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[Letter] 1919 May 12, Washington (D.C.) [to] C.C. Bidwell, Ithaca (N.Y.) / Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Roosevelt signs the letter as Acting Secretary of the Navy; it is written on Navy Department letterhead and is marked as Op. 35-B. See also Franklin D. Roosevelt's official White House biography (http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/fr32.html)
Roosevelt thanks Bidwell for his assistance during the war to the Navy's Special Board on Anti-Submarine Devices; Roosevelt also states that assistance was provided by many distinguished scientists, engineers, and businessmen.
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[Letter] 1935 April 29, Washington (D.C.) [to] John W. Maxwell, Bethlehem (Pa.) / Franklin D. Roosevelt [Franklin Delano].
The letter is typed on White House letterhead. See also Roosevelt's official White House biography (http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/fr32.html).
Roosevelt thanks Maxwell for the invitation to Lehigh University's Open House, and regrets that official business keeps him from attending.
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[Certificate] 1916 [for] John B. Schwoyer, USS New Jersey / Franklin D. Roosevelt.
An image of a ship appears in the center of the certificate. See also Franklin D. Roosevelt's official White House biography (http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/fr32.html), as well as other letters by him in the collection.
The Certificate signifies participation in a Naval Training Cruise for Civilians. Roosevelt has signed the Certificate of Service "issued to him [Schwoyer] as a Testimonial of his Fidelity and Patriotism." This certificate was signed during Roosevelt's time as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, an office he was appointed to by President Wilson.
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