Edward S. Schmid papers, 1868-1939.

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Edward S. Schmid papers, 1868-1939.

Newspaper clippings, articles, and obituaries (ca. 1900-1939); articles and correspondence written by Schmid, including a pamphlet entitled "How I Secured My Choice Canaries," writings and letters relating to Schmid's activities as a Freemason and to the Association of the Oldest Inhabitants, and correspondence (ca. 1929-1936) between Schmid and Helen Keller; and photographs of Schmid and his family, of his Washington pet business, and of President and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge.

.25 linear ft. (1 container)

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Schmidt family

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Schmid family

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Keller, Helen, 1880-1968

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Helen Adams Keller (1880-1968) devoted her life to bettering the education and treatment of the blind, the deaf, and the nonverbal, and was a pioneer in educating the public in the prevention of blindness in newborns. Keller was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama on June 27, 1880. When Helen Keller was 19 months old she became ill with Scarlet Fever, which resulted in her becoming blind and deaf. In her autobiography The Story of My Life, a book she first wrote in 1903 at the age of 23, she desc...

Schmid, Edward S., 1856-1939

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Pet business operator, of Washington, D.C. From the description of Edward S. Schmid papers, 1868-1939. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70974254 ...

Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933

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Epithet: president of the United States British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x00001d Calvin Coolidge's son John married John Trumbull's daughter Florence. From the description of Letter, 1931 March 16, Northampton, Mass., to John H. Trumbull, Plainville, Conn. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 25622017 For information on Pres. Coolidge, see an encyclopedia. No information is...

Coolidge, Grace Goodhue, 1879-1957

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Grace Anna Goodhue Coolidge served as First Lady of as the wife of the 30th President, Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929). An exceptionally popular White House hostess, she was voted one of America’s 12 greatest living women in 1931. For her “fine personal influence exerted as First Lady of the Land,” Grace Coolidge received a gold medal from the National Institute of Social Sciences. In 1931 she was voted one of America’s twelve greatest living women. She had grown up in the Green Mountain city ...

Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia

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The Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia was founded in 1865 as the first organization devoted to civic improvement in Washington, D.C. From the description of Records, 1865-2000. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70962763 ...