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The beginning
Ernest Coulter, court clerk, helps organize the first New York Children's Court; Ladies of Charity, later Catholic Big Sisters of New York, starts to befriend girls who come before the New York Children's Court. -
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BbBs program
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President helps out
President Calvin Coolidge becomes patron of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Federation. -
Global spreading
Businessman Irvin F. Westheimer befriends a young boy in Cincinnati, OH; seeds are formed for the start of Big Brothers in Cincinnati. -
Lucky contestent
Ernest Coulter founds the organized Big Brothers movement by obtaining 39 volunteers, who each agree to befriend one boy. -
News Paper help
The New York Times reports Big Brothers activity in 26 cities. -
The big speech
Ernest Coulter embarks on nationwide lecture tour on behalf of Big Brothers; planning begins for a national Big Brothers and Big Sisters organization. -
Gather up Everyone
The first national conference of Big Brothers and Big Sisters organizations is held in Grand Rapids, MI. -
Celebrity
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., becomes treasurer of the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Federation;
First motion picture based on a Big and Little Brother relationship is released by Paramount Pictures. -
Too many people
Six hundred delegates attend a Big Brothers and Big Sisters Federation meeting in New York City. -
Bring peace to everyone
Six hundred delegates attend a Big Brothers and Big Sisters Federation meeting in New York City.
