Susan Louise Dyer Papers

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Register of the Susan Louise Dyer 60023 1 papers Title: Susan Louise Dyer papers Date (inclusive): 1874-1966 Collection Number: 60023 Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives Language of Material: English Physical Description: 8 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder, 10 envelopes, 1 phonotape, memorabilia(4.2 Linear Feet) Abstract: The Susan Louise Dyer papers contain materials that reflect Dyer's personal ties to Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover, her association with Stanford University, and her service with the American Red Cross and the Girl Scouts of the United States. The papers largely consist of correspondence, clippings, diaries, photographs, and printed matter. Creator: Dyer, Susan Louise, 1877-1966 Hoover Institution Library & Archives Access The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least two business days in advance of intended use. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Acquisition Information Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1960. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Susan Louise Dyer papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives. 1877 Born, Ottawa, Illinois 1899 Awarded bachelor's degree, Stanford University 1901 Awarded master's degree, Stanford University 1901-1918 Biology teacher, Alameda High School, Alameda, California 1918-1919 Served with American Red Cross in France and Germany 1925-1926 Head of Education Department, Girl Scouts of America, New York City 1932 Chairwoman, Women's Hoover for President Club, Palo Alto, California 1966 Died Scope and Content of Collection The Susan Louise Dyer papers contain materials that reflect Dyer's personal ties to Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover, her association with Stanford University, and her service with the American Red Cross and the Girl Scouts of the United States. The papers largely consist of correspondence, clippings (arranged in an extensive subject file), diaries, photographs, and printed matter. Dyer became friends with Lou Henry Hoover while both were students at Stanford University. While at Stanford, Dyer also met Herbert Hoover, and she remained close to both Hoovers during their lifetimes. The papers contain correspondence with Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover, as well as numerous clippings (in the Subject file series) about Herbert Hoover's political career and his many activities after leaving the presidency. Dyer's friendship with the Hoovers was the focus of an extensive oral history interview conducted with her in 1966; a transcript of this interview can be found in the Biographical file of the papers. Additionally, there are short entries in Dyer's diaries (also found in the Biographical file) that record her visits to the White House during the Hoover administration. Dyer's work with the American Red Cross in France and Germany after World War I is described in detail in the many letters she wrote at the time to Louise P. Fullerton, copies of which can be found in the Correspondence series of the papers. This series also contains Dyer's correspondence with Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Stanford University, as well as with officials of the Hoover Institution. This correspondence largely relates to Dyer's involvement with fundraising activities on behalf of the university and the Hoover Library. There are also a number of monographs and pamphlets published by Stanford University in the printed matter series of the papers. The papers also contain Dyer's correspondence with officials of the Girl Scouts of the United States, an organization with which she was associated for many years. Arrangement The collection is organized into 10 series: Biographical file; Correspondence; Writings; Subject file; Printed matter; Small memorabilia; Photographs; Photo file; Oversize materials; and Large memorabilia Subjects and Indexing Terms

Register of the Susan Louise Dyer 60023 2 papers International relief World War, 1914-1918 -- War work Girl Scouts Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace Stanford University American National Red Cross Hoover, Lou Henry, 1874-1944

Biographical file 1888-1966

box 1, folder 1 Address book 1960 box 1, folder 2 Calendar 1919 box 1, folder 3 Certificates 1917-1965 box 1, folder 4 Clippings 1894-1966 box 1, folder 5 Curriculum vitae 1940 Diaries 1888-1937 box 1, folder 6 1888 box 1, folder 7 1894-1895 box 1, folder 8 1896 box 1, folder 9 1913 box 1, folder 10 1928-1932 box 1, folder 11 1929-1930 box 2, folder 1 1933-1937 Invitations 1895-1962 box 2, folder 2 1895-1932 box 2, folder 3 1941-1962 box 2, folder 4 Map used on trip taken with Lou Henry Hoover 1941 box 2, folder 5 Passports 1918-1931 Programs 1895-1960 box 2, folder 6 1895-1929 box 2, folder 7 1930-1931 box 2, folder 8 1941-1960 box 2, folder 9 School records 1896 box 2, folder 10 Transcript of oral history interview 1966 Correspondence 1911-1966

