Hoover (Herbert) Off the Record Talks Typescripts, 1938, 1940
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Herbert Hoover off the record talks typescripts
- Dates:
- 1938, 1940
- Creators:
- Hoover, Herbert
- Extent:
- 0.02 Linear Feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- Undetermined .
- Preferred citation:
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Herbert Hoover Off the Record Talks Typescripts (SCM0189). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of two carbon typescripts, originally in the possession of Lou Henry Hoover's secretary, Edith Harcourt. "Off-the-Record talk to Stanford University faculty," April 11, 1938, is 29 pages long and covers the political and economic conditions in Western Europe focusing on Germany and the Nazis, with questions from the faculty and Hoover's answers. "Off the Record Talk to Stanford University," November 8, 1940, is 16 pages long and consists of his answers to questions from students regarding economic policies, the Hoover Library, foreign relations, and European relief.
- Biographical / historical:
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Herbert Hoover, President of the United States, 1929-1933, earned his A.B. in geology at Stanford University in May 1895. He founded the Hoover War Library at Stanford in 1919 and was instrumental in creating the Food Research Institute and the Graduate School of Business at Stanford. He served on the university's Board of Trustees from 1912 to 1961.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Brad Wilde, 1999.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-08 09:40:09 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- Terms of access:
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While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Preferred citation:
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Herbert Hoover Off the Record Talks Typescripts (SCM0189). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022