Herbert Hoover: A Geologist in Training

Herbert Hoover, thirty-first President of the United States, was a highly successful geologist and mining engineer before entering the world of politics. He came to Stanford University in 1891, a member of its first class and one of the first graduates with a degree in geology. Recently, Branner Ear...

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Published in:Journal of map & geography libraries 2010-07, Vol.6 (2), p.129-139
Main Author: Sweetkind-Singer, Julie
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiquarian materials
Herbert Hoover
historical cartography
Stanford Geological Survey
topographic maps
University libraries
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Summary:Herbert Hoover, thirty-first President of the United States, was a highly successful geologist and mining engineer before entering the world of politics. He came to Stanford University in 1891, a member of its first class and one of the first graduates with a degree in geology. Recently, Branner Earth Sciences Library & Map Collections came to hold the only known manuscript copy of a map made by him during this time. This article relates the story of the acquisition of the map, Hoover's time as a geology student, and the beginnings of the Stanford Geological Survey.
ISSN:1542-0353
1542-0361
DOI:10.1080/15420353.2010.492302