Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Notes
Warren G. Harding
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1865, Nov. 2 | Born, Blooming Grove, Ohio |
| 1884-1923 | Owner and publisher of the Marion Star, Marion, Ohio |
| 1891 | Married Florence Kling DeWolfe (died 1924) |
| 1899-1903 | Member, Ohio State senate |
| 1904-1905 | Lieutenant governor of Ohio |
| 1910 | Unsuccessful Republican candidate for governor of Ohio |
| 1915-1921 | U. S. senator from Ohio |
| 1920 | Elected president of the United States |
| 1921, March 4 | Inaugurated president of the United States |
| 1923, August 2 | Died, San Francisco, Calif. |
Carrie Fulton Phillips
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1873, Sept. 22 | Born, Bucyrus, Ohio |
| 1896 | Married James E. Phillips (died 1939), owner of Ulher & Phillips dry goods store in Marion, Ohio |
| 1897 | Birth of daughter Isabelle |
| 1902 | Birth of son James (died 1904) |
| 1905 | Relationship with Warren G. Harding began |
| 1909 | Jan.-Apr., traveled with husband and with Warren G. and Florence Kling Harding to Europe, visiting Italy, Spain, Switzerland, France and Germany |
| 1911 | Mar., vacationed with husband and with the Hardings in Bermuda for two weeks Sept., moved to Berlin, Germany, with daughter Isabelle, who attended school there Dec., sailed to U.S. to meet Warren G. Harding in New York City; they traveled together to Boston, Mass., and Montreal, Canada, returned to Germany Jan. 1912 |
| 1912 | May-June, traveled with a group visiting Venice, Italy and Paris, France Dec., sailed to U.S. to meet Warren G. Harding in New York City; they traveled to Richmond, Va. |
| 1913 | Husband James arrived from Ohio and they traveled that summer with their daughter visiting Italy, Switzerland, England, and Sweden |
| 1914 | With outbreak of the war, left Germany arriving in New York City on July 23 and returned to live in Marion, Ohio |
| 1916 | Made frequent trips to New York City while Isabelle attended school there |
| 1917 | Aug.-Sept., spent several weeks with Isabelle in Port Jefferson, Long Island, N. Y., then several weeks in New York City |
| 1918 | June, met with Harding in northern New York State while he was speaking on the Chautauqua circuit |
| 1920 | Sept. 23, Carrie and James E. Phillips sailed for China, Hong Kong, and Japan; they departed Yokohama, Japan, on Dec. 4 bound for Honolulu, Hawaii, arrived in San Francisco, Calif., on Jan. 18, 1921 |
| 1923 | July 4, sailed to Europe with nephew Thomas Fulton to visit her daughter Isabelle, her grandson William (born 1920), and Isabelle's husband William H. Mathée, who was serving as vice counsel and clerk in Zurich, Switzerland |
| 1925 | Mar. 19, returned to the United States |
| 1939 | After the death of her husband, continued living in Marion, Ohio, raising German Shepherd dogs |
| 1956 | Moved into a nursing home; her lawyer and guardian, Don Williamson, took possession of the letters |
| 1960, Feb. 3 | Died, Marion, Ohio |