Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 09: BIOGRAPHY – Staff
Olive Coolidge, Asst Nurse, 1941-1942
Olive Dame Coolidge (1920-2008)
Oggy (Olive) Coolidge to Family
Correspondence 1941-1942 GUIDE
Coolidge Correspondence. [Oggytofamily-Oct24-1941-scaled.jpg]
TAGS: Olive Coolidge correspondence with family, Olive Dame Coolidge, Richard Bradford Coolidge, Ruth Dame Coolidge, Moppie, Grace Rood, John C. Campbell Folk School, Coolidge family,
OLIVE COOLIDGE: Family Background
Olive Dame Coolidge (1920-2008), the daughter of Richard Bradford Coolidge and Ruth Dame Coolidge, was born in Medford, Massachusetts, in 1920. Educated and strong-willed, she is defined by her determination to address her future on her terms and to meet her ambition to become a nurse. The opportunity to gain experience with the Johns Hopkins-trained nurse, Grace Rood, at Pine Mountain attracted Olive Coolidge to the School and became a defining experience for her.
Olive Coolidge was familiar with settlement and folk schools through her family connections to the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown, North Carolina. Richard Bradford Coolidge, her father and 4th cousin of President Calvin Coolidge, served on the Board of Directors at the Folk School. He was also a bank president, served as a Mayor of the city of Medford, Massachusetts, and was elected to serve the State as a legislator.
Richard Bradford Coolidge’s father was Merrit B. Coolidge and Ruth’s father was Lorin Low Dame (1838-1903), an important New England author and botanist, hence the Dame-Coolidge references. The sisters of Olive’s mother Ruth were Daisy Gertrude Dame and Olive Dame Coolidge Campbell, the latter whose name is familiar to those who know the John C. Campbell Folk School in Brasstown. Both the Coolidge and the Dame families have a long history with social programs, motivated by their deep commitment to promoting the welfare of others and their deep involvement in their communities and families.
OLIVE COOLIDGE Correspondence 1941-1942 Oggy to Family GUIDE
OLIVE COOLIDGE Correspondence 1941 Oggy to Richard Coolidge father
OLIVE COOLIDGE Correspondence 1941 Oggy to Family OCT-NOV
[MOTHER TO OGGY 1941 SEP 4]
OGGY TO FAMILY 1941 Oct 8
OGGY TO FAMILY 1941 Oct 24
OGGY TO FAMILY 1941 Oct 26
OGGY TO FAMILY 1941 Nov 8
OGGY TO FAMILY (Richard Coolidge, Father) 1941 Nov 13
OGGY TO FAMILY 1941 Nov 15
OGGY TO FAMILY (Moppie) N.D.
Also, ODC [OLIVE DAME COOLIDGE] TO OGGY 1941 Dec 3
OLIVE COOLIDGE Correspondence 1942 Oggy to Family FEB
OGGY TO FAMILY 1942 Feb 9
OGGY TO FAMILY 1942 Feb 12
OGGY TO MOPPIE unknown date
Also, GLYN MORRIS TO JAMES S. CRUTCHFIELD, 1942 Jan 19
See Also:
OLIVE COOLIDGE Staff – Biography
OLIVE COOLIDGE Correspondence 1941-1942 Bob and Oggy GUIDE
OLIVE COOLIDGE Correspondence 1941-1942 PMSS Letters GUIDE
