Auction Date:2011 Jun 15 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
ANS signed “FDR” in the lower wide blank margin of first page of a typed document headed “Georgia Warm Springs Foundation, Inc., Budget,” May 1, 1929, two pages, 8.5 x 11, attached at top to a blue legal cover. Roosevelt writes, in full: “O.K. Except–eliminate Fund for study of Restorative Treatment $250,000–and add proviso that $100,000 may be taken from Patients Aid Fund or Maintenance Fund to add to building.” The document outlines the total budget requirements, including “build and equip Infirmary…replace present furniture and equipment…build and furnish 5 new cottages…build 11 new small cottages…build and furnish units for patients.” In very good condition with filing folds passing through a portion of his handwriting, and some toning and chipping to the edges (heavier to the blue cover).
Paralyzed from the waist down, Roosevelt had little success in regaining use of his lower body until, on a friend’s recommendation in 1924, he visited the natural springs at Warm Springs, Georgia. The natural springs, flowing at 88º Fahrenheit, had long been recognized for their curative properties by Native Americans, and a Victorian-era resort had been built there. Roosevelt visited Warm Springs 41 times, and in 1927 he personally funded the creation of the Georgia Warm Springs Institute on the site, dedicated to the rehabilitation of polio victims. As evidenced by this budget, FDR carefully oversaw every aspect of the foundation, from day-to-day operations to any long-range plans. A fabulous example with nearly 30 words in Roosevelt’s hand!
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