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Adams, Charles F.: Chairman of the board
of Raytheon Co.; son of Charles Francis Adams, who
was Secretary of the Navy during the Hoover
administration, 1929-33. 24 pages.
Aiken, George D.: Governor of Vermont,
1937-41; U.S. Senator from Vermont, 1941-75;
member, First Hoover Commission, 1947-49. 8
pages.
Akerson, George E., Jr.: Newspaper
publisher; son of George E. Akerson, who was
assistant to Secretary of Commerce Hoover, 1925-28,
and secretary to President Hoover, 1929-31. 42
pages.
Albright, Horace M.: Assistant Director,
National Park Service, 1917-19; Superintendent,
Yellowstone National Park, 1919-29; Director,
National Park Service, 1929-33. 99 pages.
Albury, Calvin: Key Largo, FL, bonefishing
guide to Herbert Hoover, 1948-62. Interviews with
Mr. Albury were conducted for:
- Herbert Hoover Oral History Program (by
Raymond Henle), 30 pages; and
- Herbert Hoover Presidential Library (by
Thomas T. Thalken), 3 pages.
Allen, Robert S.: Reporter, Christian
Science Monitor, 1927-30; chief; Washington
bureau, Christian Science Monitor, 1930-31;
author, with Drew Pearson, of Washington
Merry-Go-Round and More Merry-Go-Round.
20 pages.
Allen, Victoria (Mrs. Benjamin S.): Husband
was London correspondent, Associated Press,
1910-17; publicity adviser, Commission for Relief
in Belgium, 1914-17; Chief, Education Division,
U.S. Food Administration, 1917-19. 51 pages.
Anderson, John Z.: U.S. Representative from
California, 1932-52. 21 pages.
Anderson, William B.: Vice president,
1939-45, president, 1945-58; Herbert Hoover
Birthplace Society; president, 1958-62, trustee and
president-emeritus, 1962-74, Herbert Hoover
Birthplace Foundation. 46 pages.
Andrews, T. Coleman: Founder of T. Coleman
Andrews & Co., C.P.A. firm, 1922; member, First
Hoover Commission, 1948; Commissioner of Internal
Revenue, 1953-55. 19 pages.
Angell, James B.: Professor of electrical
engineering, Stanford University carillonneur;
consultant to industry and government. 23
pages.
Anthony, Mr. and Mrs. Edward: Publicity
manager for the 1928 Republican Presidential
campaign. 83 pages.
Antile, Vincent K.: Agent, 1945-65;
investigator, supervisor in Miami, Federal Bureau
of Investigation, 1941-65; assigned to Hoover's
Miami trips, 1953-62. 37 pages.
Arentz, Samuel S.: Mining engineer; had many
mining contacts with Hoover and acted as host when
Hoover visited the family's mining interests in the
West. 18 pages.
Barclay, Thomas S.: Attached to the
International Law Division, American Commission to
Negotiate Peace, 1919; secretary to Henry White,
1919; professor of political science, Stanford
University, 1928-57. 42 pages.
Barker, Burt Brown: Boyhood friend of
Herbert Hoover; lawyer in private practice,
1902-29; vice president, University of Oregon,
1928-47; president, Herbert Hoover Foundation of
Oregon. 100 pages.
Behrens, Earl C.: Political editor of San
Francisco Chronicle. 27 pages.
Benson, Ezra Taft: President, European
Mission, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, 1946; Secretary of Agriculture, 1953-61. 20
pages.
Berlin, Richard E.: President and chief
executive officer, Hearst Corp., 1941. 22
pages.
Binns, Joseph P.: Vice president, Hilton
Hotels Corp., 1946-62; member, Second Hoover
Commission, 1953-55; executive vice president,
general manager, Waldorf-Astoria, 1959-61. 31
pages.
Blocker, James C. and Donald Bowers:
Blocker was assistant to the manager, Key Largo
Anglers Club, 1955-69. Bowers was Key Largo Anglers
Club fishing guide to Herbert Hoover, 1950-61. 20
pages.
Blumenthal, Morton: New York City tax
consultant to Herbert Hoover. 34 pages.
Bodkin, Edward O.: Owned cottage next door
to Herbert Hoover on the grounds of Key Largo
Anglers Club. 15 pages.
Boone, Vice Adm. Joel Thompson: U.S. Navy,
1914-50; physician to the President,1922-33. 311
pages.
Boris, Mr. and Mrs. Kosta: Mr. Boris was an
orderly, American Relief Administration, 1918-19;
factotum to Herbert Hoover, 1919-45. 28 pages.
Bowman, Mrs. Edwin G.: Social secretary to
Mrs. Hoover, 1924-33; director, National Girl
Scouts Little House in Washington DC, 1924-55. 30
pages.
Boys' Club of America Officers: John M.
Gleason, was national director, 1956-68; A. Boyd
Hinds was associate national director, 1957-68; and
Edward J . Stapleton is director of public
information, 1957-74.
80 pages.
Brigham, Richard T. and Margaret Hoover
Brigham: Mr. Brigham was an executive with E.
I. DuPont. Mrs. Brigham is the oldest grandchild of
President and Mrs. Hoover. Interview conducted for
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library by Dwight M.
Miller. 102 pages.
Brooks, Phillips P. and Katurah: Mr. Brooks
was a butler in the White House, 1928-31, Mrs.
Brooks was a maid, 1931-39. 33 pages.
Brouha, Elizabeth Shaler: Daughter of
Millard Shaler, who was a member, Commission for
Relief in Belgium and London during World War I;
later engaged in the mining business in Belgium;
Belgian representative for the Belgian-American
Educational Foundation. 22 pages.
Brown, Ella (Mrs. John A.): Waldorf-Astoria
Towers neighbor of Herbert Hoover. 14 pages.
Brown, Milton M.: Member, Commission for
Relief in Belgium, 1916-19; director,
Belgian-American Educational Foundation; member,
Finnish Relief Fund, 1939-42; vice president and
executive director, Belgian Relief Fund, 1940-42.
37 pages.
Brownell, Herbert: Campaign manager, Thomas
E. Dewey for Governor (NY), 1942; chairman,
Republican National Committee, 1944-46; Republican
campaign manager 1944, 1948; Commissioner, Second
Hoover Commission, 1953-55; Attorney General of the
United States, 1953-57. 29 pages.
Brumback, Ellen: Research assistant to
Herbert Hoover, 1959-61. 38 pages.
Burland, Elmer G.: Lawyer; American Relief
Administration, 1919-24; vice president, director,
Blair & Co., Inc., investment bankers, 1925-42;
deputy executive director, CARE, 1946. 36
pages.
Burns, John L.: Director, Boys' Clubs of
America, 1954-64. 14 pages.
Butler, Brig. Gen. Frederic B.: U.S. Army,
1918-53; Assistant Director, Office of Public
Buildings and Public Parks of the National Capitol,
1930-33. 26 pages.
Butler, Philippi Harding (Mrs. Frederic B.):
Secretary to Lou Henry Hoover, 1920-24, 1930-33. 52
pages.
Camp, Loretta L. Francis: Worked with
Finnish Relief Fund; secretary to Herbert Hoover,
1941-64. 24 pages.
Campbell, Kathryn M. (Mrs. J. Clinton):
Husband was manager and part owner, Key Largo
Anglers Club, 1944-65. 25 pages.
Campbell, Mildred Hall (Mrs. Allen):
Secretary to Lou Henry Hoover, 1927-34. 32
pages.
Campbell, Mr and Mrs. Allen: Close friends
of Allan Hoover, a son of Herbert Hoover,
reminiscences. 57 pages.
Cannon, Charles A.: Textile manufacturer;
director, New York Life Insurance Co., 1931-71. 12
pages.
Caro, Frank: Dealer in Chinese porcelains.
25 pages.
Catledge, Turner: Author, of The 167
Days, (with Joseph Alsop, Jr.) 1937; managing
editor, 1951-64, executive editor, 1964-68, New
York Times. 30 pages.
Chandler, Loren R., M.D.: Dean, School of
Medicine, Stanford University, 1933-53; professor
of surgery. 27 pages.
Chapman, John A.: President, Dutch Treat
Club, 1943-71. 5 pages.
Chennault, Anna (Mrs. Claire Lee): War
correspondent, Central News Agency (Kunming and
Shanghai, China), 1944-48; president, Chinese
Refugee Relief, 1962-70. 21 pages.
Clark, Birge M.: Lecturer in architecture,
Stanford University, 1950-71; architect of the
Herbert Hoover House in Palo Alto, CA. 31
pages.
Clark, Fred G.: Research and organizational
executive; president of the Fred G. Clark Co.,
1924-32; founded the Crusaders, an anti-Prohibition
organization, 1929; founder and chairman of the
American Economic Foundation, New York City,
1939-72. 42 pages.
