Inventory of the Annie G. Lyle papers

Finding aid prepared by Savannah Pham
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
© 2008, 2014
434 Galvez Mall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003
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Title: Annie G. Lyle papers
Date (bulk): 1928-1932
Collection Number: XX496
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 5 manuscript boxes (2.1 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, clippings, and campaign literature relating to Herbert Hoover and the American presidential elections of 1928 and 1932.
Creator: Lyle, Annie G.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Annie G. Lyle papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical Note

Annie Lyle was an American physician who practiced in the San Francisco and northern California regions. She was in the pioneer class of 1895 at Stanford University, where she befriended Herbert Hoover, and she eventually served as a Republican Party campaign worker, supporting Hoover during his presidential campaigns.

Scope and Content of Collection

The bulk of the collection consists of a large amount of printed matter, including newspaper clippings, concerning a variety of topics relating to political feelings of the time (1928-1932). The collection also contains articles, pamphlets, and other campaign materials authored by Lyle, detailing her support of Hoover, as well as correspondence received and sent by Lyle concerning campaign matters and Hoover. Of note is her working relationship with classmate Archie Rice in their work for the Hoover campaign, as evidenced by their correspondence and the co-authored "Political Sentiment Map of the United States."

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1928
Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 1932
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

 

Correspondence 1925-1932

box 1, folder 1

Campaign mailing lists 1928

 

Between third parties 1931-1932

box 1, folder 2

From Crothers, G.E. to Norman, R.S. 1931

box 1, folder 3

From Hague, M. to Hall 1931

box 1, folder 4

From Hale, M. to Hale undated

box 1, folder 5

From S., M.B. to Peck, M. 1932

 

Received 1925-1932

box 1, folder 6-8

Rice, Archie 1931-1932, undated

box 1, folder 9

1925

box 1, folder 10

July-August 1928

box 1, folder 11

September 1928

box 1, folder 12

October 1928

box 1, folder 13

November-December 1928

box 1, folder 14

1929

box 1, folder 15

1931

box 2, folder 1

January-March 1932

box 2, folder 2

April 1932

box 2, folder 3

May 1932

box 2, folder 4

June-November 1932

box 2, folder 5

Undated

 

Sent 1926-1928, 1931-1932

box 2, folder 6

1928

box 2, folder 7

1931

box 2, folder 8

1932

box 2, folder 9

Telegram copies 1926-1928

 

Printed Matter 1887, 1922-1941

 

Newspaper clippings 1929-1932

Scope and Contents note

Largely from the Washington Post, but also from the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, New York Times, Dallas Journal, and Saturday Evening Post. Folder titles are creator's.
box 2, folder 10

