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Warren Harding: A Resource Guide

Warren Harding, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, gesturing with right hand
Warren Harding, half-length portrait, standing, facing front, gesturing with right hand.
1 photographic print.
[between 1910 and 1923]
Prints & Photographs Division.
Reproduction Number:
LC-USZ62-130973

The African-American Experience in Ohio, 1850-1920

This collection of manuscript, printed text, and images drawn from the collections of the Ohio Historical Society illuminates the history of black Ohio from 1850 to 1920. Search the bibliographic records and the full text option using the term Harding to find items related to Warren Harding.

Among the collection’s Harding-related materials are:

American Leaders Speak: Recordings from World War I and the 1920 Election

The Nation's Forum Collection consists of fifty-nine sound recordings of speeches by American leaders from 1918-20. The speeches focus on issues and events surrounding World War I and the subsequent presidential election of 1920. This collection contains eight speeches by Warren Harding.

An American Time Capsule: Three Centuries of Broadsides and Other Printed Ephemera

The Printed Ephemera collection comprises 28,000 primary source items dating from the seventeenth century to the present and encompasses key events and eras in American history. Search the bibliographic records and the full text option to find items related to Warren Harding, including a sample ballot from the 1920 presidential election, a ticket to Harding's 1921 inaugural ceremonies, and a proclamation issued by the governor of Illinois concerning Harding's death in 1923.

Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America: Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner, 1935-1955

The Gottscho-Schleisner Collection is comprised of over 29,000 photographs primarily of architectural subjects, including 14 photographs of Warren Harding's home in Marion, Ohio.

By Popular Demand: Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present

This collection presents portraits of U.S. presidents and first ladies, including three images of Warren Harding and one image of Florence Kling Harding.

Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850-1920

This collection presents over 9,000 images relating to the early history of advertising in the United States. The materials, drawn from the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University, include two advertisements that reference Warren Harding.

Historic American Sheet Music, 1850-1920

The Historic American Sheet Music collection presents 3,042 pieces of sheet music drawn from the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library at Duke University, including "Mr. Harding We're All For You" from the 1920 presidential election.

History of the American West, 1860-1920: Photographs from the Collection of the Denver Public Library

Over 30,000 photographs, drawn from the holdings of the Western History and Genealogy Department at Denver Public Library, illuminate many aspects of the history of the American West. Browse the collection by subject to locate five images related to Warren Harding.

"I Do Solemnly Swear...": Presidential Inaugurations

This collection contains approximately 400 items relating to presidential inaugurations, including Harding's inauguration in 1921.

Highlights from this collection include:

Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, 1902-1933

This collection comprises over 55,000 images of urban life captured on glass plate negatives between 1902 and 1933 by photographers employed by the Chicago Daily News, then one of Chicago's leading newspapers. This collection contains sixteen photographs of Warren Harding, including five photographs of his wife, Florence Kling Harding.

Prosperity and Thrift: The Coolidge Era and the Consumer Economy, 1921-1929

This collection assembles a wide array of Library of Congress source materials from the 1920s that document the widespread prosperity of the Coolidge years, the nation's transition to a mass consumer economy, and the role of government in this transition. Browse the collection by subject to locate six images related to Warren Harding.

The South Texas Border, 1900-1920: Photographs from the Robert Runyon Collection

The Robert Runyon Photograph Collection of the South Texas Border Area, a collection of over 8,000 items, is a unique visual resource documenting the Lower Rio Grande Valley during the early 1900s. It includes twenty photographs of Warren Harding's visit to Texas in November 1920.

Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs, 1851-1991

The Panoramic Photograph Collection contains approximately 4,000 images featuring American cityscapes, landscapes, and group portraits, including three images related to Warren Harding:

Theodore Roosevelt: His Life and Times on Film

This presentation features 104 films that record events in Theodore Roosevelt's life from the Spanish-American War in 1898 to his death in 1919. It also contains a film of Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge from 1920.

Traveling Culture: Circuit Chautauqua in the Twentieth Century

This digital collection presents 7,949 publicity brochures, and promotional advertisements and talent circulars for some 4,546 performers who were part of the Chautauqua circuit. It includes a 1904 brochure for a lecture delivered by Warren Harding during his service as lieutenant governor of Ohio.

Women of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Woman's Party

This online presentation is a selection of 448 photographs in the Records of the National Woman's Party collection, including two images of Warren Harding meeting with members of the National Woman's Party.

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