Clark, Gen. Mark W.: U.S. Army 1917-53;
Chairman, Task Force on Intelligence Activities,
Second Hoover Commission, 1953-55. 27 pages.
Clay, Maj. Gen. Lucius D. (Ret.): U.S. Army,
1918-49; deputy to General Eisenhower in European
theater, 1945; commander in chief, European
Command, 1947; senior partner, Lehman Brothers,
1963-73. 21 pages.
Coates, Charles B.: Assistant to the
Chairman and Editorial Director, First Hoover
Commission, 1948-49; vice chairman, Citizens
Committee for the Hoover Report, 1949-58. 20
pages.
Coberly, William B., Jr.: Brother of
Margaret Coberly Hoover (Mrs. Allan Hoover). 31
pages.
Cole, Albert L.: Business adviser 1932-39,
general business manager, 1939-65, Reader's
Digest Association, Inc.; president, Executive
Committee, 1954-69, chairman, 1969-81, Boys' Clubs
of America. 20 pages.
Considine, Robert B.: Author of Thirty
Seconds Over Tokyo, 1943; tennis champion;
sports editor, editorial and feature writer,
Washington Times Herald, 1933-37; columnist
and news reporter, 1937-50. 17 pages.
Cotter, Francis P.: Lawyer in private
practice; FBI agent; security officer, Joint
Committee on Atomic Energy; Los Alamos, 1952;
involved in Oppenheimer investigation, 1954.
Interview conducted for the Herbert Hoover
Presidential Library by Dwight M. Miller. 26
pages.
Creighton, Robert E.: Close friend of Paul
A. Sexson, who was confidential secretary to
Herbert Hoover, 1933-36. 19 pages.
Crosette, George: Chief, Geographic Research
Division, National Geographic Society; son of Louis
F. Crossette, who was a special adviser and friend
to Herbert Hoover before and during his Department
of Commerce years. 25 pages.
Curtice, Arthur A.: Mining and petroleum
engineer; business associate and friend of Herbert
Hoover, Jr. 33 pages.
Davie, Eugenie M. (Mrs. Preston): Civic and
political leader; finance chairman, New York
Republican State Committee, 1933-34; Republican
National Finance Committee, 1962-74. 29 pages.
Davis, Joseph S.: Assistant statistician,
American Shipping Mission, 1918-19; statistician,
Allied Maritime Transport Council, 1918-19;
director, Food Research Institute, Stanford
University, 1921-52; Chief Economist, Federal Farm
Board, 1929-31. 54 pages.
Davison, Frederick T.: Assistant Secretary
of War, 1926-32. 14 pages.
de Beughem, Irone H.: Member, Belgian Lace
Committee, 1914-18. 28 pages.
Dell'Agnese, Fioravanti: Manager,
Waldorf-Astoria Towers, 1945-65. 18 pages.
Dempsey, M. Elizabeth: Secretary to Herbert
Hoover, 1957-64. 44 pages.
Denton, Robert H.: Newspaper photographer
who accompanied the Hoovers on their Central and
South American trip, 1928. 21 pages.
Derby, Harry L.: Worked with Herbert Hoover
on the Tariff bill in 1927; president, American
Cyanamid & Chemical Corp., 1929-46; director,
Pocono Hotels Corporation. 6 pages.
Dewey, Charles S.: Financial adviser, vice
president, Northern Trust Co., 1920-24; Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, 1924-27; financial
adviser, Republic of Poland, 1927-31; vice
-president, Chase National Bank,1945-50. 3
pages.
Dewey, Thomas E.: U.S. attorney, 1933;
Governor of New York, 1942-54; law practice, Dewey,
Ballantine, Bushby, Palmer and Wood, 1955-71. 24
pages.
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Dickie, Jean Kellogg (Mrs. James): Artist;
only child of Vernon Lyman and Charlotte Hoffman
Kellogg. Vernon Kellogg was a member, Commission
for Relief in Belgium, 1915-16; member, U.S. Food
Administration, 1917-19; member, American Relief
Administration, 1918-21; executive secretary,
National Research Council, 1919-31. Charlotte
Hoffman Kellogg was director, Commission for Polish
Relief, 1939-50. 19 pages.
Dill, Clarence C.: U.S. Representative from
Washington state, 1915-19; U.S. Senator from
Washington state, 1923-35. 19 pages.
Douglas, James H., Jr.: Lawyer in private
practice, 1925-29, 1934-53, 1961-72; Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, 1932-33; Secretary of
the Air Force, 1957-59; Boy Scout executive. 35
pages.
Doyle, Morris M.: Lawyer in private
practice, 1932-present; president of the board of
trustees, Stanford University; director, Stanford
Research Institute. 14 pages.
Drescher, George C.: Member, Presidential
Protection Division, U.S. Secret Service, 1924-33.
23 pages.
Dulles, Eleanor L.: Diplomat; relief worker,
American Friends Service, 1917-19; professor,
1928-30, lecturer 1932-36, Bryn Mawr College;
Office of German Affairs, Department of State,
1952-62. 23 pages.
Durono, Ruth White (Mrs. George): White
House secretary during the Hoover administration.
27 pages.
Dutro, Elmore R.: Longtime friend of the
Hoovers; chief statistician, American delegation to
the Inter-Allied Danube River Commission, 1919;
resigned from Foreign Service, 1922; engaged in
investment banking, industry, and farming.
32 pages.
Dyer, Susan L.: Friend of Herbert and Lou
Henry Hoover. 70 pages.
Edison, Charles: Son of Thomas Alva Edison;
member, Task Force on Water Resources and Power,
Second Hoover Commission, 1953-55; Waldorf-Astoria
Towers neighbor of Herbert Hoover. 18 pages.
Eisenhower, Gen. Dwight David: U.S. Army,
1915-52; president, Columbia University, 1948-52;
President of the United States, 1953-61. (Portion
closed until 2017.) 36 pages.
Evans, Ralph: Secretary to Secretary of the
Interior Franklin K. Lane, 1919-20; secretary to
U.S. Congressman Harry E. Hull from Iowa, 1921-24;
with Palmer Enterprises (radio stations),
Davenport, IA, retiring as executive vice president
in 1961; trustee, Herbert Hoover Birthplace
Foundation. 20 pages.
Falter, John: Artist, member, Bohemian Club.
24 pages.
Farley, James A.: Chairman, Democratic
National Committee, 1932-40; Postmaster General of
the United States, 1933-40; Commissioner, Second
Hoover Commission, 1953-55. 45 pages.
Farrar, Fred: Former art director and
general manager of Typographic Service Co. During
that time he also served as an art consultant to R.
H. Macy and Co., Lord & Taylor, and
Cosmopolitan magazine; retired lecturer in
the United States and England on commercial art. 28
pages.
Fayne, James A.: Business associate,
financial adviser, and friend of Joseph Patrick
Kennedy; liaison between Kennedy and Herbert
Hoover. 27 pages.
Fellers, Brig. Gen. Bonner: U.S. Army,
1918-46, liaison between Gen. Douglas MacArthur and
President Mannuel Quezon of the Philippines,
1935-38; military secretary to General MacArthur
during World War II; assistant chairman of the
Republican National Committee, 1947-52. 32
pages.
Ferguson, Homer: Lawyer in private practice,
1913-29; U.S. Senator from Michigan, 1943-54;
judge, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, 1956-71. 25
pages.
Fields, Alonzo: White House butler during
the Hoover and Roosevelt administrations; maitre
d'hotel during Truman administration and part of
Eisenhower administration. 36 pages.
Fisher, Charles W.: Lawyer in private
practice for 30 years; retired judge, municipal
court in Oakland-Piedmont judicial district;
California State Assembly, 1931-37. 44 pages.
Fitzgerald, Dennis A.: Economist; War Food
Administrator, 1945; chief food consultant,
President's Famine Emergency Committee, 1946-47;
foreign food operations in Department of
Agriculture, 1948-52. 28 pages.
Fleming, Harold M.: Freelance writer on
business and economics; member, American Relief
Administration in Europe and Russia, 1922-33; Wall
Street security analyst, 1928-36; New York
correspondent of Christian Science Monitor,
1935-52; commentator, National Broadcasting System
and Mutual Broadcasting System. 21 pages.
Flickinger, Victor W., and Elizabeth A.:
National Park Service, 1933-59; chief, Division
of Lands and Water of the Iowa Conservation
Commission, 1939-49; drew plans for the Herbert
Hoover Birthplace Park. Mrs. Flickinger was a
member of the National Conference on State Parks.
21 pages.
Folger, John C.: Chairman, Republican
National Finance Committee, 1955-57, 1960-61;
ambassador to Belgium,
1957-59; chairman of the board, Folger, Nolan,
Fleming & Co., Inc. 23 pages.
Folliard, Edward T.: Reporter, 1923-31;
White House and special correspondent,
Washington Post, 1931-66. 25 pages.Largo
Anglers Club. 15 pages.
