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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.
Leather Folder with Photographs of Franklin Roosevelt's Sons in Uniform
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Leather Folder with Photographs of Franklin Roosevelt's Sons in Uniform

Artifact IDMO 1948.22.3917.11-14
Object Type Print, Photographic
Maker (Romanian-American, born 1901)
Gifter
Dateca. 1943
MediumLeather, Paper, Plastic (plastic (celluloid))
Dimensionsoverall H 9 1/4 in x W 7 3/4 in x D 6 in (23.5 cm x 19.7 cm x 15.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA maroon leather folder with photographs of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's four sons in their World War II United States service uniforms. Pictured clockwise from top left: Elliott (Army Air Forces), James (Marines), John (Navy), and Franklin, Jr. (Navy). Each photo is within an individual brass-edged metal frame glazed with clear celluloid. The back portion of the folder swings out to form an easel.
Historical NoteThe Roosevelts' four sons - James (1907-1991), Elliott (1910-1990), Franklin Jr. (1914-1988), and John (1916-1981) - all served in America's military during World War II. FDR kept this framed leather folder with their photographs on his Oval Office desk. It was a gift from Jacob Levi of New York, who sent it to the President in June 1943 "with my sincerest admiration of you for your sons in the uniform of their country, and my deepest respect for you." Roosevelt wrote Levi that he was "perfectly thrilled" with the gift. At FDR's request, Levi created a duplicate folder for Eleanor Roosevelt. This object is on display in the FDR’S OVAL OFFICE DESK exhibit in the Museum’s APRIL 12, 1945 gallery.
Additional Details
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPortraits (National Archives Identifier 778816)
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