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manuscript collections - walter engel papers walter engel papers 1926-1990 1 linear foot 9 linear inches (4 manuscript boxes herbert hoover presidential library biographical note walter engel was born in vienna in 1911 and graduated from university in 1932 with a degree in literature from 1932 to 1938 engel under the stage name walter martin was part of the acting guild political kaberet which performed satirical anti-nazi plays in 1938 engel moved to the united states and acted in new york with other …
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manuscript collections - edward eyre hunt papers edward eyre hunt papers 2 linear feet 7 linear inches (6 manuscript boxes herbert hoover presidential library biographical note aug 1 1885 born in bellwood nebraska 1910 ab harvard author sir orfeo 1910‑1912 secretary for appointments and assistant in english department harvard 1912‑1914 editorial staff american magazine new york 1914 war correspondent europe 1914‑1916 commission for relief in belgium in charge of province of antwerp 1916 author war bread …
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manuscript collections - courts oulahan papers courts oulahan papers 1953-1966 1 linear foot 9 linear inches (4 manuscript boxes herbert hoover presidential library biographical note courts oulahan served as research director of the legal task force second hoover commission 1954‑1955 and for four years as special assistant to the general counsel and deputy general counsel of the atomic energy commission 1958‑1962 he was born on december 5 1920 in washington dc oulahan received his law degree from yale in …
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manuscript collections - joel t boone collection joel t boone collection 1922-1959 11 linear inches (2 manuscript boxes herbert hoover presidential library biographical note joel t boone was born august 2 1889 he served as medical officer on the presidential yacht uss mayflower during the harding and coolidge administrations and was the white house physician during the hoover administration boone died on april 2 1974 scope and content note the ready reference collection contains copies from the library …
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american relief administration cover image gift of the american people poster - gift of the american people american relief poster - gift of the american people 62-1-167 add cover on … American Relief Administration …
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special exhibits - winter thrift style october 21 2023 - april 30 2024 thrift style explores the reuse of feed sacks to make clothing and other household objects and illuminates how the upcycling of these bags mutually benefited 20th-century consumers and businesses with 41 works from patterns to garments it serves as an example of past ingenuity that can inform todays efforts towards sustainability the exhibition organized by the historic costume and textile museum and the marianna kistler beach museum of …
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Hoover was appointed United States Food Administrator … After the U.S. entered World War I, Herbert Hoover was appointed by President Wilson to be United States Food Administrator to coordinate production and conservation of food supplies. …
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Hoover founded the American Relief Administration … On President Wilson's orders, Herbert Hoover founded the first American Relief Administration, which provided relief totaling $363 million to 21 European countries during the Armistice. …
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Smoot-Hawley Tariff … President Hoover signed the Smoot-Hawley Tariff into law, which set tariffs to historically high levels. …
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The Challenge to Liberty … Herbert Hoover published The Challenge to Liberty , in which he warned that the fundamental principles of liberty were being undermined by fascism, Nazism, socialism, and the New Deal. …