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Archives Spotlight: Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum
Happy American Archives Month! Throughout October, we’re running a series of “spotlights” on the many locations that make up the National Archives. You can visit the exhibits or use the research rooms. The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa, has an unusual location. It is within the Herbert Hoover National Historic [...]
Posted by Nikita on October 17, 2012, under - Presidents, National Archives Near You.
Tags: great depression, herbert hoover, Herbert Hoover Historical Site, Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, humanitarian aid, Iowa, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Lou Henry Hoover, national park service, Quaker, Rose Wilder Lane, world war i
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Happy Birthday, National Park Service!
On this day in 1916, the National Park Service was formed within the Department of Interior.
Posted by Rob Crotty on August 25, 2010, under Uncategorized.
Tags: CCC, civilian conservation corps, great depression, NARA, national archives, National archives and records administration, national park service, new dealamerican history, odd history, Pieces of History, prologue blog, Prologue magazine, random history, weird US history
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