This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Herbert Hoover A Man Of Wonderful Perseverance And Ability
A detailed sketch traces Herbert C Hoover from an Iowa farm birth in 1874 to his early studies at Leland Stanford University and rapid rise as an engineer and organizer. It outlines his Quaker upbringing, self funding, and early career steps in mining and geologic survey before marrying Lou Henry and proceeding to China as chief engineer of the Chinese Imperial Bureau of Mines.
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The
Food Administration
Herbert C. Hoover
Herbert Clark Hoover
Iowa
Jesse C
Huldah R. Hoover
West Branch
California
Young Hoover
Leland Stanford
Hoover
American Geological Survey
Department of
United States Survey
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Carlisle
New Mexico
Morning Star
Bewick, Moering & Co
West Australia
Yalta
E.murchison
Lou Henry
Hoovers
China
Imperial Bureau of Mines
Athen
Tients
Chinese Engineering and Mining Co
London
Belgium
Mr. Hoover
America
Walter Hines Page