▁phys ic ist , ▁political ▁activ ist , ▁and ▁civil ▁libert arian . ▁ ▁Elizabeth ▁Sp rag ue ▁C ool idge ▁Med als ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁C ool idge ▁established ▁the ▁Elizabeth ▁Sp rag ue ▁C ool idge ▁Medal ▁for ▁" em inent ▁services ▁to ▁chamber ▁music ." ▁ ▁The ▁med als ▁were ▁initially ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress . ▁ ▁But , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁— ▁after ▁ob jections ▁by ▁U . S . ▁Congress men ▁over ▁the ▁appropri aten ess ▁of ▁a ▁government ▁body ▁award ing ▁pri zes ▁in ▁fine ▁arts ▁and ▁literature ▁to ▁individuals ▁who ▁might ▁har bor ▁diss ident ▁views ▁towards ▁the ▁U . S . ▁( re : ▁Ez ra ▁P ound ▁and ▁the ▁Bol lingen ▁Prize ) ▁— ▁the ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁dis cont in ued ▁award ing ▁med als ▁of ▁any ▁kind , ▁including ▁( i ) ▁the ▁Bol lingen ▁Prize , ▁the ▁Elizabeth ▁Sp rag ue ▁C ool idge ▁Medal ▁for ▁" em inent ▁services ▁to ▁chamber ▁music , ▁and ▁( iii ) ▁three ▁pri zes ▁end owed ▁by ▁Less ing ▁Rosen wald ▁in ▁connection ▁with ▁an ▁annual ▁national ▁exhibition ▁of ▁prints . ▁ ▁Re cip ients ▁▁ ▁Ear lier ▁C ool idge ▁P riz es ▁and ▁Comm issions ▁▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁– ▁T ade usz ▁I are cki ▁▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁– ▁Ernest ▁Blo ch : ▁Chamber ▁Music ▁Prize ▁for ▁the ▁Ber k shire ▁Festival ▁▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁–