Letter from Frederick C. Finkle to President Herbert Hoover
10/16/1930
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Frederick C. Finkle, an engineer from Los Angeles, California, wrote to President Hoover suggesting the best way to fix unemployment was not to stimulate building, but to shorten the work week. An acknowledgement letter dated October 20, 1930, is included.
This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2015 Summer Workshop at the Hoover Library.
This document was digitized by teachers in our Primarily Teaching 2015 Summer Workshop at the Hoover Library.
This primary source comes from the Collection HH-HOOVH: Herbert Hoover Papers.
National Archives Identifier: 26465630
Full Citation: Letter from Frederick C. Finkle to President Herbert Hoover With Acknowledgement; 10/16/1930; Unemployment-Correspondence, Oct 16-31, 1930; President's Subject Files, 1929 - 1935; Collection HH-HOOVH: Herbert Hoover Papers; Herbert Hoover Library, West Branch, IA. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/letter-finkle-hoover, September 16, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.
