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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.
Two Typewritten Poems on Val-Kill Stationery
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
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Two Typewritten Poems on Val-Kill Stationery

Artifact IDMO 1972.24.52
Object Type Poem
Poet (American, born c.1890)
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 6 7/8 in x W 6 in (17.5 cm x 15.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionTwo poems typewritten on one single piece of Val-Kill stationery. The top poem is by Robert Browning Hamilton, the first line of which is: I walked a mile with pleasure. The second poem is by an unidentified author, and the first line is: Count that day lost, whose low descending sun. The stationery paper is yellowed, worn, and folded, and has a watermark for the American Stationery Company, Peru, Indiana.
Historical NoteThis sheet of poems was among the items found inside Eleanor Roosevelt’s wallet after her death. A facsimile of the sheet is displayed alongside other items found in the wallet in the Museum’s FIRST LADY OF THE WORLD gallery.
Additional Details
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 StatusRestricted - Possibly
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