Calvin Coolidge was a Northampton lawyer who rose from city solicitor to president of the United States, and the city is quietly proud of the connection. The Presidential Library and Museum in Forbes Library (the town's public library) occupies a few rooms dedicated to Coolidge's papers, photographs, and memorabilia.
The collection is modest in scale but the man is more interesting than his reputation as "Silent Cal" suggests. His papers are held here, and the library also has a good research collection. The house at 19–21 Massasoit Street where he lived before the presidency is a short walk away; it is a private residence now but the plaque is visible from the street.