About the National First Ladies' Library
Our Mission
As the first and only facility of its kind, the National First Ladies' Library
serves as a unique national resource for patrons from school children to serious
scholars. As a national archive devoted to educating people about the contributions
of First Ladies and other notable women in history, the Library's holdings fill
an informational void that has long frustrated academicians and armchair history
buffs alike. The Library fulfills this mission by serving as a physical
educational facility and an electronic virtual library, in an effort to educate
people in the United States and around the world.
Our Objectives
- Update each year a complete, annotated bibliography developed on First Ladies
- from Martha Custis Washington to Laura Welch Bush
- Compile, assemble and produce complete curriculum enrichment units and study
guides for classroom students K through 12 on the contributions of First Ladies
to American History
- Plan and conduct seminars, workshops and lectures on the role of First Ladies
and how it has changed over the centuries
- Collect all the current and out-of-print books by and about First Ladies,
as well as films, documentaries and other audio visual materials
- Collect copies of First Ladies' letters, speeches and manuscripts dealing
with the major social issues of their time, now scattered throughout the country
Our Accomplishments
- Restore and historically document all the public rooms located in the family
home of First Lady Ida Saxton McKinley from the parlor through the kitchen
- Restore and renovated the historic 1895 City National Bank Building, which
now serves as a research library and educational center dedicated to the history
of First Ladies and notable women in America
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