Memorandum from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Dr. Robert Lovett
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Title
Memorandum from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Dr. Robert Lovett
Description
Orthopedic surgeon Robert Williamson Lovett (1859-1924) consulted and examined FDR after he had contracted polio and become partially paralyzed during the summer of 1921. Two years later, Roosevelt constructed this memo for Lovett, describing his means of maneuvering around a houseboat during a fishing trip in Florida, hoping it might prove helpful to other patients.
Abstract
Memorandum by Franklin Delano Roosevelt describing his means of maneuvering around a houseboat during a fishing trip in Florida.
Creator
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Date Created
1923 April
Is Part Of
Case of Franklin Delano Roosevelt (B MS c39)
References
View the online <a href="http://hollis.harvard.edu/?itemid=|library/m/aleph|000603471">catalog record</a>
Extent
1 memo
Language
English
Identifier
E2003.1.55
Provenance
Gift of Dr. A. H. Brewster to the Boston Medical Library, circa 1960
Files
Citation
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945, “Memorandum from Franklin Delano Roosevelt to Dr. Robert Lovett,” OnView, accessed September 1, 2024, https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/items/show/6437.