Guide to the Arthur L. Dahl Papers

Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford, California
October 2013
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Overview

Call Number: SC0205
Creator: Dahl, Arthur L., 1880-1952
Title: Arthur L. Dahl papers
Dates: 1932-1953
Physical Description: 4.5 Linear feet
Summary: Class notes, exams, over twenty short stories and other papers relating to his Stanford days.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

Administrative Information

Provenance

Gift of Arthur L. Dahl, Jr., 1979.

Information about Access

This collection is open for research.

Ownership & Copyright

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Cite As

Arthur L. Dahl Papers (SC0205). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biographical/Historical Sketch

A member of the El Tigre Club and The Chappie, Dahl received his a.b. in economics in 1934, his m.b.a. in 1938.

Description of the Collection

Class notes, exams, over twenty short stories and other papers relating to his Stanford days.

Access Terms

Dahl, Arthur L., 1880-1952
Manuscripts (for publication).


 

Papers

Box 1, Folder 1

"Mostly notes for college newspaper article" Undated

Box 1, Folder 2

Working papers Spring 1938

Box 1, Folder 3

Working papers Spring quarter, 1937

Box 1, Folder 4

Working papers Autumn quarter, 1938

Box 1, Folder 5

Working papers Winter quarter, 1937

Box 1, Folder 6

Working papers Winter quarter, 1938

Box 1, Folder 7

Working materials for paper on the rubber industry Undated

Box 1, Folder 8

Working papers Fall quarter, 1937

Box 1, Folder 8

Business contracts notes Undated

Box 1, Folder 9

Tax procedure notes 1938?

Box 1, Folder 10

Contemporary novel Spring quarter, 1934

Box 1, Folder 11

Regulations Needed for American Investment Trusts 1938

Box 1, Folder 12

English 15, Escape: A Literary Autobiography 1934 Feb 5

Box 1, Folder 13

An Anthology of Comment on Twentieth Century Music, Edited and with an introduction by Arthur Dahl Jr.

Box 1, Folder 14

English 15, Reading Notes 3/14/1934

Box 1, Folder 15

English 15, Do Literature and Ether Mix? A Study of the Effect of the Radio Upon Literature 3/5/1934

Box 1, Folder 16

International Study of Literature Winter 1934

Box 1, Folder 17

English 13: Biographies Spring 1932

Box 1, Folder 18

Extemporaneous Speaking Spring 1932

Box 1, Folder 19

Aesthetics Autumn quarter 1933

Box 1, Folder 20

Music Fundamentals 2 Spring quarter 1934

Box 1, Folder 21

Musical Fundamentals Notebook Winter quarter 1934

Box 1, Folder 22

Voice Training 149 Autumn 1932

Box 1, Folder 23

Class final examinations (blue books, essays) 1931-1934

Box 1, Folder 24

Class notes/reading notes 1931-1934

Box 1, Folder 25

Law class notes Undated

Box 1, Folder 26

Business law II notebook Winter 1934

Box 1, Folder 27

Business law I notebook Autumn 1933

Box 1, Folder 28

Blue book examinations 1931-1934

Box 2, Folder 1

Blue book examinations 1931-1934

Box 2, Folder 2

"Why Listen to Modern Music" essay and drafts 1936

Box 2, Folder 3

"The Plight of American Music" essay and draft 1933

Box 2, Folder 4

Copies of stories indialect: Negro 1928 Dec 15

Box 2, Folder 5

"Death in the Dark" manuscript and draft Undated

Box 2, Folder 6

"The Murder in the Pool" manuscript and draft Undated

Box 2, Folder 7

"The Cabin on Lonely Mountain" manuscript and draft Undated

Box 2, Folder 8

"On Sundry Greetings" essay and draft 1936

Box 2, Folder 9

"It Must Have Been Fate" short story 1935

Box 2, Folder 10

"Gridiron Ballet" Undated

Box 2, Folder 11

"Cottage Small" Undated

Box 2, Folder 12

"Hitchhiker" Undated

Box 2, Folder 13

"Opera Super" short story 1935

Box 2, Folder 14

"Rich Man, Poor Boy" short short story Undated

Box 2, Folder 15

"Stubby" manuscript Undated

Box 2, Folder 16

"A Damn Clever Young Fellow" short story Undated

Box 2, Folder 17

"The Outlaws" manuscript 1928

Box 2, Folder 18

"Short Stories" manuscript Undated

Box 2, Folder 19

"Talk in Behalf of the Christian Science Monitor" Undated

Box 2, Folder 20

Schoolwork: odds and ends worth saving 1928-?

Box 2, Folder 21

"Chemistry in Relation to Agriculture" essay Undated

Box 2, Folder 22

Rejection slips of Arthur Dahl Jr. (3) Undated

Box 2, Folder 23

Miscellaneous college papers 1931-1934

Box 2, Folder 24

Miscellaneous college papers 1931-1934

Box 2, Folder 25

Senior moments 1934?

Box 2, Folder 26

College odds and ends (massive) 1931-1934

Box 2, Folder 27

Stanford sports momentos Undated

Box 2, Folder 28

Poetry Undated

Box 2, Folder 29

School papers 1927?

Box 2, Folder 30

Alumni's stuff 1940-1941

Box 2, Folder 31

"Twenty Years After: 1933-1953" survey 1953

Box 2, Folder 32

"Twentieth Reunion: Bawl-Out" 1956

Box 2, Folder 33

Eleventh Annual Stanford Business Conference July 21-25, 1952

Box 2, Folder 34

File relating to Amship Corp. 1943-1945

Box 2, Folder 35

Community Enterprises 1950-1953

Box 2, Folder 36

San Francisco Junior Chamber of Commerce 1940-1941

Box 2, Folder 37

Star Ranch, Inc. 1947-1956

Box 2, Folder 38

Story of the Redwoods 1941

Box 3, Folder 1

Chaparral work momentos Undated

Box 3, Folder 2

American Trust Company checkbooks 1931-1934

Box 3, Folder 3

American Trust Company (bank) documents 1931-1934

Box 3, Folder 4

Wilkie buttons 1940

Box 3, Folder 5

Work with the McCall company 1931 Jun, Jul