Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | History of the Collection | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1856, Dec. 28 | Born, Staunton, Va. |
| 1870 | Moved with family to Columbia, S.C. |
| 1873 | Entered Davidson College, Davidson, N.C.; withdrew after first year because of ill health |
| 1875 | Entered College of New Jersey, now Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. |
| 1879 | B.A., Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. |
| 1881 | Graduated, University of Virginia Law School, Charlottesville, Va. |
| 1882 | Admitted to the Georgia bar |
| 1882-1883 | Practiced law in partnership with Edward I. Renick, Atlanta, Ga. |
| 1885 | Married Ellen Louise Axson (died 1914) Professor, history and political science, Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, Pa. Published Congressional Government. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Co. |
| 1886 | Ph.D., political science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. |
| 1888-1890 | Professor, political science, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. |
| 1889 | Published The State: Elements of Historical and Practical Politics. Boston: D.C. Heath & Co. |
| 1890-1902 | Professor, jurisprudence and political economy, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. |
| 1893 | Published Division and Reunion, 1829-1889. New York: Longmans, Green, and Co. |
| 1896 | Published George Washington. New York and London: Harper & Brothers |
| 1902-1910 | President, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J. |
| 1902 | Published A History of the American People. New York and London: Harper & Brothers |
| 1908 | Published Constitutional Government in the United States. New York: Columbia University Press |
| 1911-1913 | Governor of New Jersey |
| 1913-1921 | President of the United States |
| 1915 | Married Edith Bolling Galt |
| 1917 | Asked Congress for a declaration of war on Germany |
| 1918 | Fourteen Points speech outlined American war aims and plans for peace program Addressed opening session of peace conference, Paris, France, on plan to establish the League of Nations |
| 1919 | Signed peace treaty with Germany at Versailles, France Suffered paralytic strokes during and after speaking tour to win public support for League of Nations |
| 1920 | Awarded Nobel Peace Prize Treaty of Versailles defeated in the U.S. Senate |
| 1921 | Retired to home in Washington, D.C. |
| 1924, Feb. 3 | Died, Washington, D.C. |