Artifact IDMO 1948.92.74
Object Type Pin
Maker (American, 1930 - 1998)
Date1941
Mediumenamel on metal
Dimensionsoverall H 2 1/4 in x W 1 1/2 in (5.7 cm x 3.8 cm )
Physical DescriptionA diamond-shaped pin with an eagle at the center and the motto: HELP FIGHT INFANTILE PARALYSIS. Stamped on the reverse of the pin: Official Pin Celebrating the President's Diamond Jubilee Birthday C.C.P.B. (Committee for Celebration of President's Birthday). The manufacturer's information also stamped on reverse.
Historical NoteIn 1934, FDR began using the occasion of his birthday (January 30) to encourage Americans to hold “Birthday Balls” to raise funds for the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, which operated the polio rehabilitation center he had established in 1927. In 1938, he created the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to support the Warm Springs Center and aid polio victims around the nation.

This pin celebrating the President’s Diamond Jubilee Birthday in 1942 was sold by the Committee for Celebration of President’s 60th Birthday. Proceeds from the sale of pins like this one benefitted the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. This pin is on display in THE MARCH OF DIMES AND FDR exhibit in the Museum’s FOUNDATIONS OF A PUBLIC LIFE gallery.

Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Eleanor Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGift Items and Commemorative Artifacts (National Archives Identifier 782690)
Use Restriction StatusRestricted - Possibly
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