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Lot #129
Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Ephemera Lot

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Estimate: $400+
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Description

Collection of ephemera related to the administration of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, including: a ticket for the National Press Club Dinner honoring President-Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt on November 22, 1932; a 1933 invitation to a White House reception following the Inaugural Parade; an official ribbon-bound 1933 Inauguration Ceremonies program; a Congressional invitation to the 1933 inauguration, complete with engraved portraits of FDR and John N. Garner (both with facsimile signatures); a souvenir invitation to the 1933 inauguration of President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner; a certificate presented to Julia Jane Duffy for her work as assistant secretary at the 1936 Democratic National Convention; an invitation to a dinner hosted by the Presidential Electors of the United States at The Mayflower on January 19, 1937; a souvenir invitation to the 1941 inauguration of President Roosevelt and Vice President Wallace; a program from the services at St. John's Church prior to the 1941 inauguration; an official ribbon-bound 1941 Inauguration Ceremonies program; an invitation to a buffet luncheon at the White House following FDR's fourth inauguration on January 20, 1945; and a 1953 TLS by Eleanor Roosevelt, with handwritten postscript. In overall very good to fine condition, with blocks of toning to the rear of two programs.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts
  • Dates: #631 - Ended March 09, 2022