Papers of Merritt C. Speidel, 1914-1960.

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Papers of Merritt C. Speidel, 1914-1960.

This small collection of the papers of Merritt C. Speidel consists almost entirely of correspondence of both a personal and business nature. Included are letters from: Herbert Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover, and M. Willard Lampe. There are also clippings concerning Speidel's resignation in 1956.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7103489

University of Iowa Libraries

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Hoover, J.Edgar (John Edgar), 1895-1972

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Director of the FBI. From the description of Typed letter signed : Washington, D.C., to Arthur William Brown, 1941 Sept. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269555861 John Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) served from 1924 to 1972 as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). As its first director, Hoover molded the FBI into his image of a modern police force. He promoted scientific investigation of crime, the collection and analysis of fingerprints and the hiring and ...

Speidel Newspaper Syndicate.

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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...

Speidel, Merritt C., 1879- ,

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Newspaper publisher and founder of the Speidel newspaper syndicate. From the description of Papers of Merritt C. Speidel, 1914-1960. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233109722 ...

Lampe, M. Willard (Matthew Willard), 1883-1969

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