#TheDailyRecord White House Correspondence

 In the world of Archives and Special Collections, Correspondence is distinguished from other documents by the fact that it is typically addressed to a specific individual or group, and is intended to be delivered by a third party. Examples include letters, email, postcards, and telegrams. The correspondence series in the George A. Singleton Collection includes exchanges with some very important organizations and people including The White House. The White House correspondence spans April-December 1939. On April 11, 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt penned a letter of “hearty congratulations on the happy occasion of the ninety-first anniversary of the establishment of the Christian Recorder”. The envelope containing the letter gives us a rare glimpse at formal White House stationary and the cost of postage during that time.