First Lady Lou Hoover to Grace Coolidge: May 20, 1932

In this letter, Lou Hoover asks Grace if she can help demystify the origins of some White House furniture. Mrs. Hoover was attempting to locate the origins of the White House’s furniture, but found that there were no records for many of pieces in the collection. There were, however, some pieces linked by name to the Coolidges, so she asks Grace for assistance in identifying the provenance of these pieces. The two first ladies had been friends since Calvin’s vice presidency, even adopting pet names for each other in their correspondence. The Mrs. McMullin in the letter refers to Dare Stark McMullin, a friend of Mrs. Hoover’s.