box 2, folder 11 Unidentified 1918 box 2, folder 12 Alameda City Schools 1918 box 2, folder 13 American Red Cross 1918-1920 box 2, folder 14 Bishop, Claire Huchet 1944 box 2, folder 15 Bowman, G. L. 1944 box 2, folder 16 Campbell, Mildred Hall 1933-1964 box 2, folder 17 Committee for the Dedication of the Hoover Library 1940 box 2, folder 18 Crumpton, Helen 1918-1919 box 2, folder 19 Decourt, Marguerite 1920 box 2, folder 20 Fesler, Ruth 1928 box 3, folder 1-2 Fullerton, Louise P. 1918-1919 box 3, folder 3 Fullerton, William D. 1918-1919 box 3, folder 4 Girl Scouts of the United States of America 1965 box 3, folder 5 Henle, Raymond 1966 box 3, folder 6 Hicks, John D. 1960-1961 box 3, folder 7 Hoover, Herbert 1942-1964 box 3, folder 8 Hoover, Lou Henry 1920-1941

box 3, folder 9 Hoover, Margaret Coberly 1962 box 3, folder 10 Hoover family 1911-1940 box 3, folder 11 Hoover Institution 1965 box 3, folder 12 Kendrick, Kathryn 1944 box 3, folder 13 Klein, J. J. 1966 box 3, folder 14 Loesch, May B. 1930 box 3, folder 15 Miller, Bernice 1961 box 3, folder 16 Rickard, Edgar 1944 box 3, folder 17 Santa Clara County Girl Scout Council 1966 box 3, folder 18 Stanford University 1928-1966 box 3, folder 19 Stanford Women's Relief Unit 1918 box 3, folder 20 Taylor, Myron 1931 box 3, folder 21 Wickett, F. A. 1949 box 3, folder 22 White, Howard P. 1919 box 3, folder 23 Wilbur, Ray Lyman 1940-1947 box 3, folder 24 Witcofski, Christina 1944-1964 Writings 1901-1964

box 3, folder 25 "Studies on the Central Nervous System of Bdellostoma Stouti Lock." 1901 box 3, folder 26 "The Friends of Music at Stanford" 1958 box 3, folder 27 Notes on Herbert Hoover and the Hoover family 1964 Subject file 1899-1966

box 4, folder 1 American Red Cross 1919 box 4, folder 2 Democratic Party 1932-1933 box 4, folder 3 Dyer family 1889-1910 box 4, folder 4 Eisenhower, Mamie 1958 box 4, folder 5 Fields, Alonzo 1960 box 4, folder 6 Girl Scouts of the United States of America 1944 box 4, folder 7 Herbert Hoover Presidential Library 1962-1965 Hoover, Herbert 1928-1965 box 4, folder 8-10 1928 box 4, 1929 folder 11-12 box 4, folder 13 1930 box 4, folder 14 1931 box 4, 1932 folder 15-17 box 4, folder 18 1933-1934 box 4, folder 19 1936-1937 box 5, folder 1 1939-1940 box 5, folder 2-3 1941 box 5, folder 4 1942-1943 box 5, folder 5 1944-1945 box 5, folder 6 1946-1949 box 5, folder 7 1951-1953 box 5, folder 8 1954-1955 box 5, folder 9 1956 box 5, folder 10 1957 box 5, folder 11 1958-1959 box 5, folder 12 1960 box 5, folder 13 1961 box 5, folder 14 1962-1963 box 5, 1964 folder 15-16 box 6, folder 1 1965 box 6, folder 2 Hoover, Herbert, Jr. 1954-1962 box 6, folder 3 Hoover, Lou Henry 1944-1962

box 6, folder 4 Hoover, Margaret Coberly 1958 box 6, folder 5 Hoover Institution 1958-1966 box 6, folder 6 Kappa Kappa Gamma 1897-1963 box 6, folder 7 Pedlow, James A. 1921 box 6, folder 8 Roosevelt, Theodore 1919 box 6, folder 9 Stanford, Leland 1893 Stanford University 1895-1966 box 6, folder 10 1895-1901 box 6, folder 11 1941 box 6, folder 12 1949-1955 box 6, folder 13 1960-1962 box 6, folder 14 1964 box 6, folder 15 1965-1966 box 6, folder 16 United States Army 1919 box 6, folder 17 Wilbur, Ray Lyman 1949 box 6, folder 18 Wilson, Woodrow 1917 box 6, folder 19 World War II 1939 box 6, folder 20 Young Women's Christian Association 1962 Printed matter 1903-1966

