Inventory of the R.A.F.
Penrose
miscellaneous correspondence
miscellaneous correspondence
Penrose
, R. A. F.
Penrose
miscellaneous correspondence, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Alternative Forms of Material Available
Penrose
,
edited by Helen R. Fairbanks and Charles P. Berkey (New York: Geological Society of America, 1952).
| 1863, December 17 | Born, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 1885 | Obtains Ph.D. from Harvard University |
| 1886-1888 | Manager of mines, Anglo-Canadian Phosphate Company |
| Circa 1880s-1890s | Works as field geologist, best known for his work of surveying mines and claims at Cripple Creek, Colorado (1894-1895) |
| 1892-1911 | Associate, and later full, Professor of Economic Geology, University of Chicago |
| 1895-1903 | Co-founder, and later president, Commonwealth Mining and Milling Company, Territory of Arizona |
| 1899-1915 | Director of Cripple Creek Sampling and Ore Company, Colorado; member of executive committee of the Hanover Bessemer Iron Ore Association, Fierro, New Mexico |
| 1903 | Co-founds Utah Copper Company, which subsequently develops the Bingham Canyon mine |
| 1920-1921 | Founder and first president, Society of Economic Geologists |
| 1930 | Elected President, Geological Society of America |
| 1931, July 31 | Dies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Scope and Content of Collection
Penrose
miscellaneous correspondence consists primarily of letters received from Herbert Hoover, relating to international mining
and World War I Belgian relief, as well as related correspondence from others about Hoover and his activities, such as Belgian
relief and Hoover's campaign for the presidency in 1928.
Penrose
appears to have been during his days as a geology student at Stanford University. The earliest correspondence from Hoover
to
Penrose
in this collection, however, dates from 1897, two years after Hoover's graduation, when he sought a recommendation letter
from
Penrose
for a job he was applying for: that of a mining engineer with the British firm of Bewick, Moreing and Company. Hoover's successive
appointments with Bewick, Moreing in Western Australia and in China laid the foundation for his successful career as a mining
engineer, and several of his letters to
Penrose
detail his earliest activities, plans, and ambitions in these places. In addition, Hoover provided detailed descriptions
of mining prospects, wrote to
Penrose
seeking recommendations on staff to hire, and on one occasion asked
Penrose
for information regarding gold deposits in Colorado, which
Penrose
had surveyed during the previous decade.
Penrose
, as well as correspondence from others to
Penrose
, dealt largely with Hoover's activities as the chairman of the Commission for Relief in Belgium in World War I. Included
is a group of letters between
Penrose
and his brother, U.S. Senator Boies
Penrose
, who was reluctant to lend his support to Hoover's activities.
Penrose
Miscellaneous correspondence collection is divided into two series: Correspondence, Herbert Hoover to R.A.F.
Penrose
; and Other correspondence related to Herbert Hoover. Both series are arranged chronologically.
Penrose
correspondence and papers, American Philosophical Society
Subjects and Indexing Terms
1897
February 7, Berkeley, California
March 1, San Francisco
March 17, Berkeley, California
April 12, London
November 21, Coolgardie, Western Australia
1898
April 2, Coolgardie, Western Australia
1899
July 9, Tientsin (Tianjin), China
1900
January 20, Tientsin (Tianjin), China
February 15, Tientsin (Tianjin), China
1902
February 20, Chicago
October 28, London
1904
May 31, London
1905
May 17, Monterey, California
May 26, San Francisco
1906
June 26, London
July 31, London
September 22, London
1910
April 29, London
1911
May 22, London
May 24, London
1917
February 2, New York
February 10, New York
February 14, New York
F.A. Govett to Herbert Hoover 1906
Lou Henry Hoover to R.A.F.
Penrose
, concerning Herbert Hoover's book, Principles of Mining, circa
1909
R.A.F.
Penrose
to Herbert Hoover
1915
Ellen Coit Elliott to R.A.F.
Penrose
, concerning Belgian relief fundraising activities at Stanford University
1916
R.A.F.
Penrose
to Alonzo Taylor
1916
Correspondence between R.A.F.
Penrose
and his brother, Senator Boies
Penrose
, regarding Hoover's activities
1917
Bradley Stoughton to R.A.F.
Penrose
, regarding election of Herbert Hoover honorary as honorary member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers
1917
Correspondence to R.A.F.
Penrose
from the Hoover Business League
1928
George Wharton Pepper to R.A.F.
Penrose
, undated