Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum, North Hampton, MA, 7/7/2014

Bunker Hill is the end of the Freedom Trail and we walked back down the hill to the Navy Yard and caught a cab  back to the Motel where we checked out, loaded Lady Blue and hit the road for  North Hampton, Mass to look at Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum

 which is located on the campus of Smith College in the Forbes Library. His Library and Museum are located in two large rooms of the Forbes library. He donated all his papers to the college. 

John Calvin Coolidge was our Thirtieth President and he served from 1923 to 1929. He was born July 4,1872 in Plymouth Notch, Vermont and died January 5, 1933 in North Hampton, Massachusetts. When he graduated from Amherst College he worked for a North Hampton Law Firm and was admitted to the bar in 1897. He served in many political capacities such as: city councilman, state legislator, Mayor of North Hampton, state senator, Lieutenant Governor, Governor of Massachusetts, Vice President and President of the United States. Over the years family members and others collected various articles, memorabilia, photographs and various government document both federal and state and sent them to Forbes College. More of Coolidge's papers were found in the family homestead in Plymouth Notch, Vermont and these were presented to the college. Throughout his political career he maintained a home in North Hampton and after leaving office in Washington, DC he returned here to live. Forbes college has the distinction of being the only public library in the United States to house a presidential collection.

 Forbes Library Located On Smith College Campus, North Hampton, Massachusetts.

 Plaque Honoring Calvin Coolidge

 Entrance to Coolidge Presidential Library And Museum

 A Look Around The Museum. Desks Used By Coolidge.

Information About The Roll Top Desk Used By Coolidge For Years.

Items Associated With The Elephant The Symbol Of The Republican Party

 Elephants And The GOP

 Enlargement Of The Elephants And The GOP

Enlargement Of The Elephants And The GOP

 Calvin Coolidge Used This Chair When He Served As The President Of The 

Massachusetts Senate. Part Of His White House Library Is Behind The Chair.

Enlargement Of Sign In he Chair.

 President Coolidge's White House Library Comes To Forbes Library. 

 General View Of Museum. Sioux Headdress Is In The Center Of The Photograph. The Door To The Right Goes Into The Area Where You Can Do Research And Is The Office Of The One Staff Member Who Was Very Helpful In Telling Us About Specific Exhibits.

 Enlargement Of Sioux Headdress

 Enlargement Of Sioux Headdress

Enlargement Of Sioux Headdress

Calvin Coolidge In Sioux Headdress

Lisa Stands In Front Of Sioux Indian Headdress. Doesn't She Make A Beautiful Sioux 

Indian Chief?

Another View Of Presidential Museum As Joyce And Lisa Look At Items In Display Cabinets. 

 Portraits Of President John Calvin Coolidge And First Lady Mrs. Grace Coolidge

 Portrait Of President John Calvin Coolidge 

Portrait Of First Lady Grace Coolidge   

 Close Up Of First Lady Grace Coolidge. I Love Her Hair Styled In This Manner.  

 Close Up Of  President John Calvin Coolidge 

Newspaper Article About The Funeral Of Calvin Coolidge, Jr 

Calvin Coolidge, Jr. President Coolidge youngest son  ( 16 years old ) had been away at school and returned home to the White House to spend the summer. He and his older brother went to play tennis and he was in such a hurry to get started playing that he did not put on any socks before he put on his tennis shoes. He developed a blister on a toe and a few days later infection set in and the poison entered his blood. On July 6th 1924 the doctors declared his case terminal and he died on July 7, 1924. The loss of Calvin, Jr was a severe blow to the President who openly declared that Calvin, Jr was his favorite. Many have speculated that this loss drove the president into deep depression and he never really recovered. President Coolidge was reelected for a second term that year but he said " the power and glory of the presidency went with him ". Mrs. Coolidge said " He lost his zest for living ". During the election campaign, after his son's death, he did not actively participate in the campaign. After reelection he turned most of the daily activities over to his staff and cabinet.

One item on interest is how rumors get started. In this instance it was rumored that the infection was caused by the dye that was used to make the black socks that Calvin Jr. normally wore. The theory went that the chemicals in the dye entered through the blister, caused and infection which resulted in his death. How this rumor get started is not clear.

Coolidge Home In North Hampton

Coolidge Home In North Hampton

Weir Hall Where Calvin Coolidge Lived

Weir Hall Where Calvin Coolidge Lived

Weir Hall Where Calvin Coolidge Lived Nd Where He Met Grace

Calvin Coolidge At Age 4 And His Mother

Grace At Her Graduation

President Coolidge And Mount Rushmore

Enlargement Of President Coolidge And Mount Rushmore

Enlargement Of President Coolidge And Mount Rushmore

Enlargement Of President Coolidge And Mount Rushmore

Enlargement Of Mount Rushmore

Announcement Of President Coolidge Death.

Much more very interesting information about Calvin Coolidge and his life is reported in my posting on President Calvin Coolidge, Plymouth Notch, Vermont dated Monday, July 15, 2013, Wednesday,July 17, 2013 and Thursday, July 18, 2013.

We now leave North Hampton and head for Denver, Pennsylvania where we will spend the night. Now, as I always say God loves you and so do I.

Grandpa Bill