Aliens 1931-1932

box 2, folder 11

All American Nationalist Party, The Liberty Party (3rd Party) 1931-1932

box 2, folder 12

Cartoons 1932

box 2, folder 13

Catholic 1932

box 2, folder 14

Coalition 1931

box 2, folder 15

Congress 1931-1932

box 2, folder 16

Crime 1932

box 2, folder 17

Democratic 1929-1932

box 2, folder 18

Depression 1931-1932

box 2, folder 19

Disarmament 1931-1932

box 2, folder 20

Edison 1931

box 2, folder 21

Education 1932

box 2, folder 22

Garner 1932

box 2, folder 23

General 1929-1931

box 2, folder 24

German reparations 1931

box 2, folder 25

Government ownership undated

box 2, folder 26

Great Smoky Mountain National Park, National Parks, 1931

box 3, folder 1

Hoover, Herbert 1931-1932

box 3, folder 2

Illinois election undated

box 3, folder 3

Jefferson Day speeches 1932

box 3, folder 4

Jews 1932

box 3, folder 5

Jordan, Dr. David Starr 1931

box 3, folder 6

Lewis, "Jim Ham," undated

box 3, folder 7

Lyle, Annie G. 1931

box 3, folder 8

MacDonald, Ramsay 1931

box 3, folder 9

Masons 1931-1932

box 3, folder 10

Miscellaneous 1931-1932

box 3, folder 11

Mooney 1932

box 3, folder 12

"Mourning Becomes Electorate," 1932

box 3, folder 13

Murray, "Alfalfa Bill," 1932

box 3, folder 14

Narcotics undated

box 3, folder 15

Navy 1932

box 3, folder 16

Pinchot 1931-1932

box 3, folder 17

Prohibition, 1931-1932

box 3, folder 18

"The American Freeman," 1931-1932

box 3, folder 19

Better Health, 1928

box 3, folder 20

The Belief of Catholics and Liberal Protestants, pamphlet undated

box 3, folder 21

Biennial Convention of the National Women's Party, pamphlet 1931

box 3, folder 22

Biographical Sketch of Hoover, pamphlet 1928

box 3, folder 23

California HH "32" Club, pamphlet 1932

box 3, folder 24

Campaign circulation 1928-1932

box 3, folder 25

Campaign materials 1928

box 3, folder 26

Herbert Hoover and the California Farmer, pamphlet undated

box 3, folder 27

How the Drys Will Meet the Wet Millionaire Challenge to Prohibition, pamphlet undated

box 3, folder 28

Informative Facts Concerning the President's Commissions, pamphlet 1931

box 3, folder 29

Principle Not Politics, pamphlet undated

box 4, folder 1

List of Members of the California Medical Association, pamphlet 1932

box 4, folder 2

Los Angeles Times, 1932

box 4, folder 3

The Literary Digest, 1929

box 4, folder 4

Mill Valley Record, 1931-1932

box 4, folder 5

Music and songs 1928-1932

box 4, folder 6

News bulletins 1930-1932

box 4, folder 7

Palo Alto Special to the Hoover Inaugural, pamphlet 1929

box 4, folder 8-9

Photographs 1887, undated

box 4, folder 10

Postal Information, pamphlet 1930

box 4, folder 11

"Republican National Committee," pamphlet 1928

box 4, folder 12

Republican National Committee, newsletters 1931-1932

box 4, folder 13

San Francisco Chronicle, 1928-1941

box 4, folder 14

The San Francisco Examiner, 1928-1929

box 4, folder 15

The Saturday Evening Post, 1928

box 4, folder 16-20

Stanford Illustrated Review, 1931-1932

box 4, folder 21

The Sun, undated

box 4, folder 22

The Tammany I Know, newsletter undated

box 5, folder 1

"Ten Rules for Women Voters," leaflet undated

box 5, folder 2

War in Time of Peace, pamphlet 1932

box 5, folder 3

What Is Proposition No. 2 on the Ballot to Be Voted on May 3, 1932?, pamphlet 1932

box 5, folder 4

What the Democratic Party Said It Would Do--What It Has Not Done, pamphlet 1922

box 5, folder 5

White Ribbon Ensign, newsletter 1928

box 5, folder 6

The Woman Voter, newsletter 1931

box 5, folder 7

The Women's Division Republican National Committee, news bulletins 1931

box 5, folder 8

"Political Sentiment Map of the United States," 1931

box 5, folder 9

"Political Sentiment Map"-related correspondence 1932

box 5, folder 10

Handkerchief 1931

 

Writings by Others 1928-1932

box 5, folder 11

Cockerell, T.D., "Why Vote for Hoover?," 1928

box 5, folder 12

Ellington, John, speech transcription, 1928

box 5, folder 13

Hickory, "A Platform for the Democrats," 1932

box 5, folder 14

Long, Percy, "Speaker's Bulletin," published by the Republican State Committee undated

box 5, folder 15

McNab, John, "The Leadership of Herbert Hoover," undated

box 5, folder 16

Unidentified, "Personnel of National Prohibition Board of Strategy," undated

 

Speeches and Writings 1928-1932

box 5, folder 17

"Comparing Candidates' Careers" and related correspondence 1928

box 5, folder 18

"The Human-ness of Hoover" and related correspondence 1929

box 5, folder 19

"My Classmate--Herbert Hoover," 1928

box 5, folder 20

"Reasons for My Support of Herbert Hoover," 1928

box 5, folder 21

Notes 1931-1932

box 5, folder 22

Transcription of speech 1932