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Franklin D. Roosevelt

FDR applauds efforts in "Rebuilding Crippled Children in Cattaraugus County"

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FDR applauds efforts in "Rebuilding Crippled Children in Cattaraugus County"

TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, State of New York Executive Chamber letterhead, May 2, 1929. Letter to Lila C. Wheeler, in full: "Mr. Homer Folks has sent me a copy of the excellent little booklet on 'Rebuilding Crippled Children in Cattaraugus County.' May I congratulate you and the Public Health Association on the fine work which you are doing. As you probably know our work here at Warm Springs, conducted by the Georgia Warm Springs Foundation is along the same lines." In fine condition, with slightly irregular faint toning. Roosevelt had co-founded the Warm Springs Foundation in 1927, established as a center for the rehabilitation of patients stricken with polio.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #580 - Ended April 08, 2020





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