Letters, cartoons, biographical information, photographs. 1892-1967

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

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Herbert Clark Hoover (b. August 10, 1874, Iowa-d. October 20, 1964), thirty-first president of the United States, was born in Iowa, and was orphaned as a child. A Quaker known from his childhood as "Bert" to his friends, he began a career as a mining engineer soon after graduating from Stanford University in 1895. Within twenty years he had used his engineering knowledge and business acumen to make a fortune as an independent mining consultant. In 1914 Hoover administered the American Relief Com...

Kahles, Charles William, 1878-1931

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Kahles was a cartoonist whose work appeared mainly from 1900 to 1931. He was originator of the comic strip, "Hairbreadth Harry" in the Philadelphia Press, the first serial about a policeman, "Clarence the Cop" in the New York World, and the first comic strip about an aviator, "Sandy Highflyer, the Airship Man" in the Philadelphia North American. From the guide to the Letters, cartoons, biographical information, photographs., 1892-1967, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spenc...

Straut, Jessie Kahles

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Irving, Jay. Pottsy.

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National Cartoonists Society

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The National Cartoonists Society grew out of the so-called "chalk talks" that a number of cartoonists did for the troops during World War II. The Society was officially formed in March of 1946 with Rube Goldberg as its first president. Within two weeks, the society had 32 members. As of 2011, the Society has 16 regional chapters and continues to foster cartoonists' involvement in worthy causes. See the NCS website at http://www.reuben.org for more information. From the guide to the N...