Augustus Taber Murray papers 1919-1933
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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...
Society of Friends
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The Society of Friends (or 'Quakers') was formed by George Fox (1624-1691), a shoemaker from Nottingham. In the 1640s Fox travelled throughout England delivering sermons in which he argued that individuals could have direct access to God without the need for churches, priests or other aspects of the established Church. Fox's followers became known as the 'Friends of Truth' and later the 'Society of Friends'. Fox developed rules for the management of meetings, which were printed as 'Friends Fello...
Murray, A. T. (Augustus Taber), 1866-1940
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Professor of classical literature at Stanford (1892-1932; emeritus, 1932-1940) and member of the Society of Friends. From the description of Augustus Taber Murray papers, 1900-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702129496 Resident minister, Friends' Meeting House, Washington, D.C. From the description of Augustus Taber Murray papers, 1919-1933. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869217 Biographical/Historical Sketch ...
