Location and buildings Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

fdr s study in museum

the library overcrowded when finished, because roosevelt did not expect serve president more 2 terms. 1950 estimate stated library contained 50 million items, including 16,000 books, 15,000 photographs, 275,000 feet of movie film, , 300 sound recordings. building built of hudson valley fieldstone in style reminiscent of local dutch colonial architecture favored. sketch made president roosevelt dated april 12, 1937, shows proposed building placed on grounds close site chosen , ground plan approximating of main block today. built privately donated funds, @ cost of $376,000 , turned on federal government on july 4, 1940 operated national archives. actions, roosevelt ensured papers become property of nation , housed in library on grounds of hyde park estate available scholars. robert d.w. connor, first archivist of united states, said of president, franklin d. roosevelt nation s answer historian s prayer.

in july 2015, archivist of united states david ferriero appointed paul m. sparrow new director of fdr library , museum.