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After her death, her family deeded the family vacation home on Campobello Island to the governments of the U.S. and Canada, and in 1964 they created the {{convert|2800|acre|km2|adj=on}} [[Roosevelt Campobello International Park]].<ref>Stephen O. Muskie, ''Campobello: Roosevelt's Beloved Island'' (1982)</ref>
In 1965, ''[[The Eleanor Roosevelt Story]]'' was released; it is a 1965 American biographical documentary film directed by [[Richard Kaplan]]. It won the [[Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature]] in 1965.<ref name="NY Times">{{cite news |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/15536/The-Eleanor-Roosevelt-Story/overview |title=NY Times: The Eleanor Roosevelt Story |accessdate=2008-11-09|work=NY Times | first=Bosley | last=Crowther}}</ref> The [[Academy Film Archive]] preserved it in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|title=Preserved Projects|url=http://www.oscars.org/academy-film-archive/preserved-projects?title=The+Eleanor+Roosevelt+Story&filmmaker=&category=All&collection=All|website=Academy Film Archive}}</ref>
In 1972, the Eleanor Roosevelt Institute was founded; it merged with the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Foundation in 1987 to become the [[Roosevelt Institute]]. The Roosevelt Institute is a a liberal American think tank.<ref name=chozick>{{cite news|last1=Chozick|first1=Amy|title=Report by Clinton Adviser Proposes ‘Rewriting’ Decades of Economic Policy|url=http://www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2015/05/12/report-by-clinton-adviser-proposes-rewriting-decades-of-economic-policy/|accessdate=2 June 2015|publisher=New York Times|date=May 12, 2015}}</ref> According to the organization, it exists "to carry forward the legacy and values of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt by developing progressive ideas and bold leadership in the service of restoring America’s promise of opportunity for all."<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.rooseveltinstitute.org/about|publisher=Roosevelt Institute|accessdate=2 June 2015}}</ref> It is headquartered in [[New York, New York]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ahsan|first1=Naomi|last2=Morris|first2=Jessica|title=Roosevelt Institute Campus Network Offers Summer Opportunities for Student Organizers|url=http://www.thenation.com/blog/173031/roosevelt-institute-campus-network-offers-summer-opportunities-student-organizers|accessdate=2 June 2015|publisher=The Nation|date=February 20, 2013}}</ref>
In 1976, [[Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Maryland)|Eleanor Roosevelt High School]], a public magnet high school specializing in science, mathematics, technology, and engineering, was established at its current location in Greenbelt, Maryland. It was the first high school named for Eleanor Roosevelt, and is part of the Prince George's County Public Schools system.
Also in 1976, the American [[Miniseries|television miniseries]] ''[[Eleanor and Franklin]]'' was released, starring [[Edward Herrmann]] as [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] and [[Jane Alexander]] as [[Eleanor Roosevelt]]; it was broadcast on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on January 11 and 12, 1976. It was based on [[Joseph P. Lash]]'s biography and history from 1971 with the same title (and longer additional sub-title) based on their correspondence and recently opened archives. The film won numerous awards, including 11 [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s, a [[Golden Globe Award]], and the [[Peabody Award]]. The director [[Daniel Petrie]], (1920-2004), won for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special|Director of the Year – Special]]. In 1977 a sequel was released titled ''[[Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years]]'', with the same stars. It won 7 [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s, including Outstanding Special of the Year. [[Daniel Petrie]], who won [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special|Director of the Year – Special]] for the first installment, won the same exact award again. Both films were acclaimed and noted for historical accuracy.
[[File:Val Kill Site.JPG|thumb|left|Val-Kill Historic Site,<br>Hyde Park, New York|alt=Val-Kill Historic Site, Hyde Park, New York]]
In 1986, the [[Roosevelt Study Center]], a research institute, conference center, and library on twentieth-century American history located in the twelfth-century [[Abbey of Middelburg]], the Netherlands, opened. It is named after Eleanor Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin Roosevelt, all of whose ancestors emigrated from [[Zeeland]], the Netherlands, to the United States in the seventeenth century.
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