Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964) to Lewis L. Strauss
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07366.02 Author/Creator: Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964) Place Written: The Waldorf Astoria, New York, New York Type: Printed letter signed Date: 08 February 1943 Pagination: 1 p. : 26.5 x 18.5 cm. Order a Copy
Hoover asks for help in raising money for the "Boys' Clubs of America" (now the Boys & Girls Clubs of America) by asking corporations for donations. He lists several corporations that gave donations of $500 the previous year, including: American Express Company, General Reinsurance Corporation, Biddle Purchasing Company, Stackpole Carbon Company, Weirton Steel Company, Jones & Laughlin Steel Company, United Air Lines Transport Corporation, Pitney-Bowes Postage Meter Company, Borden Company, Middle Atlantic Securities Corporation, J. Walter Thompson Company, with a pledge of $500 from the Continental Can Company. On Herbert Hoover stationary and signed by Hoover.
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