FIRST LADIES OF THE UNITED STATES: TWENTIETH CENTURY | A collection of correspondence and ephemera from various United States First Ladies, 1911-1983

FIRST LADIES OF THE UNITED STATES: TWENTIETH CENTURY

A COLLECTION OF CORRESPONDENCE AND EPHEMERA FROM VARIOUS UNITED STATES FIRST LADIES, 1911-1983

Letter signed ("Helen H. Taft"), 2 pages on a bifolium with White House letterhead ("The White House | Washington"), 27 January n.d., to Miss Pattin, thanking her. — Autograph letter signed ("Lou Henry Hoover"), 8 pages on a bifolium with letterhead, "55 East 77th Street", n.d., to Mr. Dinkraty, praising a recent play. — Autograph letter signed ("Bess W. Truman"), 3 pages on a bifolium with White House letterhead, "The White House | Washington", n.d., to Mr. Meltou, thanking him for an inscribed copy of his book. — Autograph letter signed ("Bess"), 3 pages on a bifolium with White House letterhead, "The White House | Washington", n.d., to Mary Agnes, discussing an upcoming visit to her hometown of Independence, Missouri. — Calling card signed ("Best wishes from | Pat Nixon") — Autograph letter signed ("Ellen A. Wilson"), 2 pages on a bifolium with Sea Girt letterhead, "Governor's Cottage | Sea Girt, New Jersey", 31 July 1911, to Mr. Wali Morgan, discussing an ocean outing — Letter signed ("Edith Bolling Wilson"), one page with letterhead, "2340 S Street NW", 16 February [1924], to Mr. Miriester, shortly after the death of her husband President Woodrow Wilson. — Autograph letter signed ("Grace Coolidge"), two pages on a bifolium with White House letterhead, "The White House Washington", 7 June 1927, to Mr. Seely, thanking him for "the Biltmore homespun" Seely sent to Commander Boone on her behalf; tape at verso gutter, Dr. Max Thorek ownership stamp. — Typed letter signed ("Mamie Doud Eisenhower"), one page, on her personal letterhead, "Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower", Augusta, Georgia, 15 November 1952, to singer James Melton, expressing her regrets that they were unable to meet on a recent visit to New York. — Typed letter signed ("Jacqueline Kennedy"), one page, on White House letterhead, "The White House | Washington", 30 November 1962, to Mr. Sang, thanking them for the helping return Lincoln's Appointment Book to the White House. — Bereavement card with Kennedy family crest [1963]. — Typed letter signed ("Lady Bird Johnson"), one page on White House letterhead, "The White House | Washington", 14 October 1968, to Mr. Sang, remarking on the 1968 Sigma Alpha Mu Achievement Award presented in her honor. — Typed letter signed ("Nancy Reagan"), one page on White House letterhead, "The White House", 13 October 1983, to Mrs. Sang, thanking her for a donation of Abraham Lincoln's presidential seal.