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FDR SEEKS A PLACE FOR A GIRL PATIENT
AT HISWARM SPRINGS POLIO CLINIC
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ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. Typed Letter Signed, “FDR,” as Governor, to
Warm Springs Business Manager Arthur Carpenter (“Dear Carp”), recommending that a
girl about whom the newspapers had published stories be admitted to Warm Springs. 1
page, 4to, “Executive Chamber” stationery; four punch holes at upper edge, staple holes at
upper left corner, horizontal folds.
Albany, 18 December 1930
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This is the case that caused so much newspaper excitement. I think we ought to take this girl
if we possibly can. Will you have a talk with Dr. Hubbard about it? The additions to the
Patient’s Aid will certainly be available this spring and the Police Department in Memphis
ought to be able to make up the balance.”
In 1921, FDR contracted poliomyelitis (or a related condition), whose effects were felt by him
throughout the remainder of his life. The therapeutic center for polio/infantile paralysis that
FDR established in 1927 inWarm Springs, GA, exists today as RooseveltWarm Springs and
operates as a vocational rehabilitation agency.
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ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. Typed Letter Signed, as Governor, to Samuel H.
Tatum, thanking him for sending an editorial and inviting him to visit in April.
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page, 4to,
“Executive Chamber” stationery; horizontal folds.With the original envelope. (MRS)
Warm Springs, GA, 1931
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