Postcard collection, 1898-1982
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Collection depicts Stanford University buildings, grounds, and people; subjects include athletics and athletic facilities, student amusements, the cactus garden, old chemistry building, dormitories, fraternity and sorority houses, views of the Quad and Inner Quad, Lake Lagunita, libraries, Stanford mausoleum, Memorial Arch, Memorial Church, museum, the Palo Alto tree, university workers (primarily images of horse-drawn wagons), David Starr Jordan, Domenico Grosso ("the Stanford hermit"), and the presidential installation of John C. Branner. A number of items depict damage to buildings from the 1906 earthquake. There are also a few items depicting Palo Alto and surrounding communities.
Description
| Type of resource | mixed material |
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| Extent | 2.5 linear feet (1149 items) |
| Place | California |
| Publication date | 1898 - 1982 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Stanford University, Archives. |
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Subjects
| Subject | Branner, John Casper, 1850-1922 |
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| Subject | Grosso, Domenico |
| Subject | Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931 |
| Subject | Stanford University > Sports |
| Subject | Stanford University > Buildings |
| Subject | Stanford University > Student housing |
| Subject | Stanford University > Students |
| Subject | Stanford University > Pictorial works |
| Genre | Postcards. |
Bibliographic information
| Location |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/dm516bj6916 |
| Location | Dept. of Special Collections Stanford Univ. Libraries |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.