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Microform Collections
The Coolidge Papers consist largely of correspondence remaining in the White House when Coolidge left office (1923-1929) and reception lists (1925-1927). Coolidge destroyed most of his important personal papers after leaving office. The extant papers are mostly letters from private citizens along with carbon copies of routine replies. There is only a small quantity of of correspondence with political or governmental figures.
The papers are divided into three series. The bulk of the collection (Series 1) is arranged by the original numbered subject or case file sequence number that Coolidge used.
The Index to the Calvin Coolidge Papers lists documents in the collection by proper name, date, series and case file number. The Index arranges items primarily by correspondent and then chronologically if a name is repeated. Because of the special character of the surviving Coolidge Papers, the titles of more then 4,000 case or subject files have been indexed. The Reel List in the front of the Index indicates on which reel a particular series or date can be found. In order to retrieve material, one should consult the Index first and then the Reel List for the appropriate reel number.
The collection consists of about 175,000 manuscripts.
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