| Title | Date Created | Author | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Congress Eulogizes Mrs. FDR", circa 1963 | 1958/1968 | Photocopy of a newspaper clipping describing eulogies of Eleanor Roosevelt. | Presidents' spouses, Political science, Political participation | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers | |
| Envelope from Eleanor Roosevelt, December 12, 1956 | 1956-12-12 | An envelope addressed to Elizabeth McDuffie sent from Eleanor Roosevelt. | Presidents' spouses, Household employees, African American women | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers | |
| Envelope from Eleanor Roosevelt, May 2, 1953 | 1953-05-02 | An envelope addressed to Elizabeth McDuffie sent from Eleanor Roosevelt. | Presidents' spouses, Household employees, African American women | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers | |
| Envelope from Eleanor Roosevelt, circa 1955 | 1950/1960 | An envelope addressed to Elizabeth McDuffie sent from Eleanor Roosevelt. | Presidents' spouses, Household employees, African American women | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers | |
| Envelope from Eleanor Roosevelt, August 13, 1950 | 1950-08-13 | An envelope addressed to Elizabeth McDuffie sent from Eleanor Roosevelt. | Presidents' spouses, Household employees, African American women | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers | |
| Correspondence from Graham W. Jackson to Elizabeth McDuffie, September 27, 1949 | 1949-09-27 | A letter to Elizabeth McDuffie thanking her for Eleanor Roosevelt's autograph. | African American musicians, Household employees, African American women, Presidents' spouses | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers | |
| "If You Ask Me", circa 1952 | 1947/1957 | Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 | Photocopy of a newspaper clipping in which Eleanor Roosevelt wrote answers to reader's questions. | Presidents' spouses, Presidents, Children, Political science | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| "Mrs. Roosevelt Says She Could Write Lurid Book on Freedmen's", circa 1947 | 1942/1952 | Photocopy of a newspaper clipping describing Eleanor Roosevelt's visit to the Freedmen's Hospital. | Presidents' spouses, African Americans--Health and hygiene, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Segregation | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers | |
| "My Day", June 9, 1939 | 1939-06-09 | Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 | Photocopy of a newspaper clipping of Eleanor Roosevelt's column. | Presidents' spouses, International relations, Interior decoration | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| "Life Of Franklin D. Roosevelt", March 20, 1938 | 1938-03-20 | Photocopy of a newspaper clipping discussing President Franklin Roosevelt's early life as a state senator and as Assistant Secretary of the Navy during World War I. | Presidents, Presidents' spouses, Political science, World War (1914-1918) | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers | |
| "Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt Visits Kentucky School", 1938 | 1938 | Photocopy of a newspaper clipping describing Eleanor Roosevelt's visit to the Dunbar School. | Presidents' spouses, African Americans--Education | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers | |
| "Over The Coffee", 1938 | 1938 | Photocopy of a newspaper clipping describing a stay at the White House. | Presidents' spouses, Presidents, Interior decoration | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers | |
| Eleanor Roosevelt with Children, March 1937 | 1937-03 | Eleanor Roosevelt leans over and smiles at unidentified children. Written on recto: Los Angeles Cal. March 1937 | Presidents' spouses, Portraits and people, Children | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers | |
| "Mrs. Roosevelt's Column", 1937 | 1937 | Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 | Photocopy of a newspaper clipping of Eleanor Roosevelts column describing Chandler Roosevelt, age three, wandering around the White House. | Presidents' spouses, Children, International relations, Special events | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| "Lincoln Lives In White House Yet", 1937 | 1937 | Photocopy of a newspaper clipping describing the legacy of Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation. | Presidents' spouses, Presidents, American Civil War (United States : 1861-1865), Political science | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers | |
| "An Inaugural Style Note", 1937 | 1937 | Photocopy of a newspaper clipping showing a photo of Eleanor Roosevelt in an evening gown. | Presidents' spouses, Special events | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers | |
| "Mrs. Roosevelt Fetes Intimates Of Reformatory", 1936 | 1936 | Photocopy of a newspaper clipping describing a visit to the White House by members of the National Training School for Girls. | Presidents' spouses, Special events | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers | |
| Eleanor Roosevelt at Southern University, circa 1940 | 1935/1945 | Photocopy of a newspaper clipping showing a photo of Eleanor Roosevelt standing with Dr. Felton G. Clark in front of the Martin L. Harvey Chapel at Southern University. | Presidents' spouses, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Education | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers | |
| "Santa To Help At White House", December 25, 1933 | 1933-12-25 | Photocopy of a newspaper clipping describing Christmas at the White House. | Household employees, Presidents, Presidents' spouses | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers | |
| Daughters of the American Revolution Certificate, April 17, 1933 | 1933-04-17 | Eleanor Roosevelt's certificate of membership for the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. | Presidents' spouses, Associations, institutions, etc. | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
Nov 21, 2022
Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers
Irvin "Mac" Henry McDuffie and his wife Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hall McDuffie were domestics in their hometown of Atlanta and later in the employ of Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his presidency. Born in Elberton, Georgia, Irvin moved to Atlanta to be a barber and eventually manage the McDuffie-Herndon Barbershop financed by Alonzo Herndon of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company. Upon the recommendation of a customer, Roosevelt interviewed McDuffie to be his valet at his retreat at Warm Springs, Georgia. McDuffie continued on with Roosevelt through his governorship in New York and his presidency, until McDuffie suffered a nervous breakdown in 1939. Elizabeth worked for 23 years as a maid with the prominent Atlanta family of Edward H. Inman. In 1933 she moved to Washington, D.C. to join her husband and became a maid in the White House where she remained until Roosevelt's death in 1945.
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