MS 415 - Eugene F. Ockuly Franklin Delano Roosevelt Collection

Title	MS 415 - Eugene F. Ockuly Franklin Delano Roosevelt Collection
Introduction	The correspondence and other non-book material of the FDR Collection span the years from 1914 until about 1980 with the preponderance falling between 1929 and 1950. Roosevelt's unique personal and political lives are reflected in the wide variety of pamphlets, brochures, clippings, press releases, and other materials which comprise the collection. The collection was a gift to Bowling Green State University from Dr. Eugene Ockuly, a former Toledo physician, in 1979. Dr. Ockuly began collecting Roosevelt material in 1949 in anticipation of writing a book about the former President. He never found time for the book, but over the following thirty years, he amassed a large and diverse collection including over one thousand books. Both the books and manuscript materials are housed in the Center for Archival Collections Rare Books Division. The collection is open for use by researchers. Standard copyright restrictions exist on the unpublished materials. This register was prepared by Nancy Steen, Rare Books Librarian, in February 1986.
Biographical Sketch	Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born at Springwood, the Roosevelt family estate just outside of Hyde Park, New York, on January 30, 1882. As the only child of Sara Delano and James Roosevelt he enjoyed a happy and secure childhood. He attended Groton, Harvard, and Columbia Law School. Although never finishing the requirements for a law degree, he passed the New York State Bar Examination in 1907. Roosevelt's political career began when he won a surprising upset victory for the New York State Senate in 1910. He served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy in the first Wilson administration. In 1920 he ran for Vice President on the Democratic ticket with James M. Cox. They were soundly defeated by Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge. There followed Roosevelt's struggle to overcome the crippling effects of the polio attack he suffered in 1921 and his triumphant re-entry into politics in 1924 with his famous "Happy Warrior" speech nominating Al Smith at the Democratic National Convention. In 1928, he was elected Governor of New York and in 1933 he became the thirty-second President of the United States. During the next twelve years he presided over the New Deal and led the Allies in the Second World War. He had just started to serve his fourth consecutive term when he died of a cerebral hemorrhage on April 12, 1945.
Scope and Content	Several original signed letters from Franklin D. Roosevelt form the centerpiece of the Ockuly FDR Collection. Printed materials including pamphlets, brochures, newsclippings, periodicals and tearsheets, programs, posters, and photographs all give a rather complete picture of Roosevelt's life and times. Special emphasis is on his Presidency with copies of many of his writings and speeches, a large number in the form of White House press releases. Material realting to his terms as Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Governor of New York are also well represented as are items dealing with New Deal programs and the conduct of the War. Especially fascinating is the political material relating to all four of his Presidential campaigns. The collection includes much critical as well as laudatory material and, studied as a whole, gives a relatively balanced view of both Roosevelt and his era.
Series Description	CORRESPONDENCE FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT CORRESPONDENCE 1917-1934 Arranged chronologically Includes letters from Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, as Governor of New York, and as President. MAPS, CHARTS, DIAGRAMS, GRAPHS, LISTS, ETC. CHARTS 1933 Holograph chart of the Roosevelt family tree prepared by Roosevelt's daughter Anna and her fiance John Boettiger. In Boettiger's hand. PRINTED MATERIAL PAMPHLETS 1930-1957, n.d. Arranged chronologically within each subject area. Includes pamphlets dealing with Roosevelt's and Henry Wallace's speeches, the New Deal, international relations, political campaigns, religion, Roosevelt's health and death, and Hyde Park. LEGISLATIVE AND EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS/MESSAGES 1929-1947. Arranged chronologically within issuing government or governmental branch. Includes messages from Governor Roosevelt to the New York Legislature, messages from President Roosevelt to Congress, reports of wartime conferences, records of congressional hearings, executive orders and agreements, and documentation of Anglo-American and Canadian-American relations. CLIPPINGS 1942-1975, n.d. Arranged chronologically Includes articles, columns, and editorials on Roosevelt, his associates, and his policies. PROGRAMS/INVITATIONS 1935, 1949 Arranged chronologically Invitation to a Notre Dame convocation; program for a Roosevelt College Day Dinner. PERIODICALS/TEARSHEETS/NEWSLETTERS 1914-1982. Arranged chronologically within each subject area. Articles include those by Roosevelt as well as those about him, his associates, general politics and economics and international relations. (See also Oversize section at end of collection) POSTERS n.d. World War I message from Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt. (See Oversize section at end of collection) PRESS RELEASES 1933-1947, n.d. Arranged by year, each year chronological within broad subject areas. Includes numerous presidential addresses, messages to Congress on a variety of foreign and domestic subjects as well as many speeches from the last three Presidential campaigns. Also included are President Truman's first message to Congress and various press releases from the State Department, the Roosevelt Library, and the War Department. SHEET MUSIC 1933-1956 Arranged chronologically Music and lyrics of 23 political and patriotic songs written about Roosevelt. Includes works by Irving Berlin and George M. Cohan. COMIC BOOKS 1946 A three-part series called "If I could, you can!" about Roosevelt's battle with polio in the April, May, and June 1946 issues of Picture News. POSTAGE STAMPS AND RELATED ITEMS 1951, n.d. Includes stamps honoring Roosevelt, an article on philately and a quote by Roosevelt on collecting on back of a postcard. PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS 1946-1971, n.d. Arranged chronologically Includes advertising and publicity materials for Roosevelt, his associates and commercial products. TEACHING MATERIALS 1935-1950 Miscellaneous printed material designed for classroom use, with patriotic themes. PHOTOGRAPHIC MATERIALS POSITIVE PRINT n.d. Autographed photograph of Roosevelt. ENGRAVING n.d. Autographed photograph of Roosevelt. MISCELLANEOUS AUTOGRAPHS OF ROOSEVELT AND HIS FIRST CABINET 1935(?) Includes signatures of Roosevelt, Garner, Hull, Morganthau, Dern, Cummings, Farley, Swanson, Ickes, Wallace, Roper, and Perkins.
