Helm, Edith Benham, 1874-1962

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Dates:
Birth 1874
Death 1962

Biographical notes:

Social secretary at the White House.

From the description of Edith Benham Helm papers, 1915-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83145888

Biographical Note

1874 Born, Staten Island, N.Y. 1915 1919 Social secretary to Edith Bolling Galt Wilson 1919 Accompanied the presidential party to the Peace Conference, Paris, France 1920 Married Rear Admiral James M. Helm (died 1927) 1933 1953 White House social secretary to Eleanor Roosevelt and Bess Wallace Truman 1954 Published The Captains and the Kings. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons 1962, Aug. 7 Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Edith Benham Helm Papers, 1915-1961, (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • World War, 1914-1918

Occupations:

  • Social secretaries

Places:

  • Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)
  • Washington (D.C.) (as recorded)

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