Preliminary Inventory to the Medal collection
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
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Title: Medal collection
Date (inclusive): 1882-1985
Collection Number: XX344
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
22 manuscript boxes, 5 oversize boxes
(12.6 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Medals from many countries, relating to the two world wars, to political events in the twentieth century, and to miscellaneous
subjects.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
Boxes 8, 19, and 27 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Medal collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Medals
World War, 1914-1918 -- Miscellanea
World War, 1939-1945 -- Miscellanea
box 1
Belen, Jacques van der (CRB)
box 1
Carrher, Mortimer (U.S. Navy medal)
box 1
Casebolt, Kerby Quentin (France - World War I)
box 1
Cook, John D. (Eisenhower inauguration
1957)
box 1
Cooper, W. A. (German medal)
box 1
Corcoran, William W.
General Physical Description note: (2 medals)
box 1
Dunham, Mary (Edith Cavell)
box 1
Eustis, Alvin, Mrs. (CRB)
box 1
Fédération Interalliée des Anciens Combattants
box 2
George Washington Bicentennial
box 2
Germany - World War I. Includes a medal provided by Frank Golder with the following [translated] text: "Make the sign of the
cross over yourself, Orthodox people, and call with Us the blessing of the Lord upon your free labor," 1861 February 19 (engraving:
N. Kozin; model: Count F. Tolstoy)
box 2
Great Britain - Kings and queens
box 2
Green, Boynton (Lusitania medal)
box 3
Harris, David (Franz Josef memorial)
box 3
Harris, David (World War I)
box 3
Hengy, W. B., Mrs. (World War I)
box 3
Hill, Henry G. (U.S. Selective Service)
box 3
Hoover, Herbert (Presidential and relief work)
box 3
Hoover, Lou Henry (Austria)
box 4
Hoover Institution (Belgium - World War I)
box 5
Hoover Institution (Germany - World War I)
box 6
Hoover Institution (miscellaneous)
box 7
Hoover Institution (U.S. Presidents)
box 7
Hoover Institution (Belgium - World War I)
box 7
Jones, Samuel G. (Austria - World War I)
box 8
Jordan, David Starr (Japanese medal)
Access
Box 8 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 8
Kellogg, Vernon and Charlotte (World War I)
Access
Box 8 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 8
Meserole, W. H. (Belgium - World War I)
Access
Box 8 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 8
National Broadcasting Company (10th anniversary)
Access
Box 8 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 8
Netherlands - World War II (fascist)
Access
Box 8 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 8
Potsdam Conference
1945
Access
Box 8 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 9
Ross, Frank S. (Belgium and miscellaneous)
box 10
Samsonow, Michael S. (White Russian medal)
box 10
Sanger, Walter N. (France - World War I)
box 10
Sbrana, Luigi (Lusitania medal)
box 10
Social Justice (Soldiers' and athletes' medal)
box 10
Stevens, Charles (German communist)
box 11
Spalding, Keith (World War I)
box 12
Spalding, Keith (World War I)
box 13
Spalding, Keith (World War I)
box 14
Spalding, Keith (World War I)
box 15
Spalding, Keith (World War I)
box 16
Spalding, Keith (World War I)
box 17
Spalding, Keith (World War I)
box 18
Groves, Lawrence (Austria - World War I)
box 19
Cavalier, William (Britain - commemorating military and naval victories)
Scope and Contents
Box 19 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 19
Commission for Relief in Belgium
Conditions Governing Access
Box 19 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 19
Hunt, George, Major (U.S. - American Defense Service medal)
Conditions Governing Access
Box 19 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 19
Miscellaneous
Conditions Governing Access
Box 19 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 19
Jadot, Albert (Leopold de Beer medal)
Conditions Governing Access
Box 19 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 19
Smith, Clarence M., Mrs. (Belgium - CRB)
Conditions Governing Access
Box 19 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.
box 20
Henry Cutler Wolfe
General Physical Description note: (11 medals)
box 20
Turkish medal commemorating Kemal Ataturk
1937
box 21
Ion Duca commemorative medal
box 21
Ralph C. Smith (Japanese campaign medal for Manchurian campaign
1931-1934)
box 21
Smith, Dan Throop
General Physical Description note: (14 French medals)
box 21
Sons of the Revolution medal
box 22
Henry Cutler Wolfe (George Washington Medal of the Freedom Foundation of Valley Forge)
box 23
Society of Colonial Wars medal
box 23
Centenaire de la Banque de France
1800-1900
box 23
Xth Olympiad, Los Angeles, (2)
1932
box 23
Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas, 50e anniversaire
1872-1922
box 23
République Française, (2)
1870
box 23
Perry, Robert, Mrs.
General Physical Description note: (3 medals and 6 ribbons, American and French)
box 23
Tsarist Russian medals
General Physical Description note: (4 medals)
box 23
Medal commemorating the sinking of the Lusitania
box 24
Allies - World War I
General Physical Description note: (8 panels)
box 25
Material not yet described
box 26
Material not yet described
box 27
Material not yet described
Access
Box 27 may not be used without permission of the Archivist.