Stanford University, Planning Office, photographs, circa 1905-2002

Abstract/Contents

Abstract: This collection includes photographs (negatives, prints, slides, and digital format) produced by the Planning Office or by related offices prior to the inception of the Planning Office (such as Buildings and Grounds), as well as photographs from other sources that were acquired by the Planning Office. The images are generally of projects under way or of campus areas slated for projects. Of note are campus aerials, 1951-1970; a series of negatives with matching prints of academic buildings, largely from the late 1930s; a series of negatives with matching prints of the construction of Frost Amphitheater, 1936-1937, of Cubberley School of Education, ca. 1937, and of the San Juan Hill reservoir, 1941; negatives from the construction of Hoover Tower, ca. 1939; negatives of documents presented to the Board of Trustees, 1961-1970; images by Leo Holub of “Pigott Corner” being carved on the old Engineering Corner, 1996; and color images of the construction of the Science and Engineering Quad, 1997-98. Other subjects include dormitories, cars on campus, Searsville dam, and tree planting on campus.

Associated with	Stanford University, Planning Office.

Subject	Holub, Leo, 1916-
Subject	Stanford University > Aerial photographs
Subject	Stanford University > Buildings
Subject	Stanford University > Student housing
Subject	Searsville Dam (Calif.)
Genre	Photonegatives.
Genre	Photoprints.

Ownership	Administrative transfers.
Note	Unpublished guide available.
Location	Location Finding aid
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/ps391ky7371
Location	Dept. of Special Collections Stanford Univ. Libraries

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).

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