Francis, Clarence: President, Post Products,
1927-29; president, 1934-43, chairman of the Board
of Directors, 1943-54, General Foods; board member,
Studebaker-Packard Corp., 1960-63. 31 pages.
Franklin, John C.: Investment banker; friend
of Herbert Hoover, Jr.; vice president,
engineering, TWA, 1942-47; vice president, General
Dynamics 1966-70; vice president of General Aniline
& Film Corp., 1949-55. 13 pages.
Fraser, Bernard H.: Commission for Polish
Relief, 1938-41; secretary, 1939, chairman, 1940,
Foreign Affairs Committee; United Nations
Children's Fund (UNICEF), 1947-77. 13 pages.
Friendly, Edwin S.: Business manager,
1922-41, general manager, 1941-50, vice president
and director,1944-50, New York Sun; vice
president, New York World-Telegram and Sun,
1950-54; vice president, Westchester-Rockland
newspapers, 1954-65; president, American Newspaper
Publishers Association, 1949-51. 27 pages.
Fuller, Adaline (Mrs. William Parmer, Jr.):
Organizer, treasurer, and supervisor, club for
U.S. Food Administration women employees, 1917-19;
member, American Relief Administration-European
Children's Fund (Poland), 1919-20; vice president,
California Division, Women's Organization for
National Prohibition Reform, 1929-33. 53 pages.
Fuller, William Parmer III: Glass
manufacturer; director, Western Glass Sales, Wells
Fargo Bank, Pittsburgh Plate Glass; trustee,
Stanford University. 23 pages.
Funston, George K.: Chairman, War Production
Board, 1941-44; president, Trinity College,
1944-50; president, New York Stock Exchange,
1951-67; chairman of the board, Olin Corp.,
1967-72. 22 pages.
Goldberg, Reuben L: Pulitzer Prize-winning
cartoonist; comic cartoonist, 1916-38; editorial
cartoonist, 1938-64; sculptor, 1964-70. 31
pages.
Goldwater, Barry M.: U.S. Senator from
Arizona, 1953-64, 1968-86. 11 pages.
Gordon, Hope Brown (Mrs. Will S.): Mother of
John Wade Gordon, a former Pacific division manager
for Encyclopedia Britannica. Gordon was given a
ride as a hitchhiker by Hoover in 1933. 17
pages.
Gordon, Kari (Mrs. John W.): Wife of John
Wade Gordon. (See Hope Brown Gordon in the
preceding entry.) 12 pages.
Gould, Alan J.: Journalist and newspaper
editor, 1922; sports editor, 1923-38, personnel
executive, 1938-41, executive editor of news staff,
1948-63, Associated Press. 36 pages.
Grady, Paul F.: Chairman, Task Force on
Lending Agencies, First and Second Hoover
Commissions, 1948, 1953-54. 37 pages.
Green, Joseph C.: Member, Commission for
Relief in Belgium, 1915-17; member, American Relief
Administration (Rumania and Caucasus), 1918-19;
career diplomat, Department of State, 1930-53. 49
pages.
Green, Joshua: Seattle banker and longtime
acquaintance of Herbert Hoover. 11 pages.
Greene, Virginia (Mrs. Samuel E.): Member,
Key Largo Anglers Club. 36 pages.
Grimm, Peter: Member, Bohemian Club,
1949-80. 33 pages.
Groves, Lt. Gen. Leslie R.: U.S. Army
1918-48; chief of the Manhattan Engineer District,
1942-47. (Portion closed until 2000.) 47 pages.
Halleck, Charles A.: U.S. Representative
from Indiana, 1935-64; permanent chairman,
Republican National Convention, 1960. 19 pages.
Hamilton, John Daniel: Member, Kansas House
of Representatives, 1925-28; chairman, Kansas
Republican State Central Committee, 1930-32;
member, 1932-40, executive director, 1934-36,
chairman, 1936-40, Republican National Committee;
executive director, Wendell Willkie campaign, 1940;
eastern manager, Robert A. Taft campaign, 1952;
counsel Republican Finance Committee, 1952-64. 87
pages.
Harding, Charles B.: Investment banker;
partner, 1938-63, chairman of the board, 1964-79,
Smith Barney & Company; member, Ogontz Fishing
Club, a retreat in Pennsylvania where Hoover was a
guest during Department of Commerce and
Presidential years. 11 pages.
Harnischfeger, Walter: Building construction
executive; president, 1930-59, chairman of the
board, 1959-72, Harnischfeger Corp.; trustee,
Herbert Hoover Birthplace Foundation. 8 pages.
Harrington, George P.: Member, American
Relief Administration, Poland and Latvia, 1919;
member, American Relief Administration, Russia
1922-23. 23 pages.
Harrmann Sgt. William W.: U.S. Marine
Corps., 1916-46, security force, Camp Rapidan, VA,
1929-33. Interview conducted for Herbert Hoover
Presidential Library by Dwight M. Miller. 35
pages.
Hatfield, Mark O.: Dean of students,
Willamette University, 1950-56; Governor of Oregon,
1959-66; U.S. Senator from Oregon, 1966-present. 22
pages.
Hazlitt, Henry: Editor, Sun, 1925-29;
editorial staff, New York Times, 1934-46;
columnist, Newsweek, 1946-66. 29 pages.
Healy, James A.: Commission for Relief in
Belgium, 1914-18; American Relief Administration,
1918-20; member, New York Stock Exchange, 1924-69.
53 pages.
Heimlich, Col. William Friel: U.S. Air
Force, 1940-46; Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2, U.S.
Forces in Berlin, 1945; staff member, U.S. Senate
Judiciary Committee; Foreign Relations Committee
staff member; Director of Public Affairs, White
House National Security Council. Interviews
conducted for the Herbert Hoover Presidential
Library by Dwight M. Miller. 107 pages.
Helm, Harold H.: Banking executive;
president of Chemical National Bank, 1947-55,
chairman of the board, 1956-59; chairman of the
board, Chemical Bank & Trust Co., 1959-66. 16
pages.
Henry, John: Syndicated columnist; author
and editor; public affairs editor, Des Moines
Register & Tribune; Iowa secretary for U.S.
Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper, 1962-68; roving
correspondent, Drew Pearson's Washington
Merry-Go-Round syndicated column. Interview
conducted for the University of Iowa Libraries by
Robert A. McCown. 34 pages.
Hickenlooper, Bourke B.: Governor of Iowa,
1943-44; U.S. Senator from Iowa, 1945-69.
Interviews conducted for:
- John F. Kennedy Oral History Project (by Pat
M. Holt), 72 pages;
- Princeton University, John Foster Dulles
Oral History Project (by Richard D. Challener),
30 pages;
- University of Texas Oral History Project,
Lyndon Baines Johnson Library (by Paige E.
Mulhollan), 25 pages; and
- Columbia Oral History Collection, Robert A.
Taft Project (by Harry Jeffery), 40 pages.
Hicks, Henry A.: Agency director, Oakland
Branch, New York Life Insurance Co., 1926-37. 29
pages.
Hill, John W.: Author, public relations
counselor; founder, 1933, chairman of the board,
Hill & Knowlton, Inc. 19 pages.
Hoffman, Calvin: Author, Shakespearean
specialist; Broadway drama critic, 1937-60. 21
pages.
Holifield, Chet: U.S. representative from
California, 1942-65; member, Second Hoover
Commission, 1953-55. 9 pages.
Hollingsworth, Mr. and Mrs. James E.:
Member, First Hoover Commission, 1949; vice
president, Central Hanover Bank & Trust,
1932-46. 28 pages.
Hollister, Solomon C.: Civil engineer; dean,
College of Engineering, 1937-59, vice president,
1946-47, Cornell University; member, Second Hoover
Commission, 1953-55. 30 pages.
Holt, Pat M.: Reporter, Providence (RI),
Journal Bulletin; associate editor,
Congressional Quarterly, Washington,
1949-50; staff writer, Reporter Magazine,
Washington, 1950; consultant, U.S. Senate Foreign
Relations Committee, 1950-73, and chief of staff,
1974-77. Interview conducted for the U.S. Senate
Historical Office by Donald A. Ritchie. 311
pages.
Hoover, Allan and Margaret C.: Son and
daughter-in-law of Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover.
Interview conducted for the Herbert Hoover
Presidential Library by George H. Nash and Robert
S. Wood. 72 pages.
Hoover, John Edgar: Director, Federal Bureau
of Investigation, 1924-72. 2 pages.
Hopkins, William J.: Clerk, 1931-43,
executive clerk, 1943-49, senior executive clerk,
1949-66, White House Correspondence Section;
Executive Assistant to the President, 1966-71.
Interviews conducted for:
- Herbert Hoover Oral History Program (by
Raymond Henle), 28 pages, and;
- John F. Kennedy Library (by Fred Dutton), 31
pages.
