A Presidential Library Before Roosevelt's

To the Editor:

Michael Nelson makes a compelling case for decentralization of the presidential libraries ("Presidential Libraries Are Valuable Reflections of Their Eras," The Chronicle Review, November 12). His suggestion that all presidential papers be digitized and made available online identifies a worthy goal that can be achieved only with more funds.

I would like to correct his statement that "presidential libraries were an innovation of the Franklin D. Roosevelt

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