Franklin D. Roosevelt - American Heritage Center, Inc.

ABOUT US

The purpose of the Franklin D. Roosevelt American Heritage Center, Inc. is to provide educational and other learning opportunities concerning Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, with focus on the New Deal in American history during the 1930s and 1940s, the continued importance and relevance of the New Deal legacy in the world today, and to promote dissemination of such topics to the public. The Franklin D. Roosevelt American Heritage Center is a charitable, not for profit organization with IRS 501(c)(3) status. For more information please contact Dr. Joseph J. Plaud.

The goals of the FDR American Heritage Center are to sponsor:

Franklin D. Roosevelt American Heritage Museum, presentating primary source documents relating to Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal;

Interactive, computer-based, student-oriented presentations of the life and times of Franklin D. Roosevelt;

Essay contests on the life and times of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal;

Student scholarship programs to stimulate the study of Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal;

Franklin D. Roosevelt Fellowship program to identify and assist noted historians in the field to produce scholarly products related to Franklin D. Roosevelt and the New Deal;

Creation of audio-visual materials on the life and time of Franklin D. Roosevelt for use in school-based settings;

A new journal devoted to the activities of the Franklin D. Roosevelt American Heritage Center, including scholarly publications in this area;

Other public-service oriented activities designed to promote dissemination of the public service of Franklin D. Roosevelt, his family, and associates.