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| Video Discription | Welcome to the Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library and Museum at Forbes Library. Forbes is the public library for the City of Northampton, Massachusetts and located at 20 West Street. There is a large metered parking lot behind the building. Handicapped parking is on the exit side of the driveway and the building is fully accessible. Once inside, the Coolidge Museum is located on the second floor of the Forbes Library. The Forbes Library is named for Charles Forbes, a lawyer and judge whose bequest built the public library which opened in 1894. Calvin Coolidge was a card holder and patron of Judge Forbes's personal collection while studying law. That early use and love for this library led him to donate materials here for public use. The Calvin Coolidge Presidential Library & Museum at Forbes Library was established in 1920 with gifts from the Northampton Republican Committee and Governor and Vice-Presidential nominee, Calvin Coolidge and items collected by Forbes Librarian Joseph Harrison. As Vice-President and President, Coolidge and Harrison continued to add items to the growing collection. Upon leaving the White House, 3 Army trucks of items, including his personal library of books, the electric horse and the Howard Chandler Christy portraits were sent directly to Forbes Library. The current Museum space was created in 1955-1956 when, acting upon the request of Grace Coolidge and the Trustees of Forbes Library, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts granted funds to establish a "Calvin Coolidge Memorial Room" as a separate entity within the library. Today, Forbes Library is the largest source of primary material on Calvin Coolidge. The collections include speeches, correspondence, scrapbooks, photographs, political cartoons, paintings, memorabilia, political gifts and personal papers and books. It also has a copy of the 190 reels of microfilm of the Coolidge Collection at the Library of Congress. The collections represent Coolidge as Northampton Alderman and Mayor; Massachusetts State Representative, state Senator, Lieutenant Governor and Governor; and the nation’s Vice-President and President. In addition to his political life, the personal life of Coolidge and his family from his child hood days in Plymouth Notch, Vermont until his wife’s death in Northampton are also represented throughout the collections. Calvin Coolidge was born July 4th 1872 on a farm in Plymouth Notch, Vermont. His father was a farmer, businessman and involved in local and state politics. Calvin came to Massachusetts to attend Amherst College, graduating in 1895. He moved to Northampton to read and study law in the firm of Hammond and Field and passed the bar exam in 1897. He opened his own law practice at 25 Main Street, Northampton in 1898. The Museum features permanent and temporary exhibits. Here are a few highlights of artifacts you will see: Presidential Portraits of Calvin Coolidge and First Lady Grace Coolidge painted by Howard Chandler Christy in 1924. Also from 1924, an Electric Exercise horse gifted to President Coolidge by a friend. In 1927 the Summer White House was in Black Hills, South Dakota and the President was presented this headdress and made an honorary chief by the Sioux Nation. Here are other items gifted to the First Family that summer including peace pipes, pipe bags and moccasins. Exhibits also include Coolidge’s time in local and state politics. Documents, scrapbooks, photographs and artifacts from his local, state and federal career and family life are available for research. Staff and volunteers also make local classroom visits and speak to community groups. We hope you visit us in Northampton or online to learn more about Calvin Coolidge. For more information, hours, directions or to book a tour or research appointment, call or email www.forbeslibrary.org/coolidge coolidge@forbeslibrary.org 413-587-1014 option 1 |
| Category | Education |
| Tags | Calvin Coolidge | Presidents | Presidential libraries | Northampton | Massachusetts | Electric exercise horse | History | Local history | U.S. history |
