R.A.F. Penrose miscellaneous correspondence 1897-1928

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R.A.F. Penrose miscellaneous correspondence 1897-1928

Consists primarily of letters received from Herbert Hoover, relating to international mining, World War I Belgian relief, and American politics.

1 manuscript box; (0.4 linear feet)

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6661420

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...

Penrose, R. A. F.

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Commission for relief in Belgium

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