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Hoover Institution

The Hoover Institution is an American public policy think tank which promotes personal and economic liberty, free enterprise, and limited government. While the institution is formally a unit of Stanford University, it maintains an independent board of overseers and relies on its own income and donations.
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  • Type: College
  • Description: American public policy think tank and research institution
  • Also known as: “Hoover Institution Library and Archives”, “Hoover Institution on War Revolution and Peace”, “Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace”, and “Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace and Cecil H. Green Library.

Museum
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Hoover Tower is a 285-foot structure on the campus of Stanford University in , United States. The tower houses the Hoover Institution Library and Archives, an archive collection founded by Herbert Hoover before he became president of the United States.

Library
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The is the main library on the Stanford University campus and is part of the SUL system. It is named for Cecil H. Green. Green Library houses 4 million volumes, most of which are related to the humanities and social sciences. is situated 420 feet southwest of Hoover Institution.

Fountain
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is a fountain on the Stanford University campus in , United States. Located between and Memorial Auditorium, the fountain was installed in 1977, having been donated by Obert Tanner and his wife to commemorate their son.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stanford and College Terrace.

Hamlet
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is a census-designated place in the northwest corner of , United States. It is the home of University, after which it was named.

Neighborhood
is a neighborhood in the city of , adjacent to Stanford University.

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is a bustling suburb in south of the city of . It is adjacent to Stanford University and home to hundreds of technology companies, ranging from VMware and Hewlett-Packard to tiny startups operating in garages.

Hoover Institution

Latitude
37.42764° or 37° 25′ 40″ north
Longitude
-122.16638° or 122° 9′ 59″ west
Elevation
79 feet (24 metres)
Operator
Stanford University
Open location code
849VCRHM+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 48162314
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­college
Wiki­data ID
Q1147088
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Hoover Institution” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Հուվերի ինստիտուտ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Huver institutu”
  • Azerbaijani: “Huver İnstitutu”
  • Belarusian: “Інстытут Гувера”
  • Bulgarian: “Институт „Хувър“”
  • Bulgarian: “Институт Хувър”
  • Catalan: “Hoover Institution”
  • Catalan: “Institut Hoover”
  • Chinese: “胡佛协会”
  • Chinese: “胡佛協會”
  • Chinese: “胡佛學院”
  • Chinese: “胡佛战争、革命与和平研究所”
  • Chinese: “胡佛研究所”
  • Chinese: “胡佛研究院”
  • Czech: “Hooverův institut”
  • Danish: “Hoover Institution”
  • Dutch: “Hoover Institution”
  • Esperanto: “Institucio Hoover”
  • Finnish: “Hoover-instituutti”
  • French: “Hoover Institute”
  • French: “Hoover Institution”
  • French: “Institut Hoover”
  • French: “Institution Hoover”
  • German: “Hoover Institut”
  • German: “Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace”
  • German: “Hoover Institution”
  • German: “The Hoover Institution On War, Revolution and Peace”
  • Greek: “Ίδρυμα Χούβερ”
  • Hebrew: “מכון הובר”
  • Italian: “Hoover Institution”
  • Japanese: “フーヴァー戦争・革命・平和研究所”
  • Japanese: “フーヴァー研究所”
  • Japanese: “フーバー研究所”
  • Korean: “후버 연구소”
  • Kurdish: “Enstîtuya Hoover”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hoover Institution”
  • Norwegian: “Hoover Institution”
  • Persian: “انستیتو هوور”
  • Persian: “بنیاد هوور”
  • Persian: “نهاد هوور”
  • Polish: “Archiwa Instytutu Hoovera”
  • Polish: “Hoover Institution”
  • Polish: “Instytut Hoovera”
  • Portuguese: “Instituição Hoover”
  • Russian: “Гуверовский институт войны, революции и мира”
  • Russian: “Гуверовский институт”
  • Russian: “Институт Гувера”
  • Slovenian: “Hoover Institution”
  • Spanish: “Hoover Institution”
  • Spanish: “Institución Hoover de la Universidad Stanford”
  • Spanish: “Institución Hoover”
  • Swedish: “Hoover Institution”
  • Ukrainian: “Архіви Інституту Гувера”
  • Ukrainian: “Інститут Гувера”
  • Uzbek: “Hoover instituti”
  • Vietnamese: “Học viện Hoover”
  • Vietnamese: “Hoover Institution”
  • Vietnamese: “Viện Chiến tranh, Cách mạng, và Hoà bình Hoover”
  • Vietnamese: “Viện Chiến tranh, Cách mạng, và Hòa bình Hoover”
  • Vietnamese: “Viện Hoover vì Chiến tranh, Cách mạng, và Hoà bình”
  • Vietnamese: “Viện Hoover vì Chiến tranh, Cách mạng, và Hòa bình”
  • Vietnamese: “Viện Hoover”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include East Wing and Stanford Art Gallery.

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