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Childhood Drawing of a Sailing Ship by Franklin D. Roosevelt (

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Author

Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) Roosevelt, 1882-1945, Artist and Author (NARA record: 1301590)

Record creator

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Title

Childhood Drawing of a Sailing Ship by Franklin D. Roosevelt

Description

Scope and content: This item is a pencil drawing of a sailing ship drawn by Franklin D. Roosevelt as a child.

The drawing accompanied a letter Roosevelt wrote to his mother Sara Delano Roosevelt in 1887. The letter reads:

"My dear mama we coasted yesterday nothing dangerous yet, look out for tomorrow!! your boy, F"

A notation on the back of the letter by Roosevelt's mother reads: "Written by Franklin when 5 years and 11 months old. He knew his letters but was told how to spell the words - Jan. 1st 1888."

Date

1887

Collection

National Archives and Records Administration

	Native name	National Archives and Records Administration
	Parent institution	Federal Government of the United States
	Location	Washington, D.C. (headquarters), and many regional facilities and presidential libraries nationwide in the USA
	Coordinates	38° 53′ 34″ N, 77° 01′ 23″ W
	Established	19 June 1934
	Website	www.archives.gov
	Authority file	: Q518155 VIAF: 132254586 ISNI: 0000000121603036 ULAN: 500263780 LCCN: n84176101 NLA: 35718998 WorldCat

Franklin D. Roosevelt Library (NLFDR), 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY, 12538-1999.

Record ID

This media is available in the holdings of the National Archives and Records Administration, cataloged under the National Archives Identifier (NAID) 198134.

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Record group: Collection FDR-RFPCH: Roosevelt Family Papers Donated by the Children, 1686 - 1959 (National Archives Identifier: 1187)
Series: Franklin D. Roosevelt's Letters to His Parents, James and Sara Roosevelt, compiled 1887 - 1887 (National Archives Identifier: 198132)
File unit: Franklin D. Roosevelt's Letters to his Parents, James and Sara Roosevelt., 1887 - 1887 (National Archives Identifier: 198133)
NAIL Control Number: NLR-RFPCH-FDRTOPARENTS-1887-FDRP3

Other Identifier: 08945

This is the NARA Internal Exhibit Tracking Number for the Public Vaults exhibit.

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U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

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This item is a pencil drawing of a sailing ship drawn by Franklin D. Roosevelt as a child. The drawing accompanied a letter Roosevelt wrote to his mother Sara Delano Roosevelt in 1887. The letter reads: "My dear mama we coasted yesterday nothing dangerous yet, look out for tomorrow!! your boy, F" A notation on the back of the letter by Roosevelt's mother reads: "Written by Franklin when 5 years and 11 months old. He knew his letters but was told how to spell the words - Jan. 1st 1888." (English)

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reference URL: https://dp.la/item/179d5c6eb6ae00cc711b969badd939b6

publisher: Digital Public Library of America

retrieved: 20 July 2023