Lot 64
Hoover, Herbert - Typed Letter Signed on White House Letterhead. Hoover, Herbert - Typed Letter Signed on White House Letterhead (1874-1964) 31st President of the United States (1929-33). Typed letter signed "Herbert Hoover" as President, one page, 8¾ x 7", on White House stationery, Washington, Mar. 11, 1931. To Dr. Thomas S. Gates, president of the University of Pennsylvania, "I deeply appreciate your generous letter of yesterday, acceding to my request for a year's leave of absence for Professor Stuart Rice, and thank you most warmly for it." Light toning; creasing in address, else fine. Bold signature. With COA.
Stuart A. Rice was a sociologist and statistician. In 1931, a book he edited called Methods in Social Science. A Case Book (Chicago:University of Chicago Press, 1931) received positive reviews, including one in the International Journal of Ethics, which stated that the book testified to "the sustained and growing interest in the study of organized international co-operation or international government…." Rice would serve as Assistant Director for Statistical Standards, Bureau of the Budget from 1940-1955. His papers can be found in the Truman Library.
Hoover was a great organizer and certainly interested in international cooperation. His humanitarian efforts saved millions of lives in Europe during World War I, administering over two and one-half million tons of food to nine million war victims. Estimate Value $300 - 500
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