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{{short description|American librarian, educator, historian, and editor}}
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| caption = "Sistie" Dall in 1943
| birth_name = Anna Eleanor Dall
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1927|3|25}}
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| birth_name = Anna Eleanor Dall
| birth_place = New York City, U.S.
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1927|3|25|}}
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| occupation = {{hlist|Educator|librarian}}
| birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Van H. Seagraves|July 7, 1948}}
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| occupation = Educator and librarian
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| children = 3
| nationality = [[Americans|American]]
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| alma_mater = [[State University of New York]]
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| alma_mater = State University of New York
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* [[Anna Roosevelt Halsted]]
* [[Curtis Bean Dall]]
* [[Curtis Bean Dall]]
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* [[Anna Roosevelt Halsted|Anna Roosevelt]]
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| relatives = {{plainlist|
| relatives = See [[Roosevelt family]]
* [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] (maternal grandfather)
* [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] (maternal grandmother)
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| family = [[Roosevelt family]]
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[[File:Curtis Roosevelt.gif|thumb|right|[[Eleanor Roosevelt]] with her grandchildren; Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves, [[John Roosevelt Boettiger]], and [[Curtis Roosevelt]], 1943]]


'''Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves''' (née '''Dall''', born March 25, 1927, in [[New York City]]) is an American librarian, educator, historian, and editor. She is a granddaughter of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. Her parents are [[Anna Roosevelt Halsted|Anna Roosevelt Dall]] and her first husband [[Curtis Bean Dall]].<ref name="Genealogy">{{cite web|title=Roosevelt Genealogy|url=http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/archives/resources/genealogy.html|website=Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum|accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref> She is usually known as "Sistie", "Ellie" or "Eleanor".<ref name="Mother obit" />
'''Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves''' ({{née}} '''Dall'''; born March 25, 1927) is an American librarian, educator, historian, and editor. She is the eldest grandchild of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]. Her parents are [[Anna Roosevelt Halsted|Anna Roosevelt Dall]] and her first husband [[Curtis Bean Dall]].<ref name="Genealogy">{{cite web|title=Roosevelt Genealogy|url=http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/archives/resources/genealogy.html|website=Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum|access-date=18 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140529045439/http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/archives/resources/genealogy.html|archive-date=29 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> She is usually known as "Sistie", "Ellie" or "Eleanor".<ref name="Mother obit" />


==Early life==
==Early life==
Sistie, as she was affectionately called in the press during her grandparents' tenure in the [[White House]], was named for her mother and for her maternal grandmother, [[Eleanor Roosevelt]]. When her parents separated in 1933 (they divorced in 1934), she along with her mother and brother [[Curtis Roosevelt|Curtis]] moved into the [[White House]] with her grandparents. Her mother would later remarry two more times and a younger half-brother, [[John Roosevelt Boettiger]] would join the family in 1939.<ref name="Mother obit">{{cite news|last1=Krebs|first1=Albin|title=Anna Roosevelt Halsted, President's Daughter, Dies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/12/02/archives/anna-roosevelt-halsted-presidents-daughter-dies-white-house.html|accessdate=18 July 2016|work=New York Times|date=December 2, 1975}}</ref>
Sistie, as she was affectionately called in the press during her grandparents' tenure in the [[White House]], was named for her mother and for her maternal grandmother, [[Eleanor Roosevelt]]. When her parents separated in 1933 (they divorced in 1934), she, along with her mother and brother [[Curtis Roosevelt|Curtis]], moved into the White House with her grandparents. Her mother would later remarry two more times and a younger half-brother, [[John Roosevelt Boettiger]] would join the family in 1939.<ref name="Mother obit">{{cite news|last1=Krebs|first1=Albin|title=Anna Roosevelt Halsted, President's Daughter, Dies|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1975/12/02/archives/anna-roosevelt-halsted-presidents-daughter-dies-white-house.html|access-date=18 July 2016|work=The New York Times|date=December 2, 1975}}</ref>

