Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-100a-005
This folder contains information collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the founding and operations of the Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Foundation (later known as the Eleanor Roosevelt Institute), a non-profit division of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum dedicated to promoting the study of the time period in which former First Lady and civil rights advocate played a prominent role. Materials in this folder include telegrams and memoranda to trustees from Hyman Bookbinder, Director of the foundation and Special Assistant to the Secretary of Commerce, regarding an upcoming meeting at the White House and individuals invited to serve on the foundation's council.