Roosevelt Research: Collections for the Study of Theodore, Franklin, and Eleanor

by Doris Lester

Overview

Roosevelt Research is the first resource guide to provide information on research collection for all three Roosevelts. The volume covers U.S. repositories, including the large collections at the Library of Congress, the National Archives, the FDR Library at Hyde Park, and the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard University's Houghton Library, and smaller collections throughout the country. In addition, it covers collections in Great Britain and the new Roosevelt Research Center in the Netherlands. The guide details collectons for easy access.

Part I includes U.S. entries arranged alphabetically by state, city, and name of repository. Repositories in Great Britain and the Netherlands are also covered in part I. Each entry includes an address; hours; information on which Roosevelts the collections cover; whether sources are primary or secondary; and descriptions of the types of material available. The book is fully indexed and cross-referenced.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313272042
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/22/1992
Series:	Bibliographies and Indexes in American History , #23
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

DEEGEE LESTER is a freelance bibliographer and editor of Annual Research Reports for the American Conference for Irish Studies. Her earlier works include Immigrants from Great Britain and Ireland (Greenwood, 1986) and Irish Research: A Guide to Collections in North America, Ireland, and Great Britain (Greenwood, 1987).

Table of Contents

Introduction
Table of Abbreviations
United States Repositories
California
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Georgia
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Massachusetts
Missouri
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Repositories in England and The Netherlands
England
The Netherlands
Index

Editorial Reviews

A guide to research collections for all three Roosevelts, including those at the Library of Congress, the National Archives, the FDR Library at Hyde Park, and the Theodore Roosevelt Collection at Harvard; Also provides information on collections in Great Britain, and the new Roosevelt Research Center in the Netherlands. Cites the holdings, contact information, and access limitations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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