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The blog of the Herbert Hoover Library and Museum Hoover Heads Menu About the Bloggers Policies Greed is Good”: Or is it? May 7, 2024 May 6, 2024 by Thomas Schwartz , posted in Herbert Hoover , Humanitarian , Lou Henry Hoover , Post Presidency , Presidency President and Lou Henry Hoover going to their new home in the White House on Inauguration Day, March 4, 1929, in Washington DC. (31-1929-d25) By Thomas F. Schwartz In watching the film Trading Places” over the holiday season, two things emerged that had previously escaped my notice. The first was a close-up of the paintings … Continue reading Greed is Good”: Or is it? Tagged Herbert Hoover , Lou Henry Hoover Leave a comment Mystery Writers Read by the Hoovers Part IX: Doctors and Nurses April 24, 2024 April 24, 2024 by Thomas Schwartz , posted in Books , Mystery By Thomas F. Schwartz Frederick G. Eberhard and Mignon G. Eberhart are not related but have a common connection. Both wrote mysteries that featured doctors and nurses as the main characters. Little is known about Frederick G. Eberhard, other than he was a physician in real life and used his knowledge of science and human … Continue reading Mystery Writers Read by the Hoovers Part IX: Doctors and Nurses Leave a comment Yarns, Needles, Knitting, and Baby Blankets April 2, 2024 April 1, 2024 by Thomas Schwartz , posted in Archives , First Ladies , Lou Henry Hoover , Women’s History A blue and white baby blanket knitted by Lou Henry Hoover. (75.4.2) A blue and white baby blanket knitted by Lou Henry Hoover. (75.4.2) By Thomas F. Schwartz Dr. Helen B. Pryor, a close friend and early biographer of Lou Henry Hoover, recalled: Even though fond of the out-of-doors, Mrs. Hoover has many domestic traits, … Continue reading Yarns, Needles, Knitting, and Baby Blankets Tagged Lou Henry Hoover Leave a comment Lou Henry Hoover Learns Mandarin March 19, 2024 March 19, 2024 by Thomas Schwartz , posted in Archives , Lou Henry Hoover , Women’s History By Thomas F. Schwartz Helen P. Downes of Yonkers, New York studied with Ch’uan Yueh-Tung in 1921 while a resident in Peking [Beijing, China]. Clipping an article from the newspaper with a picture of Lou and Mr. Ch’uan, Downer sent it to her former teacher. Ch’uan wrote a lengthy reply of thanks that Downes then forwarded … Continue reading Lou Henry Hoover Learns Mandarin Tagged Lou Henry Hoover Leave a comment Ch’uan Yueh-Tung: Lou Hoover’s Chinese Language Instructor March 5, 2024 March 4, 2024 by Thomas Schwartz , posted in Archives , Lou Henry Hoover , Women’s History By Thomas F. Schwartz Lou Henry Hoover’s papers contain a published obituary of Ch’uan Yueh-Tung, revealing the following information: Mr. Ch’uan’s chief contribution, however, was his teaching of Chinese. He spoke the beautiful Peking dialect [Mandarin] without a flaw and to hear him speak was like listening to delightful music. He was an enthusiastic teacher and … Continue reading Ch’uan Yueh-Tung: Lou Hoover’s Chinese Language Instructor Tagged Lou Henry Hoover Leave a comment Mystery Writers Read by the Hoovers: Part VIII February 20, 2024 February 16, 2024 by Thomas Schwartz , posted in Herbert Hoover , Lou Henry Hoover , Mystery "The Cask of Death and Other Crimes" is shown on a bookshelf in the research room at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library.Illustrations featured in "The Cask of Death and Other Crimes."Illustrations featured in "The Cask of Death and Other Crimes."Illustrations featured in "The Cask of Death and Other Crimes."Illustrations featured in "The Cask of Death … Continue reading Mystery Writers Read by the Hoovers: Part VIII Tagged Herbert Hoover , Lou Henry Hoover Leave a comment Herbert Hoover and Zoning February 6, 2024 January 30, 2024 by Thomas Schwartz , posted in Herbert Hoover , Presidency , Secretary of Commerce By Thomas F. Schwartz In the second volume of his memoirs, The Cabinet and the Presidency 1920-1933, Herbert Hoover explained the origins of zoning codes: The building codes in our towns and cites had been largely dominated by contractors and labor organizations who greatly and unnecessarily increased costs. We called a national conference of public officials … Continue reading Herbert Hoover and Zoning Tagged Herbert Hoover 2 Comments Mystery Writers Read by the Hoovers: Part VII January 16, 2024 January 16, 2024 by Thomas Schwartz , posted in Books , Herbert Hoover , Lou Henry Hoover , Mystery By Thomas F. Schwartz Two English mystery writers whose works were on the shelves at Camp Rapidan were Robin Forsythe and Freeman Wills Crofts. Both were born in 1879, Forsythe in Punjab, British India now Pakistan and Crofts in Dublin, Ireland. Both were popular during the Golden Age” of detective fiction, roughly the two decades of 1920 … Continue reading Mystery Writers Read by the Hoovers: Part VII Tagged Herbert Hoover , Lou Henry Hoover Leave a comment Mystery Writers Read by the Hoovers: Part VI December 19, 2023 December 19, 2023 by Thomas Schwartz , posted in Books , Herbert Hoover , Lou Henry Hoover , Mystery By Thomas F. Schwartz Two titles on the shelves at Camp Rapidan were authors considered the best writers of the mystery genre: Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers. The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, often claimed to be the best mystery novel written by Christie, and The Omnibus of Crime, edited by Dorothy L. Sayers, offer interesting … Continue reading Mystery Writers Read by the Hoovers: Part VI Tagged Herbert Hoover , Lou Henry Hoover Leave a comment Mystery Writers Read by the Hoovers: Part V, Carolyn Wells Houghton December 5, 2023 December 4, 2023 by Thomas Schwartz , posted in Books , Herbert Hoover , Lou Henry Hoover , Mystery , Post Presidency , Presidency By Thomas F. Schwartz Carolyn Wells was born on June 18, 1862, in Rahway, New Jersey. She worked as a librarian after completing her education, accounting for her interest in books and writing. Her marriage to Hadwin Houghton, heir to the publishing house Houghton-Mifflin, provided an additional tie to the book world. Author of 170 books, … Continue reading Mystery Writers Read by the Hoovers: Part V, Carolyn Wells Houghton Tagged Herbert Hoover , Lou Henry Hoover Leave a comment Posts navigation Older posts Search for: Subscribe to Email Updates Archives Archives Select Month May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 February 2024 January 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 February 2020 January 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 April 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 Categories Categories Select Category 18th Amendment Archives Artifacts Baseball Books Campaign Christmas Commerce Years Depression First Ladies Folger Shakespeare Library Food Relief Girl Scouts Good Will Tour Herbert Hoover Hoover Family Hoover Namesakes Humanitarian Immigration Inauguration Laura Ingalls Wilder Lou Henry Hoover Mining Engineer Museum Museum Exhibits Museum News Musicales...