Hoyt, Marguerite Rickard (Mrs. Graham):
Daughter of Edgar and Abigail Church Rickard, who
were friends of the Herbert Hoovers. Mr. Rickard
was directory, Commission for Relief in Belgium,
1914-25; Assistant U.S. Food Administrator,
1917-19; Director, American Relief Administration,
1919-29. 45 pages.
Humphrey, George M.: Secretary of the
Treasury, 1953-57; friend of Herbert Hoover, Jr. 22
pages.
Huneke, Lydia (Mrs. Albert H.): Daughter of
Augustus Taber Murray, who was professor of Greek
and classical literature, Stanford University,
1892-32; minister, Washington DC, Friends Meeting,
1929-34. 16 pages.
Ingalls, Rear Adm. David S. (Ret.): Lawyer
in private practice, 1923-29, Assistant Secretary
of the Navy for Aeronautics, 1929-32; director, Pan
American World Airways, 1945-49. 16 pages.
Jepson, Harry: Florida fishing guide to
Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover. 24 pages.
Johnson, Lyndon Baines: U.S. Senator from
Texas, 1949-61; Vice President of the United
States, 1961-63; President of the United States,
1963-69. (Literary property retained.) 22
pages.
Judd, Nina Emlen: Relative of Jay Cooke, who
founded Ogontz Lodge, a Pennsylvania fishing
retreat where President Hoover was a guest while
Secretary of Commerce and during his Presidential
years. 10 pages.
Kaltenborn, Olga Von Nordenflycht (Mrs.
Hans): Mr. Kaltenborn was a radio news analyst,
1922-65; Columbia Broadcasting System news analyst,
1929-40; National Broadcasting Company news
analyst, 1940-65. 27 pages.
Keller, Deane: Professor, Yale School of
Fine Arts, 1948-92; painted the portrait of Herbert
Hoover for the Boys' Clubs of America. 13
pages.
Keller, Edward A.: Catholic priest;
professor of economics, Notre Dame, 1933-69;
director, Bureau of Economic Research, 1935-52. 7
pages.
Kemp, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur: Assistant
professor of economics, Yale University, 1941-43;
editorial and research assistant to Herbert Hoover,
1943-53; staff member, First Hoover Commission. 87
pages.
Kennedy, Rose Fitzgerald (Mrs. Joseph P.):
Joseph P. Kennedy was a member, First and Second
Hoover Commissions, 1947-49, and 1953-54. 22
pages.
Ketchum, James R.: Curator, the White House,
1963-70; Curator, U.S. Senate Commission on Art and
Antiquities, 1970-95. 28 pages.
Keyston, George N.: Partner, Keyston &
Co., San Francisco, 1919-68; president, San
Francisco Stock Exchange, 1930, 1940-41. 21
pages.
Kieffer, Jarold: Professor of public policy,
University of Oregon, 1967-69; assistant to Arthur
S. Flemming, President, Advisory Committee on
Government Organization (Rockefeller Committee),
1953-61; Second Commission on Organization of the
Executive Branch of the Government, 1953-55;
liaison officer between Herbert Hoover and the Task
Force on Personnel and Civil Service; author of
commission reports on paperwork management, surplus
property, and budget and accounting, 1955.
Interviews conducted for the Herbert Hoover
Presidential Library by Dwight M. Miller. 61
pages.
Kienzle, Thomas C., M.D.: Physician, U.S.
Public Health Service, assigned to Mississippi
flood relief, 1927.
4 pages.
Kiley, Marcus P.: Librarian, New York City
University Club, 1929-62. 10 pages.
Killion, George: Public relations and
financial consultant, 1930-35, chairman of the
board, 1957-63, director, 1963-71,
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; ambassador to United Nations,
1966-67. 17 pages.
Kirchhofer, Alfred H.: Editor, Buffalo
Evening News, 1956-66; vice president,
president, director, WBEN, Inc., 1930-67. 22
pages.
Klumpp, Theodore, G.: President and
director, Winthrop Laboratories, 1942-70; director
and vice president, Sterling Drug, Inc., 1960-75;
Chairman, Medical Task Force, Second Hoover
Commission, 1953-55. (Literary property
retained.) 42 pages.
Kluytmans, John: Chef on board
Windswept, a yacht chartered several times
by Herbert Hoover in Florida during the early
1950s. 22 pages.
Knight, James L.: Newspaper publisher;
founder, 1934, member, 1934-91, Key Largo Anglers
Club. 12 pages.
Knowland, William F.: Member, California
State Assembly, 1933-35; member California State
Senate, 1935-39; member, Republican National
Committee, 1938-42; chairman, Republican Executive
Committee, 1940-42; U.S. Senator from California,
1945-49. 32 pages.
Krock, Arthur: Editor in chief,
Louisville Times, 1919-23; assistant to the
president, New York World, 1923-27; member,
Board of Editors, 1927-32; Washington
correspondent, 1932-53, New York Times;
Washington commentator, 1953-66. 22 pages.
Kuhn, Irene Corbally: Writer, commentator;
staff member of New York Syracuse-Herald;
staff member, New York Daily News; staff
member, Chicago Tribune; one of the first
women correspondents for Hearst. 40 pages.
Larrabee, Donald R.: Journalist, reporter,
and owner, New England News Bureau, 1950s-78;
president, National Press Club, 1973. Interview
conducted for the Herbert Hoover Presidential
Library by Dwight Miller. 22 pages.
Lawrence, Mr. and Mrs. David C.: Washington
correspondent, New York Evening Post,
1915-19; president, Consolidated Press Association,
1919-33; founder, 1926, president, 1926-33,
United States Daily; president and editor,
United States News, 1933-48; founder and
president, World Report, 1946-48; president
and editor, U.S. News and World Report,
1948-73. 73 pages.
Leach, Charles N., M.D.: Physician,
commission for Relief in Belgium during World War
I; physician, American Relief Administration,
1918-19; later in charge of the medical department
of the Rockefeller Foundation in Austria and other
European Countries. 18 pages.
Leach, Paul R.: Correspondent, 1910-33,
chief, Washington bureau, Chicago Daily
News, 1933-45; chief, Washington bureau, Knight
newspapers, 1945-56. 29 pages.
Leavitt, Mr. and Mrs. Van Ness Hoover: Mr.
Leavitt, was the son of May Hoover Leavitt, Herbert
Hoover's sister. 50 pages.
Lee, Reginald G.: Mine superintendent for
several of the Hoover mining interests in Idaho,
California, and Nevada. 15 pages.
Lee, Russel V., M.D.: Physician to the
Herbert Hoover family at Palo Alto, CA; member,
President's Commission on the Health Needs of the
Nation, 1952. 17 pages.
Le Pore, Michael J., M.D.: One of the
physicians who attended Herbert Hoover,
January-October, 1964. 56 pages.
Lillick, Ira S.: Stanford University
contemporary of Herbert Hoover; trustee, Stanford
University, 1923-60. 13 pages.
Lincoln, George G.:
Correspondent,Washington Evening Star,
1909-74. 18 pages.
Lipman, Ruth Fesler (Mrs. Robert): Secretary
to Lou Henry Hoover, 1928-31. 49 pages.
Livingston, Walter R.: Research assistant to
Herbert Hoover, 1956-57, for the publication of
An American Epic and The Ordeal of Woodrow
Wilson. 58 pages.
Lochner, Louis Paul: War correspondent;
newspaper correspondent, Associated Press, 1928-46;
member, board of directors, American Council on
Germany, 1959; adviser to Hoover on 1947 trip to
Germany to review the food and economic situation;
author of Herbert Hoover and Germany. 75
pages.
Loomis, Mr. and Mrs. Frederick: Friends of
Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover and Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Hoover, Jr. 41 pages.
Lord, Mary Pillsbury (Mrs. Oswald): Civic
and welfare worker; vice president and director,
East Side Settlement House, New York, 1939-43; U.S.
representative on Human Rights Commission, United
Nations, 1953-61; delegate to U.N. General
Assembly, 1958, 1960. 24 pages.
Luhrs, George Henry N., Jr.: Lawyer;
businessman; continued the development of the Luhrs
properties that his father began in the 1880s in
downtown Phoenix. 19 pages.
Lutz, Ralph H.: Director, Hoover
Institution, 1920-44; dean, graduate division,
Stanford University, 1933-48. 43 pages.
Lyons, Eugene: Correspondent in Russia,
United Press, 1928-34; roving editor, 1946-52,
senior editor, 1952-68, Reader's Digest;
author of many books, including a biography of
Herbert Hoover. 23 pages.
McCloy, John J.: Lawyer in private practice,
1921-40, 1962-89; Assistant Secretary of War,
1941-45; president, World Bank, 1947-49; chairman,
Chase Manhattan Bank, 1955-61. 12 pages.
