Stanford University map collection, 1853-1997
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- The maps in this collection pertain to the University campus, to other lands owned by Jane and Leland Stanford or the University, and to adjacent communities. Included are maps of the Palo Alto Stock Farm, the land in Santa Clara County that Leland and Jane Stanford purchased as a country home and trotting horse farm which later became the campus of Stanford University; plans for the proposed campus by F. L. Olmsted & Company; miscellaneous campus maps for planting schemes, location of the Peninsular Railway line on campus, plans for Junipero Serra Boulevard, and housing subdivisions; maps of adjacent communities of Mayfield, Woodside, Palo Alto, and Menlo Park along with other subjects such as San Francisquito Creek, Searsville Lake, and Greystone Quarry. There are also three map books: a small volume concerning assorted lands owned by the Stanfords, c. 1869-1903; a block book for the campus, 1901-1903; and insurance maps for the campus, 1917.
Description
| Type of resource | mixed material |
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| Extent | 423, 3 |
| Place | California |
| Publication date | 1853 - 1997 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
| Map data | Scale not given ; W 122°20'03"--W 122°01'46"/N 37°32'14"--N 37°19'56" |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Stanford University, Archives |
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Subjects
| Subject | Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903 |
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| Subject | Stanford, Jane Lathrop, 1828-1905 |
| Subject | Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893 |
| Subject | Palo Alto Stock Farm |
| Subject | Peninsular Railway |
| Subject | Stanford University > Maps |
| Subject | Searsville Lake (Calif.) |
| Subject | San Francisquito Creek (Calif.) |
| Genre | Maps |
Bibliographic information
| Location |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/fh138mm2023 |
| Location | Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives Stanford University Libraries Stanford, CA 94305 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections (http://library.stanford.edu/spc).