Inventory of the Allan Hoover collection
Finding aid prepared by Max Siekierski
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
© 2016, 2017
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Stanford University
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Title: Allan Hoover collection
Date (inclusive): 1927-1966
Collection Number: 2015C7
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2 manuscript boxes
(0.8 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Photographs and ephemera relating to the Bohemian Club of San Francisco. Includes photographs of Herbert Hoover and other
club members at Bohemian Grove encampments and other locations. In part collected by Fred G. Clark.
source:
Hoover, Allan
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
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquisition Information
Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2014.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Allan Hoover collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Scope and Content of Collection
Photographs and ephemera relating to the Bohemian Club of San Francisco. Includes photographs of Herbert Hoover and other
club members at Bohemian Grove encampments, picnic areas outside the Grove, and at George Mardikian's home in San Francisco.
The photographs were collected by Allan Hoover, son of Herbert Hoover, and Fred G. Clark. Captions on the back of some photos
are in Herbert Hoover's hand, which suggests that the photos originally belonged to Herbert Hoover.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Pictorial works
Hoover, Allan
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Bohemian Club (San Francisco, Calif.)
Photographs,
1927-1966
Scope and Contents note
Collection of photographs, mainly taken at the Bohemian Grove. Generally includes portraits of members, gatherings, social
events, performances, facilities, and special events.
box 1, folder 1
1954-1958, undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes Herbert Hoover's 80th birthday.
box 1, folder 2
1952-1958, undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes an event in San Francisco with Herbert Hoover and Fred Clark in biplane.
box 1, folder 4
1953-1959, undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes Herbert Hoover and Nixon, and Herbert Hoover's 80th birthday.
box 1, folder 5
1949-1962
Scope and Contents note
Contains images of Herbert Hoover's lakeside speeches.
box 2, folder 8
Portraits of Herbert Hoover and group
1940, undated
box 2, folder 9
"Bohemia Welcomes Herbert Hoover to the Old Guard," invitation
1953
box 2, folder 10
Birthday well wishes presented to Herbert Hoover by the Bohemian Club
1954
Scope and Contents note
Original and copy.
