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Hours and Admissions
Directions and Map
Gift Shop
Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Herbert Hoover Library Association
Press Releases
Frequently Asked Questions
Volunteering & Employment
Use Historical Documents in the Classroom
The Public Papers of Herbert Hoover
Student Research Projects
New pages featuring little known Hoover facts
The American Experience:
The Great Famine
Hoover Library & Museum Orientation film
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Celebrating 50 Years!
Herbert Hoover and Harry Truman at the dedication of the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library-Museum, August 10, 1962.
The Hoover Library & Museum enables visitors to experience for themselves the many sides of Iowa's only president:
- The permanent galleries begin with Hoover's boyhood in Iowa and continue on to the Waldorf Towers in New York where he spent the final years of his life.
- The Quarton Gallery offers exciting temporary exhibits relating to American history.
- In the Hoover Library people of all ages can learn about President Hoover's life and career. Using manuscripts, photographs and oral histories, one can learn the stories of our history.
 
The Hoover Museum sits on the grounds of the Herbert Hoover National Historic Site where visitors can tour:
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Mr. Hoover's birthplace cottage
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a blacksmith shop
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Quaker Meeting house
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the gravesite of Mr. and Mrs. Hoover
Herbert Hoover's Birthplace Cottage
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Herbert and Lou Henry Hoover's Gravesite
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News and Events |
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Creating the Legacy, Dining with the President, and Ideas of Lincoln and Hoover- all on display to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Hoover Library-Museum. April 21 - October 28 |
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In Memoriam of President Hoover, October 20, 1:00 p.m.
Join the National Park Service for a program iIn remembrance of President Hoover's death. |
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Veteran's Day, November 11, 2012, 1:00 p.m.
The African American Museum of Iowa will present a program on Black Iowa Veterans, followed by a showing of the film, Red Tails at 2:30. |
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A Cowboy Christmas
November 17, 2012 - January 2, 2013 |
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America's Darling, A Documentary
November 18, 2012, 2:00 pm
A documentary about Ding Darling's achievements, particularly his leadership in conservation. Director Sam Koltinsky will be here to make introductory comments and to answer questions following the presentation. |
Christmas Past Celebration November 30 - December 2Throughout West Branch
A weekend of music, horse-drawn rides, shopping and holiday entertainment. |
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