Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Chester Francis Noble scrapbook
- Dates:
- 1899-1939, bulk 1910-1939
- Creators:
- Noble, Chester Francis.
- Abstract:
- Scrapbook contains clippings on crime and law enforcement activities in Palo Alto and other local communities, 1910-16, with a few items on Noble's career, 1910 and 1924, and his obituary, 1939. Collection also includes the June 12, 1899 issue of "Yosemite Tourist."
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
-
Chester Francis Noble Scrapbook (SC0842). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Scrapbook contains clippings on crime and law enforcement activities in Palo Alto and other local communities, 1910-16, with a few items on Noble's career, 1910 and 1924, and his obituary, 1939. Collection also includes the June 12, 1899 issue of "Yosemite Tourist."
- Biographical / historical:
-
Chester Francis Noble was appointed Chief of Police of the City of Palo Alto in January 1910, a position he held through June of 1924. He died in 1939.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Nada Ann Noble Cheek, 2005.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Crime -- California.
- Names:
- Noble, Chester Francis.
- Places:
- Palo Alto (Calif.) -- History.
Yosemite National Park (Calif.)
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-02-03 15:29:05 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- Terms of access:
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While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Preferred citation:
-
Chester Francis Noble Scrapbook (SC0842). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022