Evening star., 1938-12-11
Roosevelt
Continued From First Page.)

Roosevelt
Continued From First Page)
family's house at Hyde Park, so de-
signed that it would hold all of my
own collections and also such other
source material relating to this period
in our history as might be donated
to the collection in futre by other
members of the present administra-
ton"
In addition to his own material,
the Hyde Park archives will con-
tain log-books, pamphlets and books
on the Navy from IT'S to date
pronounced by scholars the most
complete Naval records in existence
and similar materials, including
paintings, drawing and documents.
relating to the Hudson River country
and especially Dutchess County and
Hyde Park.
The historical museum is to be
placed under control Of the Archivist
OF the United States, who will CO.
operate with the Librarian of Con-
gress and committee of historians
in adding other material and max
Ing the data available to students,
While the President plans to make
his home at Hyde Park when he
retlres from public life, the Ar
chives Building, as soon as it is
completed and stocked, will be
turned over to the Government and
opened to the public.
In addition to the source material.
the original documents, Mr.. Roose-
welt said:
Il also have very large number
OF books and pamphlets-far more
than my children could possibly use
many OF them inscribed by their
authors to me. The bulk of these
books would also be added to the
contents OF the building and, Incl
dentally, they form the nucleus of
q library relating to this period
which would be available to students
In the future"
Rosenman to Give Money.
Among the luncheon guests was
Justice Samuel I. Rosenman of the
New York Supreme Court, a close
friend OF the President, who is
quite familiar with the historical
material which Mr.. Roosevelt has
preserved. Justice Rosenman, it was
disclosed, will make a gift to the
project similar to the Residents
The jurist will contribute money de-
rived from his collaboration in pre-
pairing presidential papers for pub
Gcation.
Departing from his formal state
ment, the President said he had M
1oea how much money would be
available from the sale of his writ
1ngs. because income taxes would
nave to be deducted first.
Responding to question, he indi-
Gated that the structure probably
would be of simple stone, to conform
with the surroundings, but would
contain the latest that science had
to offer in the way of f1reprooflnR
and air-condftioning, so the archives
would be preserved intact for future
generations to study.
AS an indication Of the vast
amount of material which is on
hand, the President pointed out
that while his predecessor in Office
PRESIDENT Hoover, received about 400
letters day, the White House mai
has come to average 1000 day now
1t is the first time in American
history, he pointed out, that an ct
Tort has been made to store all a
Chief Executives source material in
one place.
Harvard Professor Lauds Plan.
Prof. Samuel Morrison of Har-
ward, another Of the advisory eroup
attended the press conference, and
the President suggested that he say
q few words.
Praising the undertaking highly,
Prof. Morrison said few persons
realized the difficulties American
historians had in going to original
sources for material.
Most Presidents, he explained
have carried their papers home when
they left ONCE. There these his
torical documents have accumu-
lated dust, been scattered, cite
riorated and became food ior the
rats. Children have played with
them and widows have given them
away
'"The historian just doesn't know
where to go to find them" Prof.
Morrison added.
For instance, he said. President
Adams papers are locked In a fam
lily vault in Boston, open only to his
descendants
The only collections Of any extent
which have been gathered in the
Library Of Congress are those of
Presidents Jefferson, Madison,
Cleveland and Theodore Roosevelt.
and these are by no means COM
plete, Prof. Morrison said.
President Roosevelt was born on
the Hyde Park estate in 1882. But
the land then had been in the FAM
ily for generations. The Presidents q
father, James Roosevelt, was born
on the place in 1928. JPmes RooSe-
velt's grandfather, also famed James
"a son Of Isaac, a Revolutionary
patriot-had bought a portion OF the