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Title: Susan Louise Dyer papers
Date (inclusive): 1874-1966
Collection Number: 60023
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
8 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder, 10 envelopes, 1 phonotape, memorabilia
(4.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The Susan Louise Dyer papers contain materials that reflect Dyer's personal ties to Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover, her association
with Stanford University, and her service with the American Red Cross and the Girl Scouts of the United States. The papers
largely consist of correspondence, clippings, diaries, photographs, and printed matter.
Creator:
Dyer, Susan Louise, 1877-1966
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1960.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Susan Louise Dyer papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical/Historical Note
1877 |
Born, Ottawa, Illinois |
1899 |
Awarded bachelor's degree, Stanford University |
1901 |
Awarded master's degree, Stanford University |
1901-1918 |
Biology teacher, Alameda High School, Alameda, California |
1918-1919 |
Served with American Red Cross in France and Germany |
1925-1926 |
Head of Education Department, Girl Scouts of America, New York City |
1932 |
Chairwoman, Women's Hoover for President Club, Palo Alto, California |
1966 |
Died |
Scope and Content of Collection
The Susan Louise Dyer papers contain materials that reflect Dyer's personal ties to Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover, her association
with Stanford University, and her service with the American Red Cross and the Girl Scouts of the United States. The papers
largely consist of correspondence, clippings (arranged in an extensive subject file), diaries, photographs, and printed matter.
Dyer became friends with Lou Henry Hoover while both were students at Stanford University. While at Stanford, Dyer also met
Herbert Hoover, and she remained close to both Hoovers during their lifetimes. The papers contain correspondence with Herbert
and Lou Henry Hoover, as well as numerous clippings (in the Subject file series) about Herbert Hoover's political career and
his many activities after leaving the presidency. Dyer's friendship with the Hoovers was the focus of an extensive oral history
interview conducted with her in 1966; a transcript of this interview can be found in the Biographical file of the papers.
Additionally, there are short entries in Dyer's diaries (also found in the Biographical file) that record her visits to the
White House during the Hoover administration.
Dyer's work with the American Red Cross in France and Germany after World War I is described in detail in the many letters
she wrote at the time to Louise P. Fullerton, copies of which can be found in the Correspondence series of the papers. This
series also contains Dyer's correspondence with Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Stanford University, as well as with officials
of the Hoover Institution. This correspondence largely relates to Dyer's involvement with fundraising activities on behalf
of the university and the Hoover Library. There are also a number of monographs and pamphlets published by Stanford University
in the printed matter series of the papers.
The papers also contain Dyer's correspondence with officials of the Girl Scouts of the United States, an organization with
which she was associated for many years.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into 10 series: Biographical file; Correspondence; Writings; Subject file; Printed matter; Small
memorabilia; Photographs; Photo file; Oversize materials; and Large memorabilia
Subjects and Indexing Terms
International relief
World War, 1914-1918 -- War work
Girl Scouts
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace
Stanford University
American National Red Cross
Hoover, Lou Henry, 1874-1944