George K. Hoover papers, 1853-1907

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Summary

Creators:
Hoover, George K. (George Kingsley), 1841-1907
Abstract:
Papers belonging to American minister and philanthropist George K. Hoover.
Extent:
2.40 Linear Feet (3 boxes)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. George K. Hoover papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Pocket diaries of George K. Hoover from 1861 to 1906. Also included are scattered family correspondence and personal documents of George K. Hoover. The documents include some Civil War items and speeches and letters of Hoover.

Biographical / historical:

George Kingsley Hoover was an American minister and philanthropist. At the beginning of the Civil War, he enlisted in Company F of the 105th Regiment of Pennsylvania Infantry and fought in Virginia and Maryland. After a head wound and a prolonged illness, he served as a hospital nurse and ward master at Fort Monroe. In October 1863 he was transferred to Veteran Reserve Corps and was honorably discharged a year later. In 1870, he married Martha Allison and entered the ministry of the Methodist Episcopal Church and served in Illinois and Iowa. He attended Northwestern University and graduated from Garrett Biblical Institute in 1874. In 1888, Reverend Hoover became one of the organizers of Children's Home Society, a charitable organization designed to provide orphans with foster care, and editor of the Society's monthly, Children's Home Finder. In 1897 he organized the American Educational and Aid Association, later known as the American Home-Finding Association. He was also very active in the Civil War veteran organizations.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Mrs. Miriam Ziegler, October 1980.
Processing information:

Processed by Huntington Library staff. In 2021, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.

Arrangement:

Organized in the following series: Diaries; Correspondence and ephemera.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Terms of access:

The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item]. George K. Hoover papers, The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Location of this collection:
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108, US
Contact:
(626) 405-2191
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