Hoover Institution - Library and Archives

Six Degrees of Separation
February 9, 2010 Unless one is an expert on the politics and economics of East Africa, one’s not likely to recognize the name William X. Scheinman.

American National Red Cross Records Description Now Available Online

February 5, 2010 The American National Red Cross (ARC) records document another facet of the World War I relief work that is the foundation of the Hoover Institution Archives collection.

Speaking of Labels…
February 2, 2010 Lisa brings up a good point in her post, labeling materials is quite often a major challenge.

Present at the Creation
January 28, 2010 In a long and distinguished career as a French diplomat, Jacques Leprette occupied a number of important posts, most notably as his country’s ambassador to the United Nations (1976–82) and to the European Community (1982–85)

Library & Archives news »

Eye on the Archives

William X. Scheinman (1927–1999) papers

Images William X. Scheinman (1927–1999) papers

H. H. Kung papers

Images from H. H. Kung’s papers

Preparing an Archival Collection for Freezing

One of five incoming pallets of collection materials.

The Hoover Archives recently acquired a large manuscript collection that had been stored in a barn on the East Coast, where it was exposed to extreme temperatures and possibly rodents, insects, and other biological agents. To avoid introducing such organisms into Hoover’s stacks, the collection was frozen to eliminate them. Before they could be frozen, however, the papers required some preparation, which members of the archives staff performed outside the building on a rain-free day in December.

Library & Archives slide shows »

The Collections
	Africa
	Americas
	East Asia
	East Europe
	Middle East
	Russia/CIS
	West Europe
	Broadcast
	Judaica
	Pamphlets
	Posters

Exhibit

A Revolutionary Idea: Hoover Making History since 1919

In celebration of the Hoover Institution’s ninetieth anniversary, this exhibition of photographs, posters, memorabilia, audiovisual materials, documents, and books from its library and archives traces the Institution’s development from its origin in 1919 as a special collection at Stanford’s main library to the influential public policy and research institution that it is today.