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Inventory of the Annie G. Lyle papers
Finding aid prepared by Savannah Pham
Hoover Institution Archives
434 Galvez Mall
Stanford University
Stanford, CA, 94305-6010
(650) 723-3563
[email protected]
© 2008, 2014
Inventory of the Annie G. Lyle
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Title: Annie G. Lyle papers
Date (inclusive): 1887-1941
Date (bulk): 1928-1932
Collection Number: XX496
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Archives
Language of Material: English
Physical Description: 5 manuscript boxes(2.1 linear feet)
Abstract: Correspondence, clippings, and campaign literature relating to Herbert Hoover and the American presidential
elections of 1928 and 1932.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Creator: Lyle, Annie G.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Annie G. Lyle papers, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu . Materials have been added to the
collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Biographical Note
Annie Lyle was an American physician who practiced in the San Francisco and northern California regions. She was in the
pioneer class of 1895 at Stanford University, where she befriended Herbert Hoover, and she eventually served as a
Republican Party campaign worker, supporting Hoover during his presidential campaigns.
Scope and Content of Collection
The bulk of the collection consists of a large amount of printed matter, including newspaper clippings, concerning a variety
of topics relating to political feelings of the time (1928-1932). The collection also contains articles, pamphlets, and other
campaign materials authored by Lyle, detailing her support of Hoover, as well as correspondence received and sent by Lyle
concerning campaign matters and Hoover. Of note is her working relationship with classmate Archie Rice in their work for
the Hoover campaign, as evidenced by their correspondence and the co-authored "Political Sentiment Map of the United
States."
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Presidents--United States--Election--1928.
Presidents--United States--Election--1932.
Correspondence, 1925-1932
Box/Folder 1 : 1
Campaign mailing lists, 1928
Between third parties, 1931-1932
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Correspondence, 1925-1932
Between third parties, 1931-1932
Box/Folder 1 : 2
Box/Folder 1 : 3
Box/Folder 1 : 4
From Crothers, G.E. to Norman, R.S., 1931
From Hague, M. to Hall, 1931
From Hale, M. to Hale, undated
Box/Folder 1 : 5
From S., M.B. to Peck, M., 1932
Box/Folder
Box/Folder
Box/Folder
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Received, 1925-1932
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Rice, Archie, 1931-1932, undated
1925
July-August, 1928
September, 1928
Box/Folder 1 : 12
Box/Folder 1 : 13
Box/Folder 1 : 14
October, 1928
November-December, 1928
1929
Box/Folder
Box/Folder
Box/Folder
Box/Folder
Box/Folder
1931
January-March, 1932
April, 1932
May, 1932
June-November, 1932
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Box/Folder 2 : 5
Box/Folder 2 : 6
Box/Folder 2 : 7
Box/Folder 2 : 8
Undated
Sent, 1926-1928, 1931-1932
1928
1931
1932
Box/Folder 2 : 9
Telegram copies, 1926-1928
Printed Matter, 1887, 1922-1941
Newspaper clippings, 1929-1932
Scope and Contents note
Largely from the Washington Post, but also from the Los Angeles Times, San Francisco
Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, New York Times, Dallas Journal, and Saturday Evening
Post. Folder titles are creator's.
