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Letter, Mary McLeod Bethune to Eleanor Roosevelt
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Letter, Mary McLeod Bethune to Eleanor Roosevelt
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AR 2023.1.72
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Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Papers
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generalNotes
The original exhibit text read: "Mrs. Bethune developed a close relationship with Eleanor Roosevelt, who provided access and assistance to her friend. In this letter, Bethune asked for Eleanor Roosevelt's help with personnel changes she wished to make in her office as Director of the Negro Affairs Division of the National Youth Administration (NYA)."
This archival description was created using current reparative description standards on July 26, 2023. The term "negro" remains in the Scope & Content Note because it is part of an official organization name. Original archival records have not been altered.
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1938-02-10
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1938
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