TLS, two pages, 8.5 x 11, Committee for Lighthouses for the Blind letterhead, May 31, 1921. Letter to William J. Sharp, in part: “In reaching your decision as to the acceptance of the state chairmanship offered to you by President Warren G. Harding, Honorary Chairman of the Committee for Lighthouses for the Blind, Mr. Lewis L. Clarke, President of the American Exchange National Bank…and I, feel that you would like to have the information which caused us to determine that we had no choice in regard to serving this movement. These briefly are the facts: 1–The work was founded more than 15 years ago by Miss Winifred Holt, under the name of the New York Association of the Blind; 2–The early growth of the institution was aided unsparingly by such men as William Howard Taft, Elihu Root, Charles E. Hughes, the late Joseph H. Choate, and the late Grover Cleveland…Mr. Clarke and I await with interest your ideas on how the campaign should be conducted from a national standpoint and from the standpoint of the state of Ohio.” In fine condition. Among his many charitable and philanthropic activities at this time, FDR headed a $2 million fund drive for Lighthouses for the Blind. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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