A Wealth of Ideas: Revelations from the Hoover Institution Archives
Developed from Hoover fellow Bertrand M. Patenaude's soon-to-be-released book of the same name, this exhibition draws upon the Hoover Institution Library and Archives' vast trove of rare historical documents and artifacts to examine the great wars, revolutions, political and intellectual movements, and outstanding individuals of the 20th century. Along the way, it tells the story of the origins and evolution of the Hoover Institution and the amassing of its world-renowned archives.
The subject matter is epic in scale, covering the great wars, revolutions, political and intellectual movements, and personalities of the twentieth century. The impressive cast of characters includes many of the most influential figures of the age, among them Woodrow Wilson and Leon Trotsky, Friedrich von Hayek and Henry Ford, Karl Popper and Joseph Goebbels, Chiang Kai-shek and Boris Pasternak, and Bertrand Russell and Milton Friedman.