MacCracken, Sallie (Mrs. William P., Jr.):
Mr. MacCracken was a lawyer; Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Aeronautics, 1926-29; member of the
law firm of MacCracken, Collis and Hawes. 26
pages.
McDowell, Edgar A.: Stanford University
neighbor of the Hoover family; executive, Southern
Pacific Railroad. Interview for the Herbert Hoover
Presidential Library conducted by Dwight M. Miller.
19 pages.
MacHold, Earle J.: Lawyer; son of H. Edmund
MacHold who was Republican state chairman, New
York, during the 1928 presidential campaign. 6
pages.
McLaren, N. Loyall: Partner, McLaren Goode
& Co., 1920-52; partner, Haskins, Sells,
1952-71; past president, American Institute of
Accountants; member board of overseers, Hoover
Institution. 14 pages.
McLean, Hulda Hoover (Mrs. Charles A.):
Niece of Herbert Hoover; author of Genealogy of
the Herbert Hoover Family and Uncle Bert: A
Biographical Portrait of Herbert Hoover;
president, League of Women Voters, 1940-43;
member, board of supervisors, Santa Cruz County,
CA, 1956-60. Interviews conducted for:
- Herbert Hoover Oral History Program (by
Raymond Henle) (joint interview with Charles A.
McLean), 47 pages;
- Herbert Hoover Presidential Library (by
Dwight M. Miller and George H. Nash), 38 pages;
and
- Bancroft Library, University of California
(by Gabrielle Morris) (for use at Herbert
Hoover Presidential Library only) 174 pages.
McMullin, Mrs. Dare Stark: Daughter of
Herbert Spencer Stark, a mining associate of
Herbert Hoover; secretary to Lou Henry Hoover,
1930-33. 21 pages.
McNamara, Lt. Gen. Andrew T. (Ret.): U.S.
Army, 1928-64; member, Board of Commissioners, U.S.
Soldiers Home; executive vice president, Defense
Supply Association. 17 pages.
MacNeil, Neil: Assistant night city editor,
1927-30, assistant night managing editor, 1930-51,
New York Times; Editorial Director, Second
Hoover Commission, 1954-55; author, with Harold W.
Metz, of The Hoover Report (1953-55); one of
Herbert Hoover's literary executors. 117 pages.
Manasco, Carter: Lawyer; active in 1928
Democratic Presidential campaign; member of Alabama
House of Representatives, 1930-34; U.S.
representative from Alabama, 1941-49; member, First
Hoover Commission, 1947-49. 22 pages.
Mansure, Edmund F.: Administrator, General
Services Administration, 1953-56. 23 pages.
Mardikian, George M.: Author; volunteer,
Near East Relief, 1919-21; founder, 1930, and owner
of Omar Khayyam's restaurant in San Francisco,
1930-77; food consultant to U.S. Army, 1942-54. 82
pages.
Mason, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Earl:
Correspondent and manager, 1920-26, business
manager, 1927, president and general manager,
1928-31, International News Service; vice
president, National Broadcasting Company, 1931-45;
member, Presidents Famine Relief Committee, 1946;
member, Hoover food and economic mission to Germany
and Austria, 1947. 62 pages.
Massenburg, Carrie B. (Mrs. Bland):
Chambermaid and personal maid to Lou Henry
Hoover, 1922-29. 39 pages.
Maury, Reuben: Chief editorial writer,
New York Daily News, 1926-72. 11 pages.
Merritt, Ralph Palmer: U.S. Food
Administrator for California, 1917-19; Hoover
Presidential campaign, 1920; director, U.S. Chamber
of Commerce, 1925-28; member, San Francisco Bay
Bridge Committee; president of various agricultural
cooperative associations; War Finance Corporation.
Interview conducted for the University of
California at Berkeley and Los Angeles by Corrine
S. Gilb and Walton Bean. 358 pages.
Meserole, William H.: Economist, Department
of Commerce, 1928-45. 25 pages.
Meyers, Marvin M.: President and director,
First Federal Savings & Loan of Omaha; M. M.
Meyers Investments, 1923-60; trustee, Herbert
Hoover Birthplace Foundation. 20 pages.
Milbank, Jeremiah: Eastern treasurer,
Republican National Committee, 1928-32; New York
City business associate and friend of Herbert
Hoover. 27 pages.
Milbank, Jeremiah, Jr.: Friend of the
Herbert Hoover family; director, Boys' Clubs of
America, 1959-present. 16 pages.
Milbank, Katharine (Mrs. Jeremiah): Friend
of Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover. 17 pages.
Miller, Bernice E., "Bunny": Secretary to
Herbert Hoover, 1935-64. 12 pages.
Mitchell, John P.: Physician, Palo Alto, CA,
neighbor, and camping companion of Herbert Hoover.
27 pages.
Mitchell, Mary (Mrs. Sidney A.): Manager,
club for U.S. Food Administration Women Employees,
1917-18. Husband was a member, U.S. Food
Administration, 1917-19; Executive Director, First
Hoover Commission, 1947-49; Commissioner, Second
Hoover Commission, 1953-55. 21 pages.
Moley, Raymond: Professor of public law,
Columbia University, 1928-54; adviser to Franklin
Delano Roosevelt, 1928-36; Assistant Secretary of
State, 1933; editor, Today, 1933-37;
contributing editor, Newsweek, 1937-68;
author of After Seven Years, 1939,Twenty
Seven Masters of Politics, 1949, and The
First New Deal, 1966. Interviews conducted
for/by:
- Herbert Hoover Oral History Program (by
Raymond Henle), 43 pages;
- Elliot A. Rosen, Rutgers University,
(access only by written permission of Elliot
A. Rosen), 182 pages.
Montgomery, George G.: Lawyer in private
practice, 1916-20; vice president, Castle &
Cooke, Inc., 1934-54, a sugar, pineapple, and
shipping concern; director, Wells Fargo Bank,
Bankers Trust & Co. 10 pages.
Moran, Hugh A.: Clergyman; author of
David Starr Jordan: His Spirit and Decision of
Character, 1969; secretary, international
committee, YMCA in China, 1909-13; pastor, Cornell
University, 1919-42. 31 pages.
Moreell, Adm. Ben: U.S. Navy 1917-44;
Chairman, Task Force on Water Resources and Power,
Second Hoover Commission, 1953-55; founder, 1958,
chief executive officer, 1958-65, Americans for
Constitutional Action. 82 pages.
Morley, Felix (M.): Editorial writer and
correspondent, Baltimore Sun, 1922-29;
editor, Washington Post, 1933-40; president,
Haverford College, 1940-45; cofounder, president
and editor, Human Events, 1945-50; foreign
editor, Three-Star Extra News, 1947-50;
Washington correspondent, Barron's Weekly,
1950-54. 28 pages.
Morris, Robert: Chief counsel, U.S. Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee, 1951-53, 1956-58;
president, University of Dallas, 1960-62;
president, University of Plano, TX, 1964-71. 21
pages.
Morris, Thomas D.: Member, First Hoover
Commission, 1947-49; management analyst;
consultant; Assistant Secretary of Defense,
1961-64, 1966-68. 14 pages.
Moses, Robert: Chairman, State Council of
Parks, 1924-63; New York City park commissioner,
1934-60; member, New York City Planning Commission,
1942-60; consultant, Metropolitan Transportation
Authority. 36 pages.
Mowry, Virginia: Daughter of Ross Rutledge
Mowry, who was a lawyer; assistant attorney general
of Iowa, 1916; U.S. district attorney, 1924-32;
member, Iowa State Senate, 1939-47. 17 pages.
Mullendore, William C.: Public utility
executive; U.S. Food Administration, 1917; American
Relief Administration, 1920; assistant to Herbert
Hoover, 1922-23; president, Southern California
Edison Co., 1945-54. 56 pages.
Nash, Bradley D.: Assistant to the Secretary
of Commerce, 1927-29; financial adviser,
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1932-35. 96
pages.
Nichols, Mr. and Mrs. William I.: Managing
editor, 1939-43, editor, 1943-55, publisher,
1955-65, This Week; editor, On Growing
Up, 1963, and Fishing For Fun And to Wash
Your Soul, 1964, (Herbert Hoover, author). 61
pages.
O'Donnell, Madeline Kelly (Mrs. Walter):
Secretary to Herbert Hoover, 1950-55. 45 pages.
Oreamuno, J. Rafael: Costa Rican Minister to
Washington, 1922-28; New York financial affairs,
1928-49; Costa Rican Ambassador to the United
States, 1949-54, 1962. 53 pages.
Packard, David: Trustee, 1954-69, president,
board of trustees, 1958-60, Stanford University. 27
pages.
Parker, Jameson: Newspaperman; diplomat;
son-in-law of and assistant to Mark Sullivan of the
New York Herald-Tribune, 1945-50. Sullivan,
a friend of Herbert Hoover, was a journalist,
commentator, and author of Our Times,
1900-25 (1927-35). 40 pages.
