Found 2 collections related to Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

The Hallie Flanagan papers span the years 1923-1963 and reflect many aspects of her career: teaching and directing, writing and speech-giving, and her leadership of the Federal Theatre Project. Correspondence makes up a large part of the collection and has been arranged in three series: general correspondence, Federal Theatre prject, and Vassar/Smith correspondence. Other correspondence can be found in the files on the closing of the Federal Theatre Project. The strength of the collection lies in the materials on the Federal Theatre Project and her college theater materials. The files on the Federal Theatre touch on almost every aspect of the project from beginning to end through memos, reports, production files, correspondence, speeches, articles, scripts and scrapbooks. The Vassar and Smith materials consist of notes used for her classes, articles and speeches, production files, photographs, clippings and correspondence. less

The Helen Hayes papers span the years 1817–1963 and consist of correspondence, the majority from friends and colleagues; speeches and writings, including drafts and handwritten index cards of speeches; clippings from her earliest days in theater and covering her work in film, television, and radio; programs for theatrical productions and awards ceremonies; awards and ephemera including her honorary degrees, appointments to committees, and citations for her charitable work; designs including costume designs for theatrical productions and artwork created by friends and colleagues; photographs, including family photographs, candid shots and professional portraits from childhood, production stills and publicity from theater, film, and radio, and portraits by famous photographers; and scrapbooks, some dedicated to particular theatrical productions and others that cover all aspects of her career and life. less