s ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁College , ▁the ▁former ▁first ▁lady ▁dedicated ▁a ▁pla que ▁comm emor ating ▁F DR ' s ▁time ▁there , ▁and ▁the ▁rooms ▁were ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁study , ▁officially ▁named ▁" The ▁F DR ▁Su ite ". ▁After ▁a ▁brief ▁return ▁to ▁student ▁housing ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁the ▁rooms ▁were ▁finally ▁set ▁aside ▁in ▁perpet u ity ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁creating ▁Harvard ' s ▁first ▁mem orial ▁to ▁Franklin ▁Del ano ▁Ro ose vel t . ▁ ▁The ▁Rest oration ▁ ▁Beg un ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁rest oration ▁of ▁Ro ose vel t ' s ▁room ▁consum ed ▁ 6 ▁years ▁of ▁research ▁and ▁$ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁was ▁largely ▁completed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁effort ▁was ▁led ▁by ▁the ▁Franklin ▁Del ano ▁Ro ose vel t ▁Foundation ▁Inc ▁( former ly : ▁the ▁F DR ▁Su ite ▁Foundation , ▁an ▁independent ▁ 5 0 1 ( c ) 3 ▁US ▁public ▁char ity ▁led ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁interested ▁individuals ▁and ▁Harvard ▁al umn i ▁who ▁priv ately ▁raised ▁the ▁capital ▁required ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁project . ▁The ▁Su ite ▁is ▁fully ▁furn ished ▁with ▁examples ▁of ▁period ▁furn iture , ▁and ▁contains ▁almost ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁period ▁objects , ▁much ▁of ▁it ▁rare ▁Harvard ▁e ph em era ▁re - ass emble d ▁in ▁Cambridge ▁from ▁private ▁collections ▁world wide . ▁The