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Hoover, Herbert
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Herbert Hoover National Historic Site: History & Culture 
 Material about this National Historic Site in West Branch, Iowa, that was the birthplace of U.S. president Herbert Hoover. Features a virtual tour of the site (including a Quaker meeting house and the Statue of Isis given by the people of Belgium to commemorate his work on their behalf during World War I), a historical structures report on the buildings, and links to websites for other Hoover historical sites. From the National Park Service (NPS). http://www.nps.gov/heho/historyculture/index.htm Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Oct 9, 2009 Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
The site about this Iowa museum and archive features photos and information about Hoover and his wife Lou Henry Hoover (such as Hoover's daily calendar for 1917 through 1964, and information about "Hoover-ball ... a combination of tennis, volleyball and medicine ball"), images of current and past exhibits, and more. Also includes information about Rose Wilder Lane (the first biographer of Herbert Hoover) and her mother, children's author Laura Ingalls Wilder. http://www.hoover.archives.gov Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Photograph Collections: History, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Feb 1, 2005 Hoover Online!
"The goal of this site is to furnish high school students with direct access to materials held at the Hoover Presidential Library." The site features biographical overviews of Herbert Hoover and his wife, and lesson plans about important episodes in their lives. These include their Chinese tour, Belgian relief, building of Hoover Dam, "440 historical documents pertaining to President Hoover and the Depression," and Hoover and Harry Truman. All pages include scanned photographs, letters, and documents. http://www.ecommcode.com/hoover/hooveronline/ Topics: Correspondence, Photograph Collections: History, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Feb 2, 2005 Hoovervilles in Seattle
An online exhibit devoted to the clusters of makeshift packing box shacks erected in Seattle after the stock market crash of 1929. Features images of documents such as fliers distributed by the homeless, petitions, reports, excerpts from articles, and the inaugural addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Includes explanatory notes about the documents, photographs, and a bibliography. From the Seattle Municipal Archives. http://www.seattle.gov/CityArchives/Exhibits/Hoover/ Topics: Photograph Collections: History, Presidents by Name, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Sep 3, 2008 Lou Henry and Herbert Hoover House
Brief essay about this National Historic Landmark (located on the Stanford University campus in Palo Alto, California) that was "designed by Lou Henry Hoover, wife of Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States. Herbert Hoover's contribution was to order that the home be fireproof, and the walls were constructed of hollow tiles." Includes portraits of the Hoovers, and views of the house. From the National Park Service (NPS). http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/santaclara/hoo.htm Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Aug 8, 2007 National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
"The nation's record keeper," holding "only those Federal records that are judged to have continuing value." The website shows just some of the photographs, maps, charts, and other treasures in the collection. http://www.archives.gov/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Presidents by Name Last updated May 29, 2009 Presidential Libraries
This site includes a history of the Presidential Library system, a description of holdings, and links to the sites for the libraries of George Herbert Walker Bush, Jimmy Carter, Dwight Eisenhower, Gerald Ford, Herbert Hoover, Lyndon Johnson, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Bill Clinton; and for Richard Nixon materials. From the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). http://www.archives.gov/presidential-libraries/ Topics: Libraries & Archives by Type, Presidents by Name, The United States Presidency Last updated Jul 30, 2005 Remembering Herbert Hoover
Companion to a 2007 exhibit in Antwerp, Belgium, about the 31st U.S. president Herbert Hoover and his legacy in Belgium. Features a biography of Hoover, illustrated articles about Hoover's role in Belgian relief during World War I, photo slide show, virtual tour of the exhibit, and related links. Note: Accompanying study guide not available in English. From the U.S. Embassy in Brussels, Office of Public Diplomacy, and several Belgian partners and the province of Antwerp. http://www.rememberinghoover.be/index.htm Topics: Presidents by Name Last updated Aug 6, 2007 |
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