Inventory	Box 1 Folders Correspondence--Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1917-1934 Roosevelt family tree, 1933 Pamphlets--Speeches and messages, 1930-1941 Pamphlets--Speeches and messages, 1942-1944, n.d. Pamphlets--International Relations, 1935-1953, n.d. Pamphlets--The New Deal, 1933-1938, n.d. Pamphlets--Politics, 1930-1943 Pamphlets--Politics, 1944-1947 Pamphlets--Politics, 1948-1950, n.d. Pamphlets--Religion, 1945, n.d. Box 2 Folders Pamphlets--Roosevelt's health, death, memorials, 1945-1957, n.d. Pamphlets--Roosevelt Library and Hyde Oark, 1941-1955, n.d. Legislative and Executive Documents--New York State Legislature, 1929 Legislative and Executive Documents--New York State Legislature, 1930 Legislative and Executive Documents--New York State Legislature, 1931 Legislative and Executive Documents--New York State Legislature, 1932 Legislative and Executive Messages--US Congress, 1933-1935 Legislative and Executive Messages--US Congress, 1936-1939 Box 3 Folders Legislative and Executive Documents--US Congress, 1940-1941 Legislative and Executive Documents--US Congress, 1933-1942 Legislative and Executive Documents--US Congress, 1943-1944 Legislative and Executive Documents--US Congress, 1945-1947 Legislative and Executive Documents--US Executive Branch, 1938-1946 Legislative and Executive Documents--Manhattan Project: The Smyth Report on the development of the atomic bomb (with cover correspondence), 1945 Legislative and Executive Documents--Great Britain and Canada, 1941-1943 Clippings, 1942-1975, n.d. Programs/Invitations, 1935, 1949 Periodicals/Tearsheets--articles by Roosevelt, 1915-1917 Box 4 Folders Periodicals--articles by Roosevelt, 1918-1920 Periodicals--articles by Roosevelt, 1923-1924 Periodicals--articles by Roosevelt, 1928 Periodicals--articles by Roosevelt, 1929 Periodicals--articles by Roosevelt, 1931 Periodicals--articles by Roosevelt, 1932 Box 5 Folders Periodicals--articles by Roosevelt, 1933-1940 Periodicals--articles by Roosevelt, September 1941 Periodicals--articles by Roosevelt, October 1941 Periodicals--articles about Roosevelt, 1935 Periodicals--articles about Roosevelt, 1945 Periodicals--articles about Roosevelt, 1948-1952 Periodicals/Tearsheets--articles about Roosevelt, 1953-1974 Periodicals--articles about Roosevelt's Cabinet, 1937-1947 Box 6 Folders Periodicals/Tearsheets--articles about Roosevelt's associates, 1948 Periodicals/Newsletters--articles about Roosevelt's associates, 1953-1957 Periodicals--politics and economics, 1929-1938 Periodicals/Newsletters--politics and economics, 1950-1952 Periodicals--politics and economics, 1953 Periodicals/Newsletters--politics and economics, 1957-1982 Box 7 Folders Periodicals/Tearsheets--international relations, 1934-1943 Periodicals/Tearsheets/Newsletters--international relations, 1945-1950 Periodicals--international relations, 1950 Periodicals/Newsletters--international relations, 1951-1953 Periodicals--international relations, 1956-1961 Box 8 Folders Press releases, 1933-1934 Press releases, 1935 Press releases, 1936 Press releases, 1937 Press releases, 1938 Press releases, 1939 Box 9 Folders Press releases--general, domestic and political messages, 1940 Press releases--international relations, 1940 Press releases, 1941 Press releases, 1942 Press releases, 1943-1944 Press releases, 1945-1947, n.d. Box 10 Folders Press releases--Atomic bomb project, 1945, n.d. Sheet music, 1933-1956 Comic books, 1946 Stamps and related items, 1951, n.d. Promotional materials, 1946-1971, n.d. Autographed photograph of Roosevelt, n.d. Autographed engraving of Roosevelt, n.d. Signatures of Roosevelt and his cabinet, 1935 (?) Pamphlet: The Case against Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 Pamphlet: Tax Fakes and Budget Magic, 1936 Pamphlet: Platform Adopted by the Democratic National Convention, 1936 Pamphlet: Spending to Save, ca. 1936 Pamphlet: Peace, 1936 Pamphlets and broadsides, 1936 Presidential campaign (8 items) Oversize Items Periodical--article by Roosevelt, 1914 Periodical--article by Roosevelt, 1917 Poster--World War I message from Roosevelt, n.d. The Flag of Destiny. Prints and historical information about U.S. flags, distributed by Dun & Bradstreet, 1935. The Flag of Destiny. Prints and historical information about “The Christian Era” distributed by Dun & Bradstreet, 1940. Print. “America on Its Knees” Distributed by Conrad Hilton/Prentice Hall, 1952. Print. “Star Spangled Banner.” Gold foil print, distributed by Brown & Bigelow, ca. 1950? Print. Pledge of Allegiance. In blind-stamped enclosure. Decorative, illuminated style. (Text lacks “under God”). Ca. 1950. Note: All the books from the Ockuly FDR collection are cataloged and can be found through the online catalog.