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Eleanor Roosevelt and Marian Anderson

The historic 1939 Lincoln Memorial concert

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The 1940 Census

In 2012 the National Archives released census data after the mandatory 72 year waiting period

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Margaret "Daisy" Suckley

The life of FDR's close friend, confidante, and archivist at the FDR Presidential Library

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Frances Perkins

FDR's Secretary of Labor, and the first woman ever appointed to a presidential cabinet

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The British Royal Visit

British monarchs King George VI and Queen Elizabeth traveled to the US just prior to the outbreak of World War II

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Fred Shipman, "Monuments Man"

The first Director of the FDR Library helped recover and preserve threatened archives of Europe during WWII

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The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

New seven-part documentary by Ken Burns aired on PBS in September of 2014

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Pare Lorentz Bio

Pare Lorentz, known as FDR’s moviemaker, felt strongly that movies held enormous potential for social justice and education. Under the Roosevelt Administration, he worked to create federally funded films good enough to share billing on commercial screens with Hollywood productions.

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