There are only two reports available from our NPS office that deal with the
Herbert Hoover NHS (below). Although the community was indeed Quaker,
neither report deals much with that issue archaeologically. Our website has
a complete list of available reports, and info on obtaining copies.
http://www.cr.nps.gov/mwac/publications/tech.html
The Midwest Archeological Center's Technical Report Series includes reports
of unique research projects of the Midwest Region. Abstracts from selected
reports are available online. Formats in which reports are available are
listed below. Available copies are inventoried semi-annually. A limited
number of reports are available online in PDF format.
If you would like to obtain any reports in available format, please email
Anne Vawser [log in to unmask] with the report author, title, and date. To
obtain copies from NTIS, visit their web site at www.ntis.gov.
48. Hunt, William J. Jr.
1996. Archeological Tests at the Hoover Birthplace Cottage (HS-1) and
Shovel-Test Survey Along the Route of a New Waterline to the Hoover Library
Addition, Herbert Hoover National Historic Site, West Branch,
Iowa.
51. Richner, Jeffrey J.
1997. Archeology in Herbert Hoover's Neighborhood: 1989 Excavations at the
L. Miles and E.S. Hayhurst Houses, West Branch, Iowa.
Hope this is somewhat useful.
Vergil
P.S. In reply to a pasing comment last week from my old classmate and
friend, Mike Polk, I should point out that the NPS was not responsible for
taking the second "a" out of archaeology, though we may be the most
frequent users of the modern spelling in government. We just follow
directives like all good government agencies. It's my understanding that
some bean-counter at the Government Printing Office decided years ago that
eliminating the unpronounced letters in certain Latin dipthongs would save
oodles of money when it came to printing government documents. One result
was "archeology," along with "subpena," "esthetic," "prolog" and a host of
others.
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John,
You might also check with NPS regarding work done at
Herbert Hoover National National Historic Site in West
Branch, Iowa. West Branch was and is a Friends
community, Hoover being one of two presidents (Nixon
being the other) raised in Friends communities. The
folks over at the Midwest Archeological Center might
have that info.
Carl Carlson-Drexler
College of William and Mary
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