HOOVER HERBERT: (1874-1964)

HOOVER HERBERT: (1874-1964) American politician who served as President of the United States 1929-33. T.L.S., Herbert Hoover, one page, slim 4to, Broadway, New York City, 14th January 1921, to Royall Victor of the law firm Sullivan & Cromwell. Hoover states that he has received his correspondent´s note regarding Boston Tech, and remarks ´Between ourselves, I don´t think any of the three people mentioned are adapted for the job´, explaining ´Wilbur´s whole setting is California and he is far and away the best of the three´ and further adding ´I will think the matter over, but my own instinct would be to get some engineer who has made a great professional success, who has the instinct for this sort of thing, rather than to choose a man from the educational world. The psychology of his leadership on youngsters is infinitely greater than that of men who have come up from the instruction side. My immediate reaction is a man like Barclay Parsons´. Some very light, extremely minor age wear, VG

Royall Victor (1878-1926) American attorney, a top partner at the prestigious law firm Sullivan & Cromwell , and widely recognised as one of the ablest corporate minds of his generation.

William Barclay Parsons (1859-1932) American civil engineer whose work fundamentally transformed New York City. Parsons was also consulted on major global projects such as the Panama Canal.