Charles E. Stuart papers, 1917-1942

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Summary

Creators:
Stuart, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1881-1943
Abstract:
Writings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, and clippings relating to the fuel industries in the United States during and after World War I, coal mining in the United States and the Soviet Union, and economic planning; and motion picture film of social conditions and economic activities in the Soviet Union, 1926-1936. Digital copies of select records also available at https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Extent:
3 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 7 cubic foot boxes, 14 motion picture film reels (11.0 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Charles E. Stuart papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

Writings, correspondence, memoranda, reports, and clippings relating to the fuel industries in the United States during and after World War I, coal mining in the United States and the Soviet Union, and economic planning; and motion picture film of social conditions and economic activities in the Soviet Union from 1926 to 1936 titled Soviet Russia Through the Eyes of an American.

The 35mm black and white print with sound motion picture film was preserved through a 1999 grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.

Biographical / historical:

Charles Edward Stuart (1881-1943) was an American engineer who served as chief of the Power Conservation Bureau of the United States Fuel Administration during World War I and as a consultant to the Soviet government from 1926 to 1932.

Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1980.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

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], Charles E. Stuart papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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