J. E. Wallace Sterling miscellaneous papers, 1937-1985

Summary

Creators:

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 and Sterling, J. E. Wallace (John Ewart Wallace), 1906-1985

Abstract:

Letters, writings, photographs, and printed matter, relating to Herbert Hoover and Stanford University. Includes letters by Herbert Hoover. Also includes collected communiqués of belligerent governments printed in the New York Times, 1942-1945, relating to military operations during World War II; and reports from diverse sources relating to Japanese foreign policy, 1937-1939, postwar Japanese educational reform, postwar Soviet foreign policy, and the Chinese Revolution of 1949.

Extent:

6 manuscript boxes (2.4 Linear Feet)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], J. E. Wallace Sterling miscellaneous papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Letters, writings, photographs, and printed matter, relating to Herbert Hoover and Stanford University. Includes letters by Herbert Hoover. Also includes collected communiqués of belligerent governments printed in the New York Times, 1942-1945, relating to military operations during World War II; and reports from diverse sources relating to Japanese foreign policy, 1937-1939, postwar Japanese educational reform, postwar Soviet foreign policy, and the Chinese Revolution of 1949.

Biographical / historical:

President, Stanford University, 1949-1968.

Acquisition information:

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives

Physical location:

Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns
Education -- Japan

Names:

Stanford University

Places:

China -- History -- Civil War, 1945-1949
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations
Japan -- Foreign relations

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], J. E. Wallace Sterling miscellaneous papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:

Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US

Contact:

(650) 723-3563

hooverarchives@stanford.edu

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