Monographs 1903-1942 box 7, folder 1 1903 box 7, folder 2-3 1919 box 7, folder 4 1927 box 7, folder 5 1941 box 7, folder 6 1942 Pamphlets 1921-1966 box 7, folder 7 1921-1925 box 7, folder 8 1939-1951 box 7, folder 9 1957-1966 Serial issues 1957-1966 box 7, folder 10 1957 box 7, folder 11 1965-1966 Small memorabilia 1899-1932

box 8, folder 1 American flags 1918 box 8, folder 2 Campaign buttons and ribbon 1928-1932 box 8, folder 3 Diploma covers 1899-1901 box 8, folder 4 Embroidered insignias for American Red Cross unit 1918 box 8, folder 5 Letter opener 1920 Photographs (arranged in 2013) 1885-1966

box 8, folder 6 One print depicting Susan L. Dyer and elementary school classmates 1885 box 8, folder 7 Two prints depicting Susan L. Dyer 1896-1899 box 8, folder 8 Five prints depicting Susan L. Dyer and friends 1902-1910 box 8, folder 9 Nine prints depicting Susan L. Dyer 1918 box 8, folder 10 Four prints depicting Susan L. Dyer and American Red Cross personnel in France 1918 box 8, folder 11 Two prints depicting Susan L. Dyer and Eva Sorensen 1919 box 8, folder 12 Six prints depicting Susan L. Dyer, Bush Fullerton, and others in Germany 1919 box 8, folder 13 Two prints depicting Susan L. Dyer 1928-1932 box 8, folder 14 One print depicting Susan L. Dyer 1950 box 8, folder 15 One print depicting Susan L. Dyer and fellow Stanford alumni 1959 box 8, folder 16 One print depicting Susan L. Dyer and Raymond Henle 1966 box 8, folder 17 Two prints depicting Lou Henry Hoover 1898 box 8, folder 18 One print depicting Lou Henry Hoover 1900 box 8, folder 19 Eleven prints depicting Herbert Hoover and others at a motorcade in Palo Alto, California 1928

box 8, folder 20 One print depicting the unveiling of a portrait of Lou Henry Hoover 1955 box 8, folder 21 Four prints depicting Bush Fullerton 1919 box 8, folder 22 Two prints depicting Madame Melein 1922 box 8, folder 23 Two prints depicting the home of Susan L. Dyer in Alameda, California 1918 box 8, folder 24 Two prints depicting a captured German tank near Rheims, France 1918 box 8, folder 25 Twenty one prints depicting scenes in France and Germany 1918-1919 box 8, folder 26 Fourteen prints depicting American Red Cross personnel in Germany 1919 box 8, folder 27 One print depicting elementary schoolchildren 1889 box 8, folder 28 Twelve prints depicting French war orphans 1919 box 8, folder 29 Two prints depicting the Hoover Library 1945 box 8, folder 30 One print depicting Hoover Tower 1960 Photo file (photographs separated prior to 2013) 1874-1960

envelope A One print depicting Wallace Sterling and one print depicting Reuben Head 1940-1960 envelope B Seven prints depicting Lou Henry Hoover and four illustrations of scenes in Arizona 1874-1941 envelope C Twenty prints depicting Lou Henry Hoover, Herbert Hoover, and various members of the Hoover family 1897-1954 envelope D Six prints depicting Lou Henry Hoover 1898-1931 envelope E One print depicting Susan L. Dyer, one print depicting Clara Guenough, and one print depicting Kathy Bingham 1897-1951 envelope F One print depicting Peggy Ann, Peter, and Joan Hoover; and two prints depicting reunions of the Stanford class of 1899 1930-1936 envelope G Four prints depicting Herbert Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover 1918-1932 envelope H Seven prints depicting Lou Henry Hoover and one print depicting Herbert Hoover and Lou Henry Hoover 1931-1932 envelope mI Six prints depicting Lou Henry Hoover; one print depicting Lou Henry Hoover and Peggy Ann Hoover; one print depicting David Starr Jordan; one print depicting S. R. Lewis; two prints depicting Hoover Tower 1920-1950 envelope mJ Sixteen lithographs depicting scenes in Washington, D.C., France, and Germany; and one watercolor painting of a child 1918-1937 Oversize materials 1904-1961

box 9, folder 1 One album of photographs depicting scenes of Stanford University 1904 box 9, folder 2 One album of clippings and photographs relating to Susan L. Dyer's service in the American Red Cross 1918-1919 box 10 One album of clippings relating to Herbert Hoover 1930-1961 Scope and Contents note Items previously located in Box/Folder 9 : 3.

Large memorabilia 1920-1940

memorabilia_cabinet 26 Large handbell, small handbell, and candle holder 1920 memorabilia_cabinet 26a Small statue of Buddha 1940 memorabilia_cabinet 26b Stand for statue of Buddha 1940