Roosevelt Correspondence., 01/24/1940-02/14/1941
Series-level Scope and Content Note
Includes material on the Kennedy/Wohlthat meeting in May 1939; Mooney's meetings with Franklin D. Roosevelt in December 1939 and January 1940; and interviews with Hitler and Goering in March 1940.
Dates
- 01/24/1940-02/14/1941
Collection-level Access Restrictions
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Extent
From the Collection: 12 Linear Feet (11 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Container Summary
3 photostatic copies and 1 carbon typescript of TLSs from Franklin D. Roosevelt to JDM and carbons of 4 letters from JDM to FDR, all involving the situation in Europe. Includes 2 photostatic copies of 1 TLS from FDR to JDM (24 Jan 1940) mentioning a meeting they had together; 1 carbon TLS from JDM to FDR (15 Mar 1940) concerning a special series of five telegrams Mooney sent by JDM from Rome in early March, 1940 (Box 1, Folder 13); 1 photostatic copy of 1 TLS from FDR to JDM (2 Apr 1940) thanking JDM for a special series of telegrams sent by JDM from Rome in early March, 1940; and 3 carbons of a TL (2 pp., 10 May 1940)) from JDM to FDR concerning the special telegrams sent by JDM from Rome.
Subjects and Associated Physical Materials
MOONEY, JAMES D. - CORRESP. TO: Autographed Letter
MOONEY, JAMES D. - CORRESP. FROM: Autographed Letter
ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. - CORRESP. TO & FROM: Autographed Letter
TELEGRAMS - REFERENCE: Autographed Letter
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
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