Parker, Sydney Sullivan (Mrs. Jameson):
Daughter of Mark and Marie Sullivan, who were
friends of the Hoovers. 55 pages.
Parks, Lillian R.: Author of Thirty Years
Backstairs at the White House,1961. Mrs. Parks
and her mother, Mrs. Emmett Rogers, were on the
White House domestic staff during the Hoover
administration. 61 pages.
Pawley, William D.: Ambassador to Peru,
1945-46; Ambassador to Brazil, 1946-48; Special
Assistant to the Secretary of State, 1948, 1951;
Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense,
1951-52; special assignment, Department of State,
1954. 41 pages.
Peale, Norman Vincent: Author of Power of
Positive Thinking, 1952; minister, Marble
Collegiate Church, New York City; copublisher, with
his wife, of Guideposts magazine. 13
pages.
Penney, James C.: Founder, J. C. Penney Co.;
host to Herbert Hoover in Miami, 1929. 13
pages.
Pennington, Levi T.: President, Pacific
College, 1911-19, 1921-30, 1931-41; director,
Herbert Hoover Foundation of Oregon, 1947-75. 21
pages.
Petti, Michael J., M.D.: Herbert Hoover's
podiatrist, 1958-64. 32 pages.
Pew, John G., Jr.: Executive, Sun Oil Co.;
director, Boys' Clubs of America. 22 pages.
Phleger, Herman: San Francisco attorney;
legal consultant to Herbert Hoover, 1934. 6
pages.
Pike, Thomas P.: founder, 1938, and
president, 1938-53, Thomas P. Pike Drilling Co.;
special assistant to President Eisenhower, 1956;
special assistant to the Secretary of Defense,
1957-58; president, board of trustees, Stanford
University. 21 pages.
Platt, Philip S.: Commission for Relief in
Belgium, 1916-17; American Relief Administration,
1919; director, Paloma Settlement, Honolulu,
1929-42; executive director, New York Association
for the Blind, 1944-58. 36 pages.
Pratt, Marie Louise: Secretary to Mr..
Hoover, 1955-56. 31 pages.
Price, Byron: News editor, Washington
bureau, 1922-27, chief, 1927-37, executive news
director, 1937-41, Associated Press; U.S. Director
of Censorship, 1941-45. 29 pages.
Price, Don K., Jr.: Newspaper reporter,
1930-32; member, First Hoover Commission, 1947-49;
lecturer, University of Chicago, 1946-53; dean,
Graduate School of Public Administration, Harvard
University; director, Social Science Research
Council, 1964-69. 32 pages.
Prior, Frank O.: Member, Bohemian Club. 18
pages.
Probert, Alan: Consulting mining engineer;
vice president and general manager, Compania Minera
de Guatemala, S.A., 1954-62. 29 pages.
Pryor, Helen B., M.D.: Director, Women's
Health Service, Stanford University, 1934-44;
pediatrician in private practice 1944-64; author of
Lou Henry Hoover: Gallant First Lady, 1969.
17 pages.
Quinion, George H.: Bristol, CT, businessman
and fishing companion of Herbert Hoover. 28
pages.
Quinn, Cyril J.C.: American Relief
Administration, 1919-23; partner, J. W. Seligman
& Co.; member board of directors, Maytag Co. 27
pages.
Reed, Stanley F.: General counsel, Federal
Farm Board, 1929-32; general counsel,
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 1932-55;
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, 1938-57. 17
pages.
Requa, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kendall: Mr.
Requa and his father, Mark L. Requa, were mining
associates and friends of the Herbert Hoover
family. 38 pages.
Richardson, Gardner: International relations
official; Commission for Relief in Belgium,
1915-17; Chief, American Relief Administration,
Hungary, 1919-20, Austria, 1920-23; commercial
attaché to American embassies throughout the
world, 1926-48. 16 pages.
Richardson, John: Member, U.S. Food
Administration, 1917; member Republican National
Committee, 1932-36. 21 pages.
Ringland, Arthur C.: Conservationist; U.S.
Forestry Service, 1905-19; American Relief
Administration, 1919-23; executive secretary,
National Conference on Outdoor Recreation, 1925-29;
executive secretary, National Conference on
Conservation Corps, 1933-34; chairman, Flood
Control Committee, 1937-39; consultant, National
Defense Advisory Commission and President's War
Relief Control Board, 1940-46; Executive Director,
Advisory Commission on Voluntary Foreign Aid,
Department of State, 1946-53; co-founder of CARE,
1945. Interviews conducted for:
- Herbert Hoover Oral History Program (by
Raymond Henle), 28 pages; and
- Bancroft Library, University of California,
(by Amelia R. Fry, et al.). (For use at
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library only.)
368 pages.
Robertson, Walter S.: Investment banker;
diplomat; partner, Scott & Stringfellow,
Richmond, VA, 1925-42, 1946-65; Assistant Secretary
of State for Far East Affairs, 1953-59; governor,
New York Stock Exchange, 1961-64; member Board of
Overseers, Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
28 pages.
Robinson, Edgar E.: Professor of history,
Stanford University, 1911-52. 78 pages.
Rodriguez, Daniel: Waiter, Waldorf-Astoria
hotel, 1931-39; special Waldorf waiter for Herbert
Hoover, 1939-64. 34 pages.
Rogers, Maj. Gen. William W.: U.S. Marine
Corps., 1917-46; company commander and construction
officer, Rapidan Camp, 1930-32. 24 pages.
Roosevelt, Nicholas: Attached to the
American Commission To Negotiate Peace, 1919;
editorial writer, New York Tribune, 1921-23;
editorial writer and special correspondent, New
York Times, 1923-30; vice governor, Philippine
Islands, 1930 (unconfirmed); Minister to Hungary,
1930-33; member, editorial staff, New York
Herald-Tribune, 1933-42. 31 pages.
Rowe, James H., Jr.: Lawyer in private
practice, 1946-84; member, First Hoover Commission,
1948-49; secretary to President Roosevelt, 1938;
Administrative Assistant to the President, 1939-41;
Assistant Attorney General, 1941-43.
23 pages.
St. Germain, D. Joseph: Investment banker;
leader of the Republican Party in Massachusetts;
long-term friend of Herbert Hoover; delegate to the
Republican National Convention, 1940, 1944, and
1948; supporter of Robert A. Taft, 1952. Interview
conducted for the Herbert Hoover Presidential
Library by Dwight M. Miller. 26 pages.
St. John, Fordyce B., M.D.: Surgeon in
private practice 1912-58; professor of clinical
surgery, Columbia University, 1929-48; surgical
consultant to Dr. Ralph Boots for Herbert Hoover,
1950s. 1 page.
St. Lewis, Roy: U.S. attorney, 1929-31;
Assistant Attorney General, 1931-33; lawyer in
private practice, 1933-69; president, Rocky
Mountain Fuel Co., 1951-69. 33 pages.
Sands, Marie McSpaden: Secretary to Lou
Henry Hoover, 1934-38; Girl Scout counselor.
Interview conducted for Arizona State University by
Mary Rothschild. 20 pages.
Scheyven, Louis: Belgian Ambassador to the
United States, 1959-69. 9 pages.
Schullinger, Rudolph N.: Physician to
Herbert Hoover, 1958-63. 19 pages.
Schwengel, Frederick D.: Iowa legislator,
1944-55; U.S. Representative from Iowa, 1954-64,
1966-72. 14 pages.
Selvage, James P.: Newspaperman, 1921-28;
Washington correspondent, Associated Press,
1929-33; assistant to Herbert Hoover, 1939-40;
founder, 1938, president, Selvage & Lee, Inc.,
a public relations counseling firm, 1938-61. 29
pages.
Shafroth, Will: Lawyer, American Relief
Administration, 1920-22; lawyer in private
practice, 1924-34; Chief, 1940-60, Deputy Director,
1960-64, Procedural Studies and Statistics
Division, U.S. Courts; counsel, Lambert, Brown
& Furlow, from 1965. 15 pages.
Shockley, May (Mrs. William H.): Mr.
Shockley was a mining engineer in London when the
Hoovers were there. Mrs. Shockley worked on Belgian
relief and for the U.S. Food Administration. 20
pages.
Shoemaker, Perry M.: Member, Second Hoover
Commission, 1954-55; vice chairman, Erie-Lackawanna
Railroad, 1961-62; president, Central Railroad of
New Jersey, 1962-67. 27 pages.
Silvercruys, Robert: Belgian Ambassador to
the United States, 1944-59; director,
Belgian-American Educational Foundation, 1944-75.
26 pages.
Silvercruys, Suzanne (Mrs. Edward Stevenson):
Belgian sculptor, lecturer, and painter; worked for
Belgian relief during and after World War I;
executed a bust of Herbert Hoover, 1928. 33
pages.
