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Letter from Thorstein Hoverstad

Letter from Thorstein Hoverstad

Thorstein Hoverstad is a teacher at the Normal School of Notodden in Norway and is traveling in the United States to study the educational system. Since he cannot visit all states, he is sending out this letter and questionnaire and asking superintendents to respond in the hopes their efforts will help the the schools in Norway. In a postscript Hoverstad explains he usually sends this letter to superintendents but he hopes the recipient will fill out the questionnaire and return it to him.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-09

Creator(s)

Hoverstad, Thorstein, 1880-

“Iowa idea” orphan

“Iowa idea” orphan

Newspaper article denying that Governor Cummins met with President Roosevelt to discuss incorporating the “Iowa idea” for tariff reform into the platform at the Republican National Convention. The original report came from a newspaper in Sioux City, Iowa. The Iowa idea is unlikely to even be part of the Iowa Republican platform as the state party will attempt to have a platform in accordance with the national platform.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-05-11

Creator(s)

Unknown