Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Calvin Coolidge, United States president and businessman, were deposited in the Library of Congress by Coolidge in 1929 and converted to a gift by his wife, Grace Goodhue Coolidge, in 1953. Additional material was transferred to the Library of Congress in 1985 from the Office of Presidential Libraries, National Archives and Records Administration. Other items were received by gift and purchase from various sources between 1921 and 2022.
Processing History
The collection was prepared for indexing and microfilming in 1965 and revised and expanded in 1989 and in 1994. Material transferred from the National Archives and Records Administration in 1985 was processed by Paul D. Ledvina in 1989. Other material received between 1970 and 1990 was processed and the finding aid revised and expanded by Patrick Kerwin in 1994. In 2009 the finding aid was expanded by including description of the main collection from the published index. Material received by gift in 2018 and purchase in 2022 was processed and the finding aid revised by Amanda Loeb in 2022.
Transfers
Photographs have been transferred to the Library's Prints and Photographs Division where they are identified as part of these papers.
Microfilm
A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on 190 reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as available.
Online Content
The Calvin Coolidge Papers are available on the Library of Congress website at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/collmss.ms000100. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the online edition as available.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, Calvin Coolidge Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.