Bibliography: Wilson, Ellen
To view the bibliography for another First Lady click here.
Choose Material Type: 2 Audio/Visual Items in Catalog! Click Here to view AV Results

Items marked with a red asterisk (*) are available in the library.

TitleAuthorYearPublisher/PublicationNotes
$1,000 Gift by President: Sent to the Ellen Wilson Memorial, an Educational Fund 1916New York Times 2 March 1916President Woodrow Wilson contributed $1,000 to the fund in his wife's honor.
American National BiographyCarnes, Mark C., and John A. Garraty, eds.1999New York: Oxford University PressThe American National Biography was originally published in 24 volumes. It is updated semi-annually. The print edition contains biographies of Americans who died before 1955. The on-line, subscription version contains those who died after 1955.
* America’s First Families: An Inside View of 200 Years of Private Life in the White HouseAnthony, Carl Sferrazza2000New York: Touchstone 
America’s First Ladies: Ohio Library was Established in 1997 in Their HonorWadley, Carma2007Deseret Morning News 19 February 2007Article celebrates the tenth anniversary of the National First Ladies Library and includes a quiz on the subject of First Ladies.
Another Memorial to Ellen Wilson: $100,000 For Chair Of Rural Nursing For Peabody College Proposed 2015Baltimore Sun 8 August 1915 
Baby in M'Adoo Home: Grandpa Wilson Hastens to See Little Girl Stork Brings 1915Washington Post 22 May 1915The new granddaughter of Ellen and Woodrow Wilson will be named Ellen Wilson McAdoo in honor of the last First Lady Ellen Wilson.
Benefits of Alley Law Pointed Out by Justice Siddons, Mrs. Bacon and Mrs. Hopkins: Thousands of Colored Persons to Get New Homes and Improved Living Conditions 1916Washington Post 17 February 1916The Ellen Wilson memorial homes were a result of the former First Lady's work and deathbed wishes.
The Biography Channel Website: Ellen Wilson    : BiographyA page of the Biography Channel website providing a bit of information regarding Ellen Wilson. This web page can be found here: http://www.biography.com/people/ellen-wilson-36923
Calls Lake Ellen Wilson 1914Washington Post 20 March 1914A lake in Glacier Park has been named for First Lady Ellen Wilson.
Celebrating Women: History, Biographies, and MuseumsByerly, Greg, and Carolyn Brodie2005Library Media Activities Monthly April 2005Reviews of websites containing information about the First Ladies, including the National First Ladies Library.
* Children In the White HouseSadler, Christine1967New York: G.P. Putnam’s Sons 
City News in Brief 1915Washington Post 12 January 1915At the meeting of the Women's Division of the National Civic Federation, plans for the Ellen Wilson memorial block of homes will be unveiled.
Civil Workers' Report 1916Washington Post 13 January 1916According the the secretary's report at the National Civic Federation meeting, the Ellen Wilson memorial homes are "practically finished."
Congress Clears Dollar Coin BillHiga, Liriel2005CQ Weekly 26 December 2005House of Representatives passes bill which would allow the Treasury to mint $10 coins with images of First Ladies.
The Courtship of Woodrow WilsonMcAdoo, Eleanor Wilson1962American Heritage October 1962 
* Crowded Years: The Reminiscences of William G. McAdooMcAdoo, William Gibbs1931Boston: Houghton Mifflin 
Dear First Lady: Letters to the White HouseYoung, Dwight, and Margaret Johnson, eds.2008Washington, D.C.: National Geographic SocietyReproductions of letters from the Library of Congress and the National Archives to and from First Ladies, with annotations explaining the nature of the correspondence and the historical contexts within which each epistle was written.
Dictionary of American Biography 1980New York: ScribnerThe venerable Dictionary of American Biography was first published in twenty volumes between 1927 and 1936. Ten subsequent volumes were published, and the most recent, edited by historian Kenneth Jackson and published by Scribner, includes Americans who died before the year 1980. The First Ladies are included.
Ellen A. Wilson: The Woman Who Made a PresidentDubovoy, Sina2003New York: Nova PublicationsIn the Presidential Wives Series.
Ellen and Edith: Woodrow Wilson's First LadiesMiller, Kristie2010Lawrence: Univeristy Press of KansasThoroughly researched, dual biography of President Wilson's two wives, analyzing their roles as First Ladies and their relationship with the president. In the Modern First Ladies biography series, edited by Lewis L. Gould.
Ellen Axson Wilson: A Rhetorical Reassessment of a Forgotten First LadyBurns, Lisa M.2004Inventing a Voice: The Rhetoric of American First Ladies of the Twentieth Century 2004Lisa Burns's article found in _Inventing a Voice: The Rhetoric of American First Ladies of the Twentieth Century_, edited by Molly Meijer Wertheimer.
Ellen Axson Wilson: First Lady & ArtistAucella, Frank J., Patricia A. Piorkowski Hobbs, and Frances Wright Saunders1993Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson HouseArt exhibition catalogue.
Ellen Wilson Chair of Rural Nursing 1916Austin American Statesman 4 January 1916Discussing the benefits of such a practical memorial to the deceased First Lady.
Ellen Wilson War Fund: Milwaukee Woman Starts Move as Tribute to President's Wife 1914Chicago Tribune 9 August 1914The Ellen Wilson Red Cross Fund has been created as a memorial to the former First Lady.
The Encyclopedia Britannica Website: Ellen Wilson    : An entry on the Encyclopedia Britannica website that provides a short biographical sketch of Ellen Wilson and external links for further information. The entry can be found here: http://www.britannica.com/topic/710908/websites
* Entertaining in the White HouseSmith, Marie D.1966Washington, D.C.: Acropolis 
Errata 2012New York Times 17 May 2012An article on May 3 about the White House public tour misidentified which of Woodrow Wilson's wives removed Theodore Roosevelt's hunting trophies from the house. She was Ellen Wilson, his first wife -- not Edith Wilson, whom he married after Ellen's death.
Every One a Lady 1956Boston Globe 6 May 1956Author briefly compares several First Ladies in a positive article.
* Faith of the First LadiesMacGregor, Jerry and Marie Prys2006Grand Rapids: Baker Books 
First LadiesSchneider, Dorothy, and Carl J. Schneider2010New York: Facts On FileUpdated edition.
12345
^Top