CALVIN COOLIDGE
A REGISTER OF AN ADDITION TO HIS
PAPERS IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Prepared by
Paul D. Ledvina, 1989
Revised and expanded by
Patrick Kerwin
Manuscript Division
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C. 1994
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ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
This addition to the papers of Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933),
United States president and businessman, consists of material
transferred to the Library of Congress in 1985 from the Office of
Presidential Libraries, National Archives and Records
Administration, and other items received by gift and purchase
from various sources between 1970 and 1990.
This addition has been partially described in the _Library
of Congress Information Bulletin_, 26 Jan. 1973.
Copyright in the unpublished writings of Calvin Coolidge in
these and in other collections of papers in the custody of the
Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.
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Readers interested in consulting any of the division's
collections are advised to write or telephone the
Manuscript Reading Room at (202) 707-5387 before visiting.
Many processed and nearly all unprocessed collections are
stored off site, and advance notice is needed to retrieve
these items for research use.
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Linear feet of shelf space occupied: 2.2
Approximate number of items: 34
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SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
This addition to the papers of Calvin Coolidge spans the
years 1915-1932. It consists of seventeen items of
correspondence and related material, eleven appointment books,
and five volumes of incoming telegraph messages. The telegraph
messages also date from the first months of the Herbert Hoover
administration.
Of particular interest is a note written by Coolidge and
given to his secretary, Everett Sanders, to copy for distribution
to journalists in Rapid City, South Dakota. The note reads, "I
do not choose to run for President in nineteen twenty eight."
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DESCRIPTION OF SERIES
Container Nos.Series
288-294 Series IV, 1915-1932.
Correspondence and related material, appointment
books, and incoming telegraph messages. Arranged
by type of material and chronologically therein.
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Container List
Container Nos.Contents
SERIES IV, 1915-1932
Box 288 Correspondence and related material, 1915-32
(15 folders)
Box 289 Appointment books
Aug. 1923-Dec. 1925 (4 vols.)
Box 290 Jan.-Dec. 1926 (2 vols.)
1927
Jan.-June; Sept.-Dec.
Box 291 June-Sept.
Jan.-Dec. 1928 (2 vols.)
Box 292 Jan.-Mar. 1929
Box 293 Telegraph messages
15 Aug. 1923-24 June 1927 (3 vols.)
Box 294 28 June 1927-11 Apr. 1929 (2 vols.)
***Last update 12/21/98 (kef)***
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