Simpson, John L.: California banker and
financial consultant; member, Commission for Relief
in Belgium, 1915-17; member, American Relief
Administration, 1919; director and executive vice
president, J. Henry Schroder Banking Corporation
and Shroder Trust Company in New York, 1925-45;
director, 1945-52, chairman, finance committee,
1952-61, Bechtel Corporation. Interviews conducted
for:
- Herbert Hoover Oral History Program (by
Raymond Henle), 51 pages; and
- Bancroft Library, University of California
(by Suzanne B. Reiss). (For use at Herbert
Hoover Presidential Library only.) 259
pages.
Sioussat, Mrs. Helen D'oyle: Director
Talks Department for Radio and Television, 1937-64,
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS); editor, CBS
Talks, 1937-54; host, Table Talk with Helen
Sioussat on CBS Television. 77 pages.
Slack, Nadia De Kanel: A Russian who worked
with the American Relief Administration in Russia,
1922. 2 pages.
Smith, Henrietta Tyler: Executive secretary;
secretary to Members of Congress, 1919-25;
confidential secretary to Col. James A. Buchanan,
National Press Association, 1925-27;
secretary-treasurer, 1946-58; Pacific American
Steamship Association. 21 pages.
Smith, Col. Truman (Ret.): U.S. Army,
1916-48; Assistant military attaché in
Germany, 1920-24; military attaché in
Germany, 1935-39. 17 pages.
Snyder, Edward H.: Business and mining
associate of Herbert Hoover. 25 pages.
Staton, Ruby Price: Friend of Charlotte
Libbey (Mrs. James Henry) MacLafferty. Mr.
MacLafferty was U.S. Representative from
California, 1922-25; assistant to the Secretary of
Commerce, 1925-27; liaison officer between Congress
and the President, 1929-33. 26 pages.
Steelmen, John R.: Special Assistant to the
President, 1945-46; Director, Office War
Mobilization and Mobilization and Reconversion,
June-December, 1946; Assistant to the President,
1946-52. 37 pages.
Sterling, John E. Wallace: Research staff,
Hoover War Library, Stanford University, 1932-37;
professor of history, California Institute of
Technology, 1937-45; president, 1949-68,
chancellor, 1968-85, Stanford University. 21
pages.
Stevenson, Louise Hoover: Daughter of
Theodore Hoover, Herbert Hoover's brother. 22
pages.
Stewart, John H.: C.P.A.; member, Stewart,
Watts, Bollong, 1938-56; member, Second Hoover
Commission, 1953-55. 40 pages.
Stewart, John K.: San Francisco investment
broker; friend and business associate of the Hoover
family; member, advisory board, Hoover Institution
on War, Revolution and Peace. 57 pages.
Stockton, Gilchrist B.: Business executive;
Commission for Relief in Belgium, 1915-16; American
Relief Administration, 1919-20; president, Ortego
Co., real estate. 37 pages.
Storey, Robert G.: Dean, Southern Methodist
University Law School, 1947-59; president,
Southwestern Legal Foundation, 1947-72; president,
American Bar Association, 1952-53; member, Second
Hoover Commission, 1953-55. 52 pages.
Strauss, Lewis L.: Secretary to Herbert
Hoover, 1917-19; Assistant to the Secretary of the
Navy, 1942-47; member, 1946-50, chairman, 1953-58,
Atomic Energy Commission; Secretary of Commerce
(unconfirmed), 1958-59. Interviews conducted for:
- Herbert Hoover Oral History Program (by
Raymond Henle), 42 pages;
- Columbia Oral History Program (by John
Mason, Jr.), 177 pages; and
- William E. Wiener Oral History Library (by
George E. Herman), 130 pages.
Stravalli, Cosimo: Barber to Herbert
Hoover, 1938-64. 24 pages.
Strench, Mary Minthorn (Mrs. William G.):
Cousin of Herbert Hoover. 37 pages.
Stuart, Graham H.: Professor of political
science, Stanford University, 1924-52. 24
pages.
Stump, Adm. Felix B. (Ret.): U.S. Navy,
1917-58; Chief executive officer of Freedoms
Foundation; Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet,
1953-58. 21 pages.
Sullivan, Mark, Jr.: Washington, DC,
investment banker; son of Mark and Marie Sullivan,
friends of the Herbert and Lou Hoover. Mark
Sullivan Sr., was a journalist, commentator, and
the author of Our Times, 1900-1925, 1927-35.
30 pages.
Surface, Anna (Mrs. Frank): Artist, Mr.
Surface was with the U.S. Food Administration,
1917-18; American Relief Administration, 1919-20;
wrote economic articles and founded Survey of
Current Business at the request of Mr. Hoover;
Director of Sales Research, 1933-44; Executive
Assistant to the President, 1945-47; and Special
Consultant, 1945-65, Standard Oil. 19 pages.
Swain, Robert C.: Research chemist, 1934-46,
vice president in charge of research, 1946-59,
director, 1946-73, executive vice president,
1965-73, Cyanamid. 7 pages.
Swim, H. Dudley: Member, Northern
Californians for the Hoover Report, 1949-58;
president, Stanford University Alumni Association,
1951-52. 26 pages.
Sworakowski, Witold S.: Associate director,
Hoover Institution, Stanford, CA, 1952-72. 51
pages.
Taft, Robert A., Jr.: Partner, law firm of
Taft, Stettinius and Hollister, 1951-63, 1965-66;
U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1962-64, 1966-70;
U.S. Senate, 1971-76. 8 pages.
Terman, Frederick E.: Electronics engineer;
professor of engineering, 1925-37, head, Electrical
Engineering Department, 1937-45; dean of
engineering, 1945-58; vice president, 1959-65,
Stanford University. 53 pages.
Thayer, Hanford: Nephew of James Henry
MacLafferty, who was U.S. Representative from
California, 1922-25; Assistant to the Secretary of
Commerce, 1925-27; liaison officer between Congress
and the President, 1929-33. 27 pages.
Thomas, Lowell, J.: Author of numerous books
on travel, biography, and adventure, 1924-72;
Cinerama and television producer; radio
commentator, 1930-81; television commentator,
1940-81. 20 pages.
Thompson, Agnes (Mrs. Leon): Personal maid
to Lou Henry Hoover, 1927-33. Mr. Thompson was
chauffeur, steward, and houseman to the Herbert
Hoovers, 1925-33. 44 pages.
Tierney, Dr. and Mrs. Nicholas A.: Florida
physician to Herbert Hoover, 1953-62. 41 pages.
Timmons, Bascom N.: Washington
correspondent, Houston Chronicle, 1917-73;
founder, Timmons News Bureau, Washington, DC. 27
pages.
Torrey, Clare M.: Member, Commission for
Relief in Belgium, 1915-16; attaché, U.S.
Embassy in London, 1916-19; member, 1932-77, chief
executive, 1963-77, Belgian-American Educational
Foundation. 30 pages.
Trapnell, Edward R.: Public relations
adviser, Manhattan Engineer District, 1946-51;
Special Assistant to General Manager in charge of
Congressional Relations, Atomic Energy Commission,
1951-54. Interview conducted for the Herbert Hoover
Presidential Library by Dwight M. Miller. 62
pages.
Treat, Payson Jackson: Professor of history,
Stanford University, 1909-45. 26 pages.
Trohan, Walter: Assistant Washington
correspondent, 1934-47, executive director, 1947-49
and bureau chief, 1948-69, Chicago Tribune.
Interviews conducted for:
- Herbert Hoover Oral History Program (by
Raymond Henle), 48 pages;
- Herbert Hoover Presidential Library (by
Dwight M. Miller), 212 pages; and
- National Public Radio (by Scott Simon), 31
pages.
Trueblood, Dr. and Mrs. D. Elton: Author
of numerous books on religion and philosophy,
1936-73; professor of philosophy of religion and
chaplain, Stanford University, 1936-45; professor
of philosophy, Earlham College, 1946-66; conducted
Herbert Hoover's graveside services in West Branch,
IA, October 25, 1964. 24 pages.
Tuck, Hilda Bunge (Mrs. William Hallam):
Daughter of Edouard Gustave Bunge, who was
president, Antwerp Province National Relief
Committee, 1914-18. William Hallam Tuck was a
member, Commission for Relief in Belgium, 1915-16,
1918-22; vice president, Belgian-American
Educational Foundation, 1936-66. 11 pages.
Turcott, Thyrza (Mrs. John K.): Guest,
Overseas Press Club Dinner, 1940. 4 pages.
Turner, Scott: Mining engineer; mining
manager and consultant, 1902-25; Director, U.S.
Bureau of Mines, 1926-34. 82 pages.
