Guide to the Amy Ferguson Edwards Photograph Albums
Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries.
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
Copyright © 2015 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
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Overview
Call Number: A0106
Creator:
Edwards, Amy Ferguson.
Title: Amy Ferguson Edwards photograph albums
Dates: circa 1896-1902
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear feet
Summary: Collection contains two photograph albums and many loose photographs, largely cyanotypes. They primarily document student
life at Stanford during both Amy and Agnes Ferguson's years on campus, ca. 1896-1902, and include images of students on campus,
Escondita Cottage and other university buildings, fraternity houses, and student athletics (football, baseball, and golf).
Images of note include a horse cab on University Avenue, Palo Alto; David S. Jordan at a cornerstone laying (probably the
1898 library); Encina dining hall; and the teaching skeleton in a dress.
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
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
Amy Ferguson Edwards Photograph Albums (A0106). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Amy Ferguson earned her A.B. in English at Stanford University in 1902; she married Harry James Edwards, Stanford Class of
1901, in 1907. As a student she was a member of the Alpha Phi sorority. Her sister Agnes Ferguson (Mrs. Walter G. Hunter)
earned her A.B. in Latin at Stanford in 1898.
Description of the Collection
Collection contains two photograph albums and many loose photographs, largely cyanotypes. They primarily document student
life at Stanford during both Amy and Agnes Ferguson's years on campus, ca. 1896-1902, and include images of students on campus,
Escondita Cottage and other university buildings, fraternity houses, and student athletics (football, baseball, and golf).
Images of note include a horse cab on University Avenue, Palo Alto; David S. Jordan at a cornerstone laying (probably the
1898 library); Encina dining hall; and the teaching skeleton in a dress.
Access Terms
Edwards, Amy Ferguson.
Hunter, Agnes Ferguson.
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931
Stanford University. Department of Athletics.
Albums.
College students--California.
Photoprints.
Box 1, Folder 1
Photograph album volume 1
Box 1, Folder 2
Photograph album volume 2
Box 1, Folder 3
Loose photos from volume 2
Box 1, Folder 4
Agnes Ferguson in group of women
Box 1, Folder 5
Escondita Cottage, with invitation to an at-home
Box 1, Folder 6
Horse cab on University Avenue, Palo Alto
Box 1, Folder 7
Miscellaneous, not Stanford images
Box 1, Folder 8
Scenic views, not Stanford; includes Hotel La Honda and Yosemite
Box 1, Folder 9
Stanford University athletics (football)
Box 1, Folder 10
Stanford University buildings, including D. S. Jordan at cornerstone laying (probably 1898 library)
Box 1, Folder 11
Stanford University golf photos, ca 1898
Box 1, Folder 12
Stanford University students; of note is Encina dining hall, the teaching skeleton in a dress, and students with bicycles
Box 1, Folder 13
Tennis match, unidentified but not Stanford
