Sara Delano Roosevelt
Sara Ann Roosevelt (née Delano; September 21, 1854 – September 7, 1941) was the second wife of James Roosevelt I (from 1880), the mother of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States and her only child, and subsequently the mother-in-law of Eleanor Roosevelt. Delano was born and raised in Newburgh, New York, and spent three years in Hong Kong. She gave birth to Franklin in 1882, and was a devoted mother to him for the remainder of her life, including home-schooling and living close by in adulthood. She had a complex relationship with her daughter-in-law Eleanor, which has led to media portrayals of her as a domineering and fearsome mother-in-law, though these are at odds with other views. She died in 1941, with her son, then the President, at her side. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Newburgh (town in Orange County, New York, United States), Died September 7, 1941 (Hyde Park (town in Dutchess County, New York, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1933
Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | CS-76121 | 12-in. | 5/14/1933 | Mrs. James Roosevelt, Senior's speech | Sara Delano Roosevelt | Radio broadcast : Speech | speaker | |
| Victor | LCS-76122 | 12-in. (33-1/3 rpm) | 5/14/1933 | Mrs. James Roosevelt, Senior's speech | Sara Delano Roosevelt | Radio broadcast : Speech | speaker |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Roosevelt, Sara Delano," accessed January 20, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105914.
Roosevelt, Sara Delano. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 20, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105914.
"Roosevelt, Sara Delano." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 20 January 2026.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Sara Roosevelt
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Roosevelt, Sara Delano, 1854-1941 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88154440
Wikidata: Sara Roosevelt - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q4994309
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/74922180
Getty ULAN: Roosevelt, Sara Delano - https://vocab.getty.edu/ulan/500110094
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/252481 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/252481
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