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Suitcase
Mrs. Roosevelt traveled extensively as a fact-finder and a representative of the FDR administration. After the White House years, she traveled as a diplomat, United Nations delegate, and lifelong advocate of humanitarian concerns. The suitcase is monogrammed "AER" (Anna Eleanor Roosevelt). This suitcase is similar to the one she is seen carrying in the image to the right.
Leather. H 48.9, L. 37.4, W. 15.5cm
Eleanor Roosevelt National Historical Site, ELRO 471 |
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![[photo] See caption below for details.](fdrlib_img/onherown/carrysuitcase.jpg)
Eleanor Roosevelt at Laguardia Airport, c. 1960.
Photo by Lawrence W. Jordan, JR. FDR Library NPx 64-126
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![[photo] See caption below for details.](web_exhibit/suitcase_ELRO471_exb.jpg)