Exhibition: Frances Perkins: The Woman Behind the New Deal
Item appears in the following exhibition pageFrances Perkins: The Woman Behind the New Deal: Later Years: Truman Item Information Dublin CoreTitleTrue measure of a man's greatness, first page
SubjectRoosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
DescriptionStatement on the death of President Franklin Roosevelt, written by his Labor of Secretary and personal friend Frances Perkins. Frances Perkins wrote: “We in the Department of labor have a feeling of keen and personal sadness for we, with our hands and minds, were privileged to carry forward some of the work that had always lain closest to his heart … We knew, perhaps better than any, how kind and good he was, and how ever thoughtful of those in need of support and help.”
CreatorPerkins, Frances, 1880-1965
DateApril, 1945
Languageeng
Additional Item MetadataProvenanceGift of Frances Perkins
MODSKey Date1945-04
Type of Datein
Place of OriginWashington
Form/Genremanuscripts
Repository Namennc-rb
Shelf LocationBox 62 same folder
NotesOriginal filename: 090074187.tif
Language of Catalogingeng
Digital Originrd
CollectionFrances Perkins Papers
CitationPerkins, Frances, 1880-1965, “True measure of a man's greatness, first page,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed December 11, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/perkins/item/423. |