Darrell C. Crain, Jr., presidential inaugural collection
Collection Scope and Content
The Darrell C. Crain, Jr. Presidential Inaugural Collection consist of newspaper articles, invitations, tickets programs, memorabilia, newspapers, invitations and souvenir booklets, pins and mini flags. The material dated from approximately 1957-1989 came from events such as inaugural ceremonies and balls that Dr. Crain attended while earlier memorabilia from 1817-1929 was material he purchased to complement the collection.
Dr. Crain also donated a significant colletion of official presidential and vice-presidential medals. The presidential medals cover the Presidential Inaugurations of James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Zachary Taylor, Franklin Pierce, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Chester A. Arthur, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan and George Bush. The collection also contains invitations, tickets and programs collected by Dr. Crain during his participation in inaugural events such as the inaugural ceremonies and the inaugural balls. Dr. Crain had access to these events as a member of the Official Inaugural Medal Committee and the Inaugural Medical Committee. These medals are on display in the Special Collections reading room.
Dates
- Creation: 1817-2009
Creator
- Crain, Darrell C. (Person)
Restrictions on Access
Some records may be restricted.
Restrictions on Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Historical or Biographical Note
Dr. Darrell C. Crain, Jr. (1910-1995) graduated from The George Washington University Medical School in 1932. Crain's specialization was Rheumatology, which he practiced in the Washington area for fifty years. He was also a clinical professor at Georgetown University from 1971 to 1987.
Dr. Crain was not only in private practice, but also active in the field of Rheumatology. He was co-founder of the Arthritis Rehabilitation Center in Washington, DC and founder of the Rheumatology Clinic at Georgetown University Hospital. In addition to writing three books, Dr. Crain was chief of rheumatic diseases at Doctors Hospital, and a consultant to the surgeon general of the Army and the U.S. surgeon general.
Dr. Crain created his collection of inaugural coins in honor of his father, who designed the inaugural medals for President Wilson in 1917, President Harding in 1921 and President Coolidge in 1925. Crain's knowledge of inaugural medals earned him a position on the Official Inaugural Medal Committee for five U.S. presidents.
Dr. Crain was associated with inaugural history in other capacities as well as the Inaugural Medal Committee. He was president of the Medical Society of D.C., which provides emergency medical staff for inaugural events.
He was born in 1910 in Washington, DC. and passed away on July 22, 1995.
Extent
10 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Darrell C. Crain, Jr. Presidential Inaugural Collection consist of newspaper articles, invitations, tickets programs, memorabilia, newspapers, invitations and souvenir booklets, pins and mini flags. The material dated from approximately 1957-1989 came from events such as inaugural ceremonies and balls that Dr. Crain attended while earlier memorabilia from 1817-1929 was material he purchased to complement the collection.
Collection Organization
Organized into ten series: Invitations, Tickets, Programs, Guide books, Commemorative material, Souvenirs, Clippins and articles, Miscellaneous, Oversized material, and Inagural medals.
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated by Darrell Crain to The George Washington University in 1989 and 1990.
Subject
- Crain, Darrell C. (Person)
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Darrell C. Crain, Jr., presidential inaugural collection, 1817-1989
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University
- Date
- 2005
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center, The George Washington University Repository
George Washington University Gelman Library
2130 H Street NW
Washington DC 20052 United States of America
speccoll@gwu.edu