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==Career==
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Seagraves completed three years of college at [[Reed College]] before her marriage and later earned a master's degree in Library Science from the [[State University of New York at Geneseo]] in 1964.<ref name="Wedding">{{cite news|title=Grandchild of Late President Wed in Phoenix|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1948/07/08/85292240.html?pageNumber=25|access-date=18 July 2016|work=The New York Times|date=July 8, 1948}}</ref><ref name="Appointment">{{cite web|title=Appointment of Eleanor R. Seagraves as an Alternate United States Member of the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=37400|website=The American Presidency Project|access-date=18 July 2016|archive-date=18 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818191141/http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=37400|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>Bennett, Judy. [https://www.newspapers.com/image/136977789/ "Remember 'Sistie'? She's Mother Now"], ''[[Democrat and Chronicle]]'', Rochester, New York, 131st year, July 5, 1963, page 6B.</ref>

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Seagraves is one of the few living Roosevelt family members who witnessed events firsthand during the White House years. Seagraves also is one of the few surviving people who witnessed her grandmother [[Eleanor Roosevelt]]'s diplomacy. Each year, when Seagraves' grandmother held a picnic at [[Val-Kill]] for delinquent boys, she assisted Mrs. Roosevelt with these events. She was close to Eleanor Roosevelt throughout her life.{{cn|date=August 2023}}

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Seagraves has enjoyed a career as an [[educator]] and [[librarian]]. She edited ''Delano's Voyages of Commerce and Discovery'' (Berkshire House Publishers, 1994), drawn from the journals of [[Amasa Delano]], as well as ''The Val-Kill Cook Book'' (The Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill, 1984). Seagraves concentrated her career on keeping alive many of the causes her grandmother began and supported. She is an active participant in [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] events in her area, and endorsed [[Barack Obama]] for the [[2008 United States presidential election|2008 Presidential campaign]]. At {{age|1927|3|25}}, Seagraves resides with her husband in Maryland.{{cn|date=August 2023}}


==Marriage and children==
==Marriage and children==
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* David Delano Seagraves (born August 26, 1952)
* David Delano Seagraves (born August 26, 1952)
* Anna Fierst (née ''Anna Eleanor Seagraves'') (born August 16, 1955)
* Anna Fierst (née ''Anna Eleanor Seagraves'') (born August 16, 1955)

The couple has six grandchildren:

*''Children of Nicholas Delano Seagraves''
** Delano Dixon Seagraves (born April 5, 1978)
** Haven Seagraves (born June 23, 1981)
*''Children of David Delano Seagraves''
** Lucy Seagraves (born March 3, 1983)
** Dana Seagraves (born March 3, 1985)
*''Children of Anna Fierst''
** Sophie Eleanor Fierst (born July 24, 1992)
** Simon Charles Fierst (born April 7, 1994)

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==Career==
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Seagraves completed three years of college at [[Reed College]] before her marriage and later earned a B.S. from the State University of New York in 1964.<ref name="Wedding">{{cite news|title=Grandchild of Late President Wed in Phoenix|url=http://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1948/07/08/85292240.html?pageNumber=25|accessdate=18 July 2016|work=New York Times|date=July 8, 1948}}</ref><ref name="Appointment">{{cite web|title=Appointment of Eleanor R. Seagraves as an Alternate United States Member of the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission|url=http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/?pid=37400|website=The American Presidency Project|accessdate=18 July 2016}}</ref>

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Seagraves is one of the few living Roosevelt family members who witnessed events firsthand during the White House years. Seagraves also is one of the few surviving people who witnessed her grandmother's diplomacy. Each year, when Seagraves' grandmother held a picnic at Val-Kill for delinquent boys, she assisted Mrs. Roosevelt with these events. She was close to [[Eleanor Roosevelt]] throughout her life.

