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Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 to Lewis L. Strauss

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00162.15 Author/Creator: Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 26, 1937 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20 x 15 cm. Order a Copy

Condolence letter sent after the death of Strauss's father. Strauss had served as Hoover's administrative assistant when Hoover was the U.S. Food Administrator in 1917. Written on Hoover's personal stationery.

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Strauss, Lewis L., 1896-1974

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