These University records and publications were used by the staff of the University Archives to compile the Garfield House summary. 7PA6 1:1 Directory of Officers and Students. Western Reserve ...

In 1881, his wife Lucretia Randolph Garfield almost died from malaria while living in the White House. Italian for "bad air", malaria's method of transmission was still a mystery in 1880 ...

So, when the family moved to the White House after Garfield's 1881 inauguration, Garfield saw it as a blessing; no matter how daunting his workload, his family was always nearby. Unfortunately ...