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Helen Newell Hills Garfield (February 12, 1867 – August 20, 1930) was an American socialite and advocate for deaf education. She was herself hard of hearing in adulthood. During World War I, she worked with the American Red Cross and raised funds for the care of French orphans.
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- February 12, 1866, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
- 20 August 1930 (aged 64)
- James A. Garfield (father-in-law)
In 1888, he was admitted to the Ohio bar and established the Cleveland, Ohio-based law firm of Garfield and Garfield, with his brother Harry Augustus Garfield. From 1890 until her death in 1930, he was married to Helen Newell .
The Helen Newell Garfield Papers, 1882-1930, consist of speeches, notebooks, reprints, programs, newspaper clippings, memorabilia and scrapbooks. This collection is of interest to researchers of the Garfield and Newell families.
Helen Newell Garfield (1866-1930) was the daughter of John Newell, president of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway, and Julia Poore Hills. She married James Rudolph Garfield, son of President James A. Garfield, in 1890.
Helen Newell. She was a Chicago girl whom he had met in 1885, the daughter of John Newell, President of the Lake Shore and Michigan Railroad. A lively, but tender courtship blossomed. They nurtured each other, and for her part, Helen smoothed James' rough edges. James missed Helen whenever she was away. He said that she made him a better person.
After being admitted to the Ohio bar in 1888, and establishing the Garfield and Garfield law firm, James married Helen Newell on December 30, 1890 in Chicago, Illinois. Helen was a friend of Hal’s wife, Belle, and the daughter of John Newell, president of the Lake Shore Railway.
Helen Newell Garfield's papers document the life of a socially prominent wife of a government official and active politician and businessman. They reflect her interest in religious and civic organizations, especially the Episcopal church, her work with the deaf, and war relief for French orphans of World War I.
