Eleanor Roosevelt: Gabriele Gutkind (a personal secretary to Mrs. Roosevelt) letter regarding her recent death.
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Eleanor Roosevelt: Gabriele Gutkind (a personal secretary to Mrs. Roosevelt) letter regarding her recent death.Entry/Object ID
2017.06.01 A B CDescription
Gabriele Gutkind (a personal secretary to Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt) letter regarding her recent death. The 2 page typed letter (A & B) is to a friend, Madeline Manoukian and includes the envelope (C.) She writes about the last weeks of Eleanor's life, the funeral and all in attendance, and all the follow up work she is still doing. She writes of not knowing what she will do afterwards. The donor stated this was the only letter from Ms. Gutkind she had found from Ms. Manoukian's estate. Gabriele Gutkind was a personal secretary to Mrs. Roosevelt. She is mentioned in the book, "Kindred Souls: The Friendship of Eleanor Roosevelt and David Gurewitsch" by Edna P. Gurewitsch.Collection
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