Robinson Smith writings 1917

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Robinson Smith writings 1917

Memoir entitled Hoover : The Man in Action, relating to the administration of the Commission for Relief in Belgium by Herbert Hoover; and a pamphlet entitled Food Values and the Rationing of a Country, relating to Commission for Relief in Belgium food relief.

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Hoover Institution Archives

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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...

Commission for relief in Belgium

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Private organization for provision of relief to Belgium during World War I. From the description of Commission for Relief in Belgium records, 1914-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868092 Private American relief organization; affiliate of the National Committee on Food for the Small Democracies. From the description of Commission for Relief in Belgium records, 1939-1947. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867226 Historic...

Smith, Robinson, 1876-

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Member, Commission for Relief in Belgium. From the description of Robinson Smith writings, 1917. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868829 James Robinson Smith was born in Hartford, Connecticut on December 27, 1876. He graduated from Yale College in 1898 and did graduate work at Yale and Harvard, receiving his M.A. from Yale in 1904. After graduating, he traveled, worked at a variety of jobs, and engaged in literary pursuits. A writer and scholar, he translated Don Quixote an...