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The Hoover War Collection began in June 1919 when Herbert Hoover sent a telegram to Stanford president Ray Lyman Wilbur. The organization received its current name, the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, in 1957.
W. Glenn Campbell held the directorship from 1960 to 1989 during an era considered one of stability. This leadership period enabled growth in Chinese and Russian collections through substantial budget increases.
Ronald Reagan designated as Hoover's first honorary fellow in 1975 while serving as Governor of California. More than thirty current or former Hoover Institution fellows worked for the Reagan administration in 1981 after his election victory.
The institution receives nearly half its funding from private gifts with the other half coming from endowment income. Funders include the Taube Family Foundation, Koret Foundation, Howard Charitable Foundation, Sarah Scaife Foundation, Walton Foundation, Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, and William E. Simon Foundation.
Condoleezza Rice became director in 2020 after Thomas W. Gilligan's departure. She previously joined the George W. Bush administration in 2001 as National Security Advisor before becoming Secretary of State from 2005 to 2009.