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Aliens, 1931-1932
All American Nationalist Party, The Liberty Party (3rd Party), 1931-1932
Cartoons, 1932
Catholic, 1932
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Box/Folder
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Box/Folder
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Coalition, 1931
Congress, 1931-1932
Crime, 1932
Democratic, 1929-1932
Depression, 1931-1932
Disarmament, 1931-1932
Edison, 1931
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Box/Folder
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Education, 1932
Garner, 1932
General, 1929-1931
German reparations, 1931
Government ownership, undated
Great Smoky Mountain National Park, National Parks, 1931
Hoover, Herbert, 1931-1932
Illinois election, undated
Box/Folder 3 : 3
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Jefferson Day speeches, 1932
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Printed Matter, 1887, 1922-1941
Newspaper clippings, 1929-1932
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Jews, 1932
Jordan, Dr. David Starr, 1931
Lewis, "Jim Ham," undated
Lyle, Annie G., 1931
MacDonald, Ramsay, 1931
Box/Folder 3 : 9
Box/Folder 3 : 10
Box/Folder 3 : 11
Masons, 1931-1932
Miscellaneous, 1931-1932
Mooney, 1932
Box/Folder
Box/Folder
Box/Folder
Box/Folder
Box/Folder
"Mourning Becomes Electorate," 1932
Murray, "Alfalfa Bill," 1932
Narcotics, undated
Navy, 1932
Pinchot, 1931-1932
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Box/Folder 3 : 17
Prohibition, 1931-1932
Box/Folder 3 : 18
"The American Freeman," 1931-1932
Box/Folder 3 : 19
Better Health, 1928
Box/Folder 3 : 20
The Belief of Catholics and Liberal Protestants, pamphlet, undated
Box/Folder 3 : 21
Biennial Convention of the National Women's Party, pamphlet, 1931
Box/Folder 3 : 22
Biographical Sketch of Hoover, pamphlet, 1928
Box/Folder 3 : 23
California HH "32" Club, pamphlet, 1932
Box/Folder 3 : 24
Campaign circulation, 1928-1932
Box/Folder 3 : 25
Campaign materials, 1928
Box/Folder 3 : 26
Herbert Hoover and the California Farmer, pamphlet, undated
Box/Folder 3 : 27
How the Drys Will Meet the Wet Millionaire Challenge to Prohibition, pamphlet, undated
Box/Folder 3 : 28
Informative Facts Concerning the President's Commissions, pamphlet, 1931
Box/Folder 3 : 29
Principle Not Politics, pamphlet, undated
Box/Folder 4 : 1
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Printed Matter, 1887, 1922-1941
Newspaper clippings, 1929-1932
List of Members of the California Medical Association, pamphlet, 1932
Box/Folder 4 : 2
Los Angeles Times, 1932
Box/Folder 4 : 3
The Literary Digest, 1929
Box/Folder 4 : 4
Mill Valley Record, 1931-1932
Box/Folder 4 : 5
Music and songs, 1928-1932
Box/Folder 4 : 6
News bulletins, 1930-1932
Box/Folder 4 : 7
Palo Alto Special to the Hoover Inaugural, pamphlet, 1929
Box/Folder 4 : 8-9
Photographs, 1887, undated
Box/Folder 4 : 10
Postal Information, pamphlet, 1930
Box/Folder 4 : 11
"Republican National Committee," pamphlet, 1928
Box/Folder 4 : 12
Republican National Committee, newsletters, 1931-1932
Box/Folder 4 : 13
San Francisco Chronicle, 1928-1941
Box/Folder 4 : 14
The San Francisco Examiner, 1928-1929
Box/Folder 4 : 15
The Saturday Evening Post, 1928
Box/Folder 4 : 16-20
Stanford Illustrated Review, 1931-1932
Box/Folder 4 : 21
The Sun, undated
Box/Folder 4 : 22
The Tammany I Know, newsletter, undated
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Printed Matter, 1887, 1922-1941
Newspaper clippings, 1929-1932
Box/Folder 5 : 1
"Ten Rules for Women Voters," leaflet, undated
Box/Folder 5 : 2
War in Time of Peace, pamphlet, 1932
Box/Folder 5 : 3
What Is Proposition No. 2 on the Ballot to Be Voted on May 3, 1932?, pamphlet, 1932
Box/Folder 5 : 4
What the Democratic Party Said It Would Do--What It Has Not Done, pamphlet, 1922
Box/Folder 5 : 5
White Ribbon Ensign, newsletter, 1928
Box/Folder 5 : 6
The Woman Voter, newsletter, 1931
Box/Folder 5 : 7
The Women's Division Republican National Committee, news bulletins, 1931
Box/Folder 5 : 8
"Political Sentiment Map of the United States," 1931
Box/Folder 5 : 9
"Political Sentiment Map"-related correspondence, 1932
Box/Folder 5 : 10
Handkerchief, 1931
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Box/Folder
Box/Folder
Box/Folder
Writings by Others, 1928-1932
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Cockerell, T.D., "Why Vote for Hoover?," 1928
Ellington, John, speech transcription, 1928
Hickory, "A Platform for the Democrats," 1932
Long, Percy, "Speaker's Bulletin," published by the Republican State Committee,
undated
Box/Folder 5 : 15
McNab, John, "The Leadership of Herbert Hoover," undated
Box/Folder 5 : 16
Box/Folder
Box/Folder
Box/Folder
Box/Folder
Box/Folder
Unidentified, "Personnel of National Prohibition Board of Strategy," undated
Speeches and Writings, 1928-1932
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Box/Folder 5 : 22
"Comparing Candidates' Careers" and related correspondence, 1928
"The Human-ness of Hoover" and related correspondence, 1929
"My Classmate--Herbert Hoover," 1928
"Reasons for My Support of Herbert Hoover," 1928
Notes, 1931-1932
Transcription of speech, 1932
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