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College Pennants, Knox College, Grace Coolidge, Baseball, Lloyd G. Balfour and Culver Military Academy, Oh My!

This photograph is so typical of the rooms in which college co-eds lived and played during the early 1900s. The pennants from other colleges and schools were standard decorations. A look through any woman’s fraternity magazine from that time period … Continue reading

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A Rare Glimpse of the Monmouth Duo of First Ladies

This is an absolutely wonderful blog about Calvin Coolidge and includes many pictures of and information about Grace Coolidge. For a rare glimpse of the Monmouth Duo of First Ladies, take a look at the video. At 29 seconds there is … Continue reading

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Rebecca the Raccoon and Her Friend, the First Lady

  The Coolidges had an assortment of pets while in the White House. Many of the pets were gifts. Rebecca Raccoon: The Mischievous, as Mrs. Coolidge named her, was one such gift. It was sent to the White House as … Continue reading

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Signed, Grace Coolidge

As First Lady and after she and her husband returned to Northampton, Grace Coolidge had franking privileges. This meant she did not have to affix postage to her correspondence. She signed her name instead. Mrs. Coolidge was a prolific letter … Continue reading

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Gracing the White House

  “The Eighteenth National Panhellenic Congress representing 150,000 Sorority Women in session at Parker House, Boston, Mass.; sends greetings and best wishes to you as the first Sorority Woman to grace the White House,” is the text of the telegram … Continue reading

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Grace Goodhue Coolidge, Nifty Knitter

Grace Goodhue Coolidge learned to knit a a young girl and it was a skill that kept her busy for her entire life. The caption under the photo reads, “The wife of the Vice-President of the United States is an … Continue reading

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Grace Goodhue and Calvin Coolidge – Pi Beta Phi and Phi Gamma Delta – The First President and First Lady Initiated into Greek-Letter Societies while in College

When Calvin Coolidge was sworn in as President on August 3, 1923, it heralded a fraternity first. The nation had its first couple who had both been initiated as members of Greek letter societies while in college. Grace Goodhue was … Continue reading

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