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Seagraves has enjoyed a career as an [[educator]] and [[librarian]]. She edited ''Delano's Voyages of Commerce and Discovery'' (1994), drawn from the journals of Amasa Delano, as well as ''The Val-Kill Cook Book'' (1984). Seagraves concentrated her career on keeping alive many of the causes her grandmother began and supported. She is an active participant in [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] events in her area, and endorsed [[Barack Obama]] for the [[United States presidential election, 2008|2008 Presidential campaign]]. At {{age|1927|3|25}}, Seagraves resides in Washington D.C.

== See also ==
*[[Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin Roosevelt]] grandfather
*[[Elliott Roosevelt I|Elliott Roosevelt]] great-grandfather and namesake
*[[Anna Hall Roosevelt]] great-grandmother and namesake
*[[Curtis Roosevelt]] brother
*[[Theodore Roosevelt]] great-great-uncle


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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Latest revision as of 09:23, 1 March 2024

Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves
"Sistie" Dall in 1943
Born
Anna Eleanor Dall

(1927-03-25) March 25, 1927 (age 97)
New York City, U.S.
Alma materState University of New York
Occupations
  • Educator
  • librarian
Spouse
Van H. Seagraves
​
(m. 1948)​
Children3
Parents
RelativesSee Roosevelt family

Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Seagraves (née Dall; born March 25, 1927) is an American librarian, educator, historian, and editor. She is the eldest grandchild of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Her parents are Anna Roosevelt Dall and her first husband Curtis Bean Dall.[1] She is usually known as "Sistie", "Ellie" or "Eleanor".[2]

Early life

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Sistie, as she was affectionately called in the press during her grandparents' tenure in the White House, was named for her mother and for her maternal grandmother, Eleanor Roosevelt. When her parents separated in 1933 (they divorced in 1934), she, along with her mother and brother Curtis, moved into the White House with her grandparents. Her mother would later remarry two more times and a younger half-brother, John Roosevelt Boettiger would join the family in 1939.[2]

Career

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Seagraves completed three years of college at Reed College before her marriage and later earned a master's degree in Library Science from the State University of New York at Geneseo in 1964.[3][4][5]

Seagraves is one of the few living Roosevelt family members who witnessed events firsthand during the White House years. Seagraves also is one of the few surviving people who witnessed her grandmother Eleanor Roosevelt's diplomacy. Each year, when Seagraves' grandmother held a picnic at Val-Kill for delinquent boys, she assisted Mrs. Roosevelt with these events. She was close to Eleanor Roosevelt throughout her life.[citation needed]

Seagraves has enjoyed a career as an educator and librarian. She edited Delano's Voyages of Commerce and Discovery (Berkshire House Publishers, 1994), drawn from the journals of Amasa Delano, as well as The Val-Kill Cook Book (The Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill, 1984). Seagraves concentrated her career on keeping alive many of the causes her grandmother began and supported. She is an active participant in Democratic Party events in her area, and endorsed Barack Obama for the 2008 Presidential campaign. At 97, Seagraves resides with her husband in Maryland.[citation needed]

Marriage and children

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On July 7, 1948, she married Van H. Seagraves.[1] Together, they had three children:

  • Nicholas Delano Seagraves (born August 7, 1949)
  • David Delano Seagraves (born August 26, 1952)
  • Anna Fierst (née Anna Eleanor Seagraves) (born August 16, 1955)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Roosevelt Genealogy". Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  2. ^ a b Krebs, Albin (December 2, 1975). "Anna Roosevelt Halsted, President's Daughter, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Grandchild of Late President Wed in Phoenix". The New York Times. July 8, 1948. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Appointment of Eleanor R. Seagraves as an Alternate United States Member of the Roosevelt Campobello International Park Commission". The American Presidency Project. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  5. ^ Bennett, Judy. "Remember 'Sistie'? She's Mother Now", Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, New York, 131st year, July 5, 1963, page 6B.
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