Eleanor Roosevelt the world"; she was called "the object of almost universal respect" in her "New York Times" obituary. In 1999, she was ranked ninth in the top ten of Gallup's List of Most Widely Admired People of the 20th Century. Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born in 1884 at 56 West 37th Street in Manhattan, New York City, to socialites Anna Rebecca Hall and Elliott Bulloch Roosevelt. From an early age she preferred to be called by her middle name, Eleanor. Through her father, she was a niece of President Theodore Roosevelt. Through her mother, she was a niece of tennis champions
Eleanor Roosevelt College based in the liberal arts. The Academic Senate approved the proposal in May 1986 and Professor James Lyon was appointed founding provost of Fifth College in March 1987. UCSD's colleges are given a numeric designation until a permanent name is later chosen. In fall 1988, Fifth College welcomed its inaugural class. The college was officially named Eleanor Roosevelt College (ERC) in a dedication ceremony in 1995, at which First Lady Hillary Clinton delivered an address. In 2003, Eleanor Roosevelt College was moved to its current location, in the northwestern region of the campus, from the southeastern region of the campus.