Tuthill, Capt. Marshall W.(Ret.): U.S. Navy,
1917-20, 1942-45; assistant to Herbert Hoover in
Commerce Department, 1927; American Relief
Administration, 1922-23; founder, Tuthill &
Co., Inc., 1927. 20 pages.
Tyson, Robert C.: Accountant and audit
supervisor, 1939-50, comptroller, 1950, vice
president, 1951, chairman of Finance Committee,
1956-70, U.S. Steel Corp.; director, Boys' Clubs of
America, 1960-74. 26 pages.
Vaughan, Harry H.: Military aide to the
President, 1945-53. 39 pages.
Wah, Gue Gim (Mrs. Tom): Owner of Chinese
boardinghouse in Caselton, NV. Hoover inspected
mines there when it was a boomtown. 5 pages.
Wall, Robert W., Jr.: Inspector, Latin
American operations, Federal Bureau of
Investigation, 1943; agent, American Embassy,
Caracas, Venezuela, 1943-44; civil attache,
American Embassy, Mexico City, 1944-46; special
agent in charge, Florida, 1951-53. 17 pages.
Wallace Lawrence W.: Engineer; vice
president, Trundle Engineering Co., 1941-47;
management counselor, 1947-51; industrial engineer,
U.S. government, 1952-73. 57 pages.
Waltman, Franklyn T., Jr.: Publicist;
reporter, 1922-28; Washington correspondent,
1928-33, Baltimore Sun; political writer,
Washington Post, 1933-38; chief, National
News Bureau, 1935-38. 58 pages.
Wampler, Cloud: Sales manager, Taylor, Ewart
& Co., investments, 1920-29; president, Stern,
Wampler & Co., Inc., 1938-41; president,
1942-56, chairman of the board, 1956-65, Carrier
Corp. 19 pages.
Warner, Albert L.: Assistant chief,
Washington bureau, New York Herald Tribune,
1930-36. 12 pages.
Washington Tapes, 1965-71. Interviews are
10-20 minutes each. Interviewees include a broad
range of officials in the executive, judicial and
legislative branches of the federal government,
officals of the United Nations, journalists, labor
leaders, diplomats, and others speaking about their
professions and current events. These tapes have
not been transcribed. The following individuals
were interviewed:
Ralph D. Abernathy, George D. Aiken, Tallat
Al-Ghoussein, Gordon Allott, Clinton P. Anderson,
John B. Anderson, James H. Bahti, Birch Bayh,
Joseph W. Barr, David Bell, Hale Boggs, James
Buckley, Waldemar B. Campbell, Joesph S. Clark, Tom
Clark, John Conyers, William C. Cramer, Thomas S.
Curtis, E.M. Debrah, Frederick Demin, Everett
Dirksen, Robert J. Cole, Peter H. Dominick, Richard
Donald, Charles Edwards, Sam J. Ervin, Robert A.
Fearey, Dan H. Fenn, Jr., George Ferris, Robert H.
Finch, Gerald R. Ford, Donald M. Fraser, Donald B.
Frazer, Vasco V. Garin, Barry Goldwater, Charles E.
Goodell, Kermit Gordon, Harold Greene, Erwin
Griswold, Fred L. Hadsel, Eugene Hardy, Avraham
Harmon, Fred R. Harris, Walter J. Hickel, Bourke B.
Hickenlooper, Martin Hillenbrand, Deane R. Hinton,
Fred Hodsell, Hubert H. Humphrey, Joseph J. Jova,
Abraham Katz, Nicholas de B. Katzenbach, Edward M.
Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Paul H. Kreisberg,
Melvin R. Laird, Frank van der Linden, John J.
Linsey, George T. Lister, Charles Lucet, John W.
McCormack, Gale W. McGee, John W. Macy, Jr., Carl
Madden, Thomas W. Matthew, George Meany, Robert
Menzies, Wilbur Mills, Clark Mollenhoff, Bradford
Morse, Karl Mundt, Edmund Muskie, Burudi Nabwera,
Richard P. Nathan, Gaylord Nelson, David D. Newsom,
Lawrence O'Brien, Daniel H. Parker, Lawrence
Parker, Claiborne Pell, David Popper, William
Proxmire, B. Joseph Rauh, Jr., George Reedy, Henry
Reuss, Charles S. Rhyne, Abraham A. Ribicoff,
Elliot L. Richardson, Earl H. Richart, S. Dillon
Ripley, William P. Rogers, Walt W. Rostow, Carl
Rove, Dean Rusk, William F. Ryan, Leverett
Saltonstall, Francis B. Sayre, Richard Scammon,
William E. Schauffle, J. Robert Schaetzel, Charles
L. Schultze, Paul Scott, Glenn Seaborg, Joseph
Sisco, Margaret Chase Smith, Richard L. Sneider,
Theodore C. Sorensen, Frank Southard, William L.
Stearman, Potter Stewart, O.R. Strackbein, Jack
Vaughn, John A. Volpe, Robert C. Weaver, Jerry V.
Wilson, William D. Wolle, Whitney Young.
Wedemeyer, Gen. Albert C. (Ret.): U.S.
Army,1919-51; Assistant to the Chief of Staff, War
Plans Division, Department of War, 1941-42;
Strategy and Policy Group, Operations Division,
Department of War, 1942-43; national chairman,
Citizens for Taft, 1951-52. 31 pages.
Weeks, Sinclair: Secretary of Commerce,
1953-58 director, Reed & Barton Corp.,
insurance company; partner, Hornblower & Weeks.
18 pages.
Wellington, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence C.:
Member, Commission for Relief in Belgium,
1914-16, 1918-19; director, Belgian-American
Educational Foundation. 25 pages.
Wells, Kenneth D.: Economist; president,
Freedoms Foundation; management relations,
University of Akron and University of Southern
California, 1939-44; visiting lecturer at
universities. 36 pages.
Wheeler, Maynard C.: Ophthalmologist to
Herbert Hoover, 1951-64. 16 pages.
White, Helen H. Green (Mrs. Bolton):
Secretary to Lou Henry Hoover, 1930, 1935-37;
secretary to Herbert Hoover, 1940-50
(intermittently). 49 pages.
White, William Lindsay: Author of numerous
books on biography, travel, and public affairs,
1938-62; staff member, Washington Post,
1935; staff member, Fortune Magazine, 1937;
war correspondent for 40 American daily newspapers,
1939-40; represented North American Newspaper
Alliance and Reader's Digest, London,
1940-41; roving editor, Reader's Digest,
1942-73. 50 pages.
Wickes, Francis C.: Member of Commission for
Relief in Belgium, 1918; lawyer in private practice
after World War I. 29 pages.
Wickett, Fred A.: Vice president in charge
of Western Division, New York Life Insurance Co. 9
pages.
Wilbur, Dwight L.: Physician; member,
Medical Services Task Force, Second Hoover
Commission, 1953-54. Son of Ray Lyman Wilbur, Sr.,
who was Secretary of the Interior, 1929-33;
president, Stanford University, 1916-43. 23
pages.
Wilbur, Ray Lyman, Jr.: Business executive,
son of Ray Lyman Wilbur, Sr., Secretary of the
Interior, 1929-33, and president, Stanford
University, 1916-43. 20 pages.
Willis, Mildred Hoover (Mrs. Cornelius):
Daughter of Theodore Hoover, Herbert Hoover's
brother. 11 pages.
Wilson, Richard L.: Pulitzer Prize-winning
newspaper columnist; city editor, 1930-33,
Washington correspondent, 1933-70, Des Moines
Register; vice president, National Press
Building Corp., 1962-72. Interviews conducted for:
- Herbert Hoover Oral History Program (by
Raymond Henle), 13 pages, and
- John Foster Dulles Oral History Program (by
Richard D. Challener), 39 pages.
Wolfe, Henry C.: International war
correspondent in World War II; member, American
Relief Administration, 1922; author and lecturer.
27 pages.
Wolfe, Preston: President, Columbus
Dispatch. Son of Harry Preston Wolfe, who was
vice president, Ohio State Journal, 1903-46;
president and publisher, Columbus Dispatch,
1926-46; political associate of Herbert Hoover.
61 pages.
Wyatt, Walter: Clerk, general counsel,
Federal Reserve Board, 1917-22; general counsel,
Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System,
1922-46; Reporter of Decisions, Supreme Court of
the United States, 1946-ca. 1965. Interview
conducted for the Columbia Oral History Program by
James E. Sargent. (Permission to copy required
from Columbia University.) 100 pages.
Yeager, Naomi: Secretary to Herbert Hoover,
1961-64. 26 pages.
Young, Clarence M.: Aviation consultant;
lawyer in private practice, 1910-22; Director of
Aeronautics, Department of Commerce, 1926-29;
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Aeronautics,
1929-33; vice president, Pan American World
Airways, 1950-59. 26 pages.
NOTE: Individual and composite name and subject
indexes are available for interviews conducted for
the Herbert Hoover Oral History Program and
selected others.
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