Dorothy Kemp Roosevelt Papers, 1922-1985

Start Over Collection Dorothy Kemp Roosevelt Papers, 1922-1985

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2 linear feet

Political activist, concert pianist, sister-in-law of Eleanor Roosevelt. Biographical materials; correspondence with politicians, musical figures and other dignitaries; also personal materials concerning her concert career, her campaign for Congress in 1942, notably a journal of her daughters' trip to Europe in 1949; and photographs.

The papers of Dorothy Kemp Roosevelt relate to her political and social interests and activities. The collection is divided into three series: Biographical materials, Correspondence, and Personal.

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Biographical material

The series, Biographical materials, contains several autobiographical writings. Included here is a short autobiographical essay, histories of the Kemp and Polk families, and reminiscences about Eleanor Roosevelt. Also contained here are complimentary notes from friends to whom Dorothy sent copies of her autobiography. Last is an oral history interview of Dorothy Kemp Roosevelt recorded for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library in August 1979.