H. Alexander Smith papers, 1880-1966 (bulk 1917-1959).

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H. Alexander Smith papers, 1880-1966 (bulk 1917-1959).

Contains personal and professional correspondence, legal files, office files, and documents of Smith dating from his graduation from Princeton University in 1901 and Columbia Law School in 1904, and covering his career as a lawyer in Colorado and New York, as a member of Herbert Hoover's staff for the U.S. Food Administration, as executive secretary (1919-1926) and lecturer in politics (1927-1930) at Princeton University, and member (1934-1943) of the New Jersey Republican State Committee.

287.70 cu. ft. (284 cartons, 2 boxes, 5 packages)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7777007

Princeton University Library

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Princeton University

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The collection documents the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. Early records document transactions with such Princeton University notables as Nathaniel Fitz Randolph, John Witherspoon, Walter Minto, John and Richard Stockton, and John Maclean. For the most part, the papers consist of standard legal documents with detailed descriptions ...

Smith, H. Alexander (Howard Alexander), 1880-1966

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Senator, lawyer. From the description of Reminiscences of Howard Alexander Smith : oral history, 1963. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309725674 Howard Alexander Smith (b. Jan. 30, 1880, N.Y.C.-d. Oct. 27, 1966, Princeton, N.J.), U.S. Senator from New Jersey, graduated from Princeton University and the Columbia University law school. After practicing law in Colorado he served in the U.S. Food Administration during World War I. He was execut...

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...

United States. Food and Drug Administration

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The mission of the FDA History Office is to increase knowledge of the history, mission, and activities of the FDA and its predecessor, the Bureau of Chemistry of the U. S. Department of Agriculture. The office provides perspective on current policy objectives and increases public understanding of FDA's purpose and function. In general, office activities concern research, documentation, consultation, and information. In 1968, James Harvey Young received a grant from the National Library of Medici...

United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations

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Princeton University. Class of 1941

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Republican Party (N.J.). State Committee.

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