Correspondence, 1935-1954.

ArchivalResource

Correspondence, 1935-1954.

Letters to Walter Lichtenstein from various persons together with carbon copies of some of Lichtenstein's replies. Includes 30 letters from Herbert Hoover and 5 letters from Adlai Stevenson. The letters to Lichtenstein are mostly short and largely personal. Lichtenstein's letters are generally longer and include commentary on political and economic issues.

1 box (.5 linear ft.).

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6739934

Houghton Library

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1900-1965

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w697088x (person)

Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. Raised in Bloomington, Illinois, Stevenson was a member of the Democratic Party. He served in numerous positions in the federal government during the 1930s and 1940s, including the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Federal Alcohol Administration, Department of the Navy, and the State Department. In 1945, he served on the committee that created the United Nations, and he was a me...

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6n40kzp (person)

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...

Lichtenstein, Walter, 1880-1964

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60c6mzw (person)

Lichtenstein was an economist and banker with First National Bank of Chicago (1918-1945). From the description of Correspondence, 1935-1954. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122505804 From the guide to the Correspondence, 1935-1954., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Economist and banker. Born in Germany; came to the United States in 1882. Educated at Harvard (A.B., 1900; Ph. D., 1907). With First National Bank of Chicago (1918...