Manuscripts

Herbert Hoover letter to Fred Lockley

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Description: Letter is written to American historian, writer, and editor Fred Lockley. It reads: "My dear Fred: I received the 'Book of Discipline' which you sent me and I am indeed glad to have. With kind regards, Yours faithfully," and is signed "Herbert Hoover," on his letterhead. Return address is "The Towers, The Waldorf Astoria."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1950 May 24.
Call number: mssHM 84212
Creator: Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Transferred from Rare Books Department, September 2001.
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Letters and ephemera of Herbert Hoover

Manuscripts

This small group of items includes seven letters by Herbert Hoover to four different addressees: Frederick A. Delano, Bern Dibner, George Zabriskie, and Mr. Hohnhaus (the only letter written while Hoover was President is the one to Delano). There is also a note by Delano regarding the letter he received from President Hoover. Most of the letters are about trivial matters such as Hoover thanking the person for some favor. Also in this small group of items are three signed printed speeches given by Herbert Hoover, including his inaugural address (1929), "This Crisis in American Life" (1948), and "The Inheritance of the Next Generation" (1961).

mssHM 75960-75970

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Herbert Hoover letters

Manuscripts

Eleven typed letters written and signed by Herbert Hoover and one letter written to Hoover by an unidentified correspondent. Hoover wrote the letters in various capacities, including as President of the United States and as Secretary of Commerce. The letters concern a range of topics, including mining; Georgius Agricola's De Re Metallica; a conference on radio held in 1925; and municipal planning. The correspondence also includes responses to speaking invitations and greetings.

mssHM 83004-83015

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Charles Darwin letter to B. D. Wrangham

Manuscripts

A full transcription of the letter follows: "Dear Sir, I am much obliged for your kindess in having copies & sent me the long & striking passage from Kepler. I remain Dear Sir, Yours faithfully, Ch Darwin." A copy of the passage accompanies the letter. The letter is written from Beckenham, Kent and includes the addressed envelope.

mssHM 72756

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Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964. 2 telegrams (1917) to Fred Lockley, 1871-1958. 2 items

Manuscripts

The collection consists of the papers of Frederic E. Lockley (1824-1905) and his son, Fred Lockley (1871-1958).

mssLockley

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Charles Darwin letter to C.W. Stoddard

Manuscripts

A full transcription of the letter follows: "Dear Sir, I am obliged for your extremely courteous letter. It is of course a great satisfaction to me to hear that my work has in any way interested an interested and observing person. I am little surprised at what you say about certain plants not fruiting or flowering in the Sandwich Islands; though this is very common in hotter countries. There is nothing I shd enjoy so much as to visit California, but I am growing old & my health is weak. With my best thanks, I beg leave to remain Dear Sir Yours faithfully, Ch. Darwin. P.S. I am obliged for your enclosures." The letter, written from Beckenham, Kent, is dated May 5; no year is given. The letter is in reply to one sent by Charles Warren Stoddard on 11 April 1870 (see the Darwin Correspondence Project).

mssHM 72755

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S. P. (Samuel Pierpont) Langley letter to Henry S. Mackintosh

Manuscripts

This letter was written by Langley to Henry S. Mackintosh, an American teacher and author. It is on Smithsonian Institution letterhead. The letter reads as follows: "I am very glad to see your hand again, and perhaps I can best answer your inquiry by enclosing you a copy of a report from the Administrative Assistant in the National Museum, in reference to the feathered cloak. If you wish anything more done through the Museum, let me know, though I rather think you would do quite as well with private parties. Very sincerely yours, S. P. Langley."

mssHM 80278

Herbert Hoover letter to Fred Lockley

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