Center for New Deal Studies
The Center for New Deal Studies features resources and activities that deepen our understanding of the lives of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, and of the social, economic, political, and cultural history of the New Deal era in American history. The Center sponsors a variety of educational programs, including lecture series, course offerings, and publications. In addition, the Center contains a remarkable collection of materials on the Roosevelts and the New Deal. These include books, photographs, videotapes, oral histories, manuscript collections, and thousands of pieces of ephemera of interest to Roosevelt scholars and researchers of the New Deal.
- The People of the Center for New Deal Studies
- Programs and Events
- 75th Anniversary of the New Deal (2008-2009)
- Center Publications Books, papers, and other publications resulting from Center programs
- Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Distinguished Lecture Series
- Visitor information How to visit the Center for New Deal Studies
- Center Holdings Books, photos, archival materials, and ephemera
- Services Reference, photocopying, tours, and research assistance
- Related Websites Links to sites on the New Deal, FDR, and ER
- What's New? News and lists of recent additions to the Center's Collections
- Chicago Metro History Fair
Upcoming Event
Roosevelt Institute Pipeline GenLead Chicago 2012: Who Will Solve Today's Problems to Build Tomorrow's World?
Join progressives committed to creating better governance. Build skills and knowledge; network with leading progressives; and work to influence the future. The event features speakers such as Dorian Warren (Columbia University); Jeff Madrick (author, Age of Greed); and Mike Konczal (Rortybomb) and more! Event is free to all Roosevelt University students, faculty and staff, but RSVP is required (see below). Non-Roosevelt participants should register at the GenLead site highlighted below.
When: Friday, June 1 (11 a.m.-6 p.m.); Saturday, June 2 (10 a.m.-6:00 p.m.)
Where: Congress Lounge, 2nd Floor, Auditorium Building, Roosevelt University
RSVP: Andrew Burnett (aburnett@rooseveltinstitute.org). For more information visit GenLead Chicago 2012
This event is organized by the Roosevelt Institute, New York and co-sponsored by the Center for New Deal Studies
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Information of Interest
18th Annual Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Distinguished Lecture. Click here for a video of the talk, "The Great Depression: How We Got Here and Prospects for Recovery" by Dr. Dean Baker, Co-Director, Center for Economic and Policy
The Center for New Deal Studies was established in the College of Arts and Sciences at Roosevelt University through a generous donation from Gwen Hirsch.
Problems with our site? Please mail the Center Librarian, Michael Gabriel.
