Calvin Coolidge (Amherst College 1895) portrait

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Abstract/Description:	An original Calvin Coolidge (Amherst College 1895) portrait was owned and displayed by the New York Club in New York City. In the 1930s, Syracuse brother Burgess (class of 1914) was commissioned to make a copy to hang in the Phi Gamma Delta headquarters (then in Washington DC). When the New York Club closed in the 1960s, the original was moved the Phi Gamma Delta's headquarters and the copy was donated to the Smithsonian Museum.
Subject(s):	Famous Fiji Calvin Coolidge Alpha Chi; Amherst

Abstract/Description:

An original Calvin Coolidge (Amherst College 1895) portrait was owned and displayed by the New York Club in New York City. In the 1930s, Syracuse brother Burgess (class of 1914) was commissioned to make a copy to hang in the Phi Gamma Delta headquarters (then in Washington DC). When the New York Club closed in the 1960s, the original was moved the Phi Gamma Delta's headquarters and the copy was donated to the Smithsonian Museum.

Subject(s):

Famous Fiji
Calvin Coolidge
Alpha Chi; Amherst

Title:	Calvin Coolidge (Amherst College 1895) portrait.
Type of Resource:	still image
Genre:	Photograph; black and white
Extent:	8 x 10 inches
Abstract/Description:	An original Calvin Coolidge (Amherst College 1895) portrait was owned and displayed by the New York Club in New York City. In the 1930s, Syracuse brother Burgess (class of 1914) was commissioned to make a copy to hang in the Phi Gamma Delta headquarters (then in Washington DC). When the New York Club closed in the 1960s, the original was moved the Phi Gamma Delta's headquarters and the copy was donated to the Smithsonian Museum.
Identifier(s):	pgd00510 (local)
Subject(s):	Famous Fiji Calvin Coolidge Alpha Chi; Amherst
Held by:	Phi Gamma Delta Digital Repository
Is Part Of:	Folder: Calvin Coolidge (Morgue 2).
In Collections:	Images Amherst College (Alpha Chi) - Chapter Collection

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