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Box 54

 Container

Contains 13 Collections and/or Records:

Box O

 other level — Box: 54
Identifier: Box 54
Scope and Contents From the Series: 9 Cubic ft.
Dates: 1908-1983

Box O

 other level — Box: 54
Identifier: Box 54
Scope and Contents From the Series: 2 Cubic ft.
Dates: 1925-1983

Honorary Degrees, ca. 1944-1965

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 4
Identifier: Folder 4
Scope and Contents Newspaper clippings regarding Hovde's honorary degrees; includes correspondence regarding Vannevar Bush's honorary degree from the University of Rochester
Dates: ca. 1944-1965

Retirement Activities, ca. 1969

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 5
Identifier: Folder 5
Scope and Contents Newspaper clippings regarding Hovde's retirement from Purdue University
Dates: ca. 1969

World War II Clippings, ca. 1941-1942

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 6
Identifier: Folder 6
Scope and Contents Clippings regarding Hovde's work in London for the Department of Defense
Dates: ca. 1941-1942

Activities in Connection with Support of Post-War Scientific Establishment, 1944-1945

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 7
Identifier: Folder 7
Scope and Contents Business correspondence; includes U.S. Senate proposals to include scientists in the State Department
Dates: 1944-1945

Prime Minister Winston Churchill, 1940-1941

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 8
Identifier: Folder 8
Scope and Contents Telegrams and correspondence regarding Hovde's arrangement of Churchill's honorary degree from the University of Rochester; includes copy of Churchill's commencement address and copies of other Churchill addresses
Dates: 1940-1941

Speeches and Articles, ca. 1930-1942

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 9
Identifier: Folder 9
Scope and Contents Business correspondence and commencement addresses by Hovde
Dates: ca. 1930-1942

Speeches and Articles, ca. 1940s-1950s

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 10
Identifier: Folder 10
Scope and Contents Newspaper clippings, articles, business correspondence, and commencement addresses; includes script from the radio program The World Front on which Hovde was a panel member and Hovde's Loeb Playhouse dedication address
Dates: ca. 1940s-1950s

Commencement Speeches, Newspaper Clippings, Photographs, ca. 1960s

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: 2 Cubic ft.
Dates: ca. 1960s

Awards and Memberships, ca. 1943-1967

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 1
Identifier: Folder 1
Scope and Contents Newspaper clippings, news releases, articles regarding Hovde's awards, citations, and appointments; includes National Football Hall of Fame programs and seating list
Dates: ca. 1943-1967

Commencement Speeches, Newspaper Clippings, and Photographs, ca. 1960s

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 2
Identifier: Folder 2
Scope and Contents From the Series: 9 Cubic ft.
Dates: ca. 1960s

Federal Appointments, ca. 1929-1966

 File — Box: 54, Folder: 3
Identifier: Folder 3
Scope and Contents Newspaper clippings regarding the National Defense Committee, Hovde's birth certificate, and Hovde's government identification cards
Dates: ca. 1929-1966