Remembering James Polshek (1930–2022)
Roosevelt House mourns the loss of James Polshek, the brilliant architect who led the restoration of Hunter College’s Roosevelt House from 2005 to 2010. His reverence for this historical treasure and… 
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Celebrating Frances Perkins
New York has honored Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve in the U.S. cabinet, by naming 46th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues in recognition of her efforts at…
The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House Honors Transgender Day of Visibility
(March 31, 2022) The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House today honors the International Day of Transgender Visibility. March 31 is dedicated to celebrating the accomplishments and lives of transgender,…
Happy Anniversary Eleanor and Franklin
Today marks the 117th wedding anniversary of Eleanor Roosevelt and President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Please visit our online mini-exhibit “Much More Than a Holiday: The Roosevelts and a St. Patrick’s Day Wedding, March…
Happy Birthday President Roosevelt
Today marks the 140th birthday of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt born in 1882. Please visit our online mini-exhibit “Combating an Epidemic: President Roosevelt’s Birthday Celebrations on January 30” created in honor…
“Hope And History:” Remembering Ambassador William vanden Heuvel (1930-2021)
The Board and staff of the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Ambassador William vanden Heuvel, one of its…
Now Online — “A Lens on FDR’s New Deal:” Photographs by Arthur Rothstein, 1935-1945
Dear Friend of Roosevelt House: When the COVID-19 pandemic struck New York, we were in the midst of a wonderful exhibition of photographs from President Roosevelt’s New Deal taken by…
A Lens on FDR’s New Deal: Photographs by Arthur Rothstein, 1935-1945
10am-4pm Monday-Saturday. Free of charge. This exhibition has been extended through April 2020. (New York, October 11, 2019) — Roosevelt House has a new exhibition A Lens on FDR’s New Deal featuring…
Hunter College Receives Donation of Historic Franklin Delano Roosevelt Correspondence
Letters between FDR and Daisy Suckley Will Be on Display for Three Weeks at Roosevelt House May 8-May 31, 2019 (New York, NY, May 8, 2019) Hunter College announced today…
First Congressional E.R.A. Hearings in 30 Years Announced at Roosevelt House, Onetime Home of Eleanor Roosevelt
(New York, April 15) — New York Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-Manhattan), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, announced at Roosevelt House today that he would hold hearings on reviving the…
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