Hyde Park Roorevelt Ples. fibrary Epp, Ronald From: Virginia Lewick [Virginia.Lewick@nara.gov) Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 8:37 AM To: Epp, Ronald Subject: FDR & George Dorr Dear Mr. Epp: This is in response to your e-mail request concerning 1940 correspondence between President Roosevelt and George Buckham Dorr, founder of Acadia National Park, in our collections. We located a folder of correspondence with Mr. Dorr in the President's Personal File dated between June and December 1940. It consists of 15 pages. In one letter dated August 1, 1940, Mr. Dorr mentions Acadia National Park and donating his family's property called "Oldfarm" on Mount Desert Island as a presidential retreat. President Roosevelt declines the offer and suggests that Mr. Dorr annex the land to the park. The other letters praise President Roosevelt character and his appointment of Henry Parkman as Assistant Secretary of the Navy. If you would like copies of these documents, the Library charges 50 cents per page for photocopies with a $10.00 minimum per order. This order would be $10.00. Prepayment is required. A check or money order should be payable to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Library You may also use a credit card. Please provide the card name, number, expiration date, and a daytime telephone number. Do not send credit card information by e-mail, as our site is not secure. Call us at (845) 486-7770, fax us at (845) 486-1147, or mail the information to us at 4079 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538. Be sure to include your mailing address. If we can be of any further assistance, please feel free to contact us again. Sincerely, Virginia Lewick Archives Technician 1