Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum

Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library
Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library
	Forbes Library, in November 2014
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General information
Location	20 West Street; Northampton, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates	42°19′00″N 72°38′09″W / 42.3168°N 72.6357°WCoordinates: 42°19′00″N 72°38′09″W / 42.3168°N 72.6357°W
Named for	Charles Edward Forbes; Calvin Coolidge
Completed	October 23, 1894 (building)
Management	Forbes Library
Design and construction
Architect	William C. Brocklesby
Website
	Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum

The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library of 30th U.S. president Calvin Coolidge.

Location[]

The library is located at the Forbes Library in Northampton, Massachusetts,^[1] where Coolidge practiced law and served as mayor.^[2]

Foundation[]

The Coolidge Library began in 1920 when Coolidge began donating various records and memorabilia to the Forbes Library. This collection was furthered in 1956 when the Commonwealth of Massachusetts established the Calvin Coolidge Memorial Room at the behest of Grace Coolidge.^[3]

Notes[]

^ Forbes Library (2009-12-21), Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
^ Buckley, Kerry W. (ed.) (2004) A Place Called Paradise: Culture and Community in Northampton, Massachusetts, 1654–2004. p. 459. Northampton, MA. Historic Northampton. ISBN 1-55849-485-5.
^ Forbes Library (2009-12-21), Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum. Retrieved 2011-04-30.

External links[]

[1] Forbes Library (2009-12-21), Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum. Retrieved 2011-04-30.

[2] Buckley, Kerry W. (ed.) (2004) A Place Called Paradise: Culture and Community in Northampton, Massachusetts, 1654–2004. p. 459. Northampton, MA. Historic Northampton. ISBN 1-55849-485-5.

[3] Forbes Library (2009-12-21), Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum. Retrieved 2011-04-30.

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Life	Birth and family history Boyhood home and first inauguration site gravesite Calvin Coolidge House Early career and marriage Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Massachusetts Boston Police Strike (1919) Vice Presidency Retirement and death Presidential Library and Museum
Presidency	First inauguration Second inauguration Industry and trade Taxation (Revenue Act of 1924, Revenue Act of 1926, Revenue Act of 1928) Allegheny National Forest Civil rights (Indian Citizenship Act of 1924) Immigration Act of 1924 World War Adjusted Compensation Act (1924) Farm subsidies (McNary–Haugen Farm Relief Bill) Judiciary Act of 1925 Flood control (Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, Flood Control Act of 1928) State of the Union Addresses (1926 1927) "I do not choose to run" (1927) Brave Little State of Vermont speech (1928) Foreign policy (Banana Wars, United States occupation of Nicaragua (1912–1933), United States occupation of Haiti (1915–1934), United States occupation of the Dominican Republic (1916–1924), Washington Naval Treaty (1922), Kellogg–Briand Pact (1928) Cabinet Judicial appointments
Elections	1918 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1919 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1920 Republican National Convention 1920 United States presidential election 1924 Republican National Convention 1924 United States presidential election
Books	The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge (1929)
Public image	Things named after Coolidge Sesquicentennial half dollar U.S. postage stamps Coolidge effect SS President Coolidge Backstairs at the White House (1979 miniseries)
Family	Grace Coolidge (wife) John Coolidge (son) John Calvin Coolidge, Sr. (father) Calvin Galusha Coolidge (grandfather) Arthur Brown, Olympia Brown, Charles A. Coolidge (cousins) Marcus A. Coolidge, Arthur W. Coolidge, Martha Coolidge, Carlos Coolidge (distant relations) Edmund Rice (ancestor) Rob Roy (family dog) Rebecca (pet raccoon)
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