Clippings-Franklin Delano Roosevelt, undated
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the papers of Elizabeth McDuffie from 1911 to 1965. It includes correspondence, photographs, clippings, and publications. The bulk of the materials are Elizabeth’s, most from the years after she left the White House. The correspondence is mainly from friends, family, and acquaintances during the years 1933-1962. Among the correspondence are brief missives from such notable correspondents as Margaret Mitchell, Eleanor Roosevelt, Walter White of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and philanthropist Robert W. Woodruff. Of note are the letters from Irvin to Elizabeth, especially his account describing his travels to the Port of Spain, Trinidad with President Roosevelt aboard the U.S.S. Indianapolis in December 1936. Of special interest is Elizabeth’s memoir of her experiences while working for the Roosevelts titled “The Back Door of the White House.” In addition to her reminiscences of White House guests and events, she writes of her own life, including her memories of the Atlanta Race Riot of 1906 and her 1938 audition for the part of “Mammy” in Gone With the Wind. Also included in this collection are a few papers of Hazel Dixon Payne, Elizabeth’s godchild, who worked for the American Red Cross during World War II. Her essay “Life on the Alcan Highway” consists of only the first two pages, but details her duties setting up a Red Cross Recreation Club.
Dates
- Creation: undated
Extent
From the Collection: 3 Linear feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: McDuffie, Irvin Henry (Person)
- From the Collection: McDuffie, Elizabeth Stanfield (Person)
- "Bill Roosevelt, 4, White House Host To Rabbit Hero", circa 1936
- "Warm Springs Observes Anniversary of Tragedy", April 13, 1950
- "London Conferees Panicked As F.D.R. Rejects Moley Plan", circa 1933
- "Black Man Someday, Will Come Into His Own, Wilson Foretells", circa 1933
- "Brisbane", 1932
- "Wallace Didn't Have 'It,' Farley Quotes 'Boss,'" June 27, 1947
- "Over The Coffee", 1938
- "Roosevelt Sails From Rio Harbor", November 28, 1936
- "Full Text Of Roosevelt Talk To St. Paul Crowd", circa 1936
- "Roosevelt Receives Medicine Chest Taken From White House in 1814 by British Tar", 1939
- "Santa To Help At White House", December 25, 1933
- "Clearing Up An Attack On Roosevelt", circa 1946
- "President Franklin Roosevelt Says Good-Bye To Chicago", October 9, 1937
- "Churchill Stands By For VE-Day", April 14, 1945
- "A Candidate for Reelection, Little Changed after Three Long Years on the Job", June 27, 1936
- "National Affairs", October 9, 1939
- "Life Of Franklin D. Roosevelt", March 20, 1938
- "F.D.R. Died 10 Years Ago Was He a Genius? Did He Sell Out Democracy?", April 10, 1955
- "Cal Tinney", circa 1937
- "Text Of Roosevelt's Address To Graduates At West Point", June 13, 1939
- "History Will Give the Final Verdict", April 1950
- "Roosevelt, The Democrat", May 6, 1934
- "Roosevelt Kept 30 Year Promise In His Visit To Tuskegee Institute", March 31, 1939
- "In 1938 FDR Said", circa 1959
- "Pays Tribute To Roosevelt", April 12, 1946
- "Terms Roosevelt Honest, Sincere Friend Of Negro", circa 1939
- "President Elect Roosevelt 'Hero' To Devoted Atlanta Negro Valet", circa 1932
- "Half Million A Year Visit FDR's Hyde Park Home", circa 1950
- "Home Is 'The Chief' For the Last Time", April 14, 1945
- "Roosevelt At Hyde Park To Await King And Queen", circa 1939
- "Over The Coffee", circa 1939
- "Their Gracious Majesties", June 10, 1939
- "Visit Of British King and Queen To Give Society Its Major Show", circa 1939
- "Royalty Passes Up", June 8, 1939
- "Anything For a View of Royalty", June 8, 1939
- "I Guarded FDR", Part One, September 7, 1946
- "I Guarded FDR", Part Two, September 14, 1946
- "I Guarded FDR", Part Three, September 21, 1946
- "I Guarded FDR", Part Four, September 28, 1946
Repository Details
Part of the Robert W. Woodruff Library of the Atlanta University Center, Inc. Repository