Francis Albert Smith papers 1922-circa 1940

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Francis Albert Smith papers 1922-circa 1940

Collection includes two appointment letters from Ray Lyman Wilbur, 1922-23; 3 letters from Edward C. Franklin, 1923-32; fundraising letter from Herbert Hoover re the Stanford Re-investment Fund ca. 1940; letter and menu for Sigma Xi President’s Dinner, 1924; booklet on Palo Alto, ca. 1930; and photographs of a Stanford chemistry lab and the cactus garden on campus.

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Stanford university

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Stanford entered into a research project with the National Iranian Radio and Television agency in 1974 to study and recommend a satellite-based communication system for Iran and how to utilize it for Iran's educational radio and television. From the description of Stanford NIRT project records, 1974-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122510722 The Leland Stanford Junior University was established in 1885 in memory of Leland Stanford Jr., the only child of Senator and Mrs. ...

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...

Franklin, Edward Curtis, 1862-1937

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Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949

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Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875-1949), physician and educator, served as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1929 to 1933. From the description of Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582818 American educator; United States secretary of the interior, 1929-1933; president, Stanford University, 1916-1943. From the description of Ray Lyman Wilbur papers, 1906-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867219 ...

Smith, Francis Albert, 1897-

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Biographical/Historical Sketch Francis Albert Smith earned three degrees in chemistry at Stanford University: AB 1922, AM 1923, and Ph.D 1926. From the guide to the Francis Albert Smith papers, 1922-circa 1940, (Department of Special Collections and University Archives) ...