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Margaret suckley biography
Collection Overview
Title: Margaret L. Suckley Papers,
Primary Creator:Suckley, Margaret ()
Extent:
Arrangement: The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The papers of Margaret L.
Suckley are comprised of correspondence between reporters, American people, the FDR Library Director, and President Roosevelt, pertaining to subjects which include the FDR Presidential Library, Dutchess County history, the President&#;s genealogy and family, the Roosevelt Estate, and Fala.
Collection Historical Note
A distant cousin of both Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, Margaret “Daisy” Suckley was born and raised in her family’s Rhinebeck, New York, home known as Wilderstein.
Daisy first became acquainted with FDR in when she was invited to Hyde Park to keep him company during his polio rehabilitation exercises. The two developed a great affection for each other that lasted the rest of FDR’s life. Daisy was undemanding, eager to please, witt