Guide to the Ida Shepard Oldroyd Papers
Processed by Manuscripts Division staff.
© 2004
The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Guide to the Ida Shepard Oldroyd Papers
Collection number: M1330
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- Manuscripts Division staff
- Date Completed:
- 2004
- Encoded by:
- Steven Mandeville-Gamble
© The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Ida Shepard Oldroyd papers,
Date (inclusive): 1888-1940
Collection number: M1330
Creator:
Oldroyd, Ida Shepard.
Extent:
1 linear ft.
(2 manuscript boxes)
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: Collection contains incoming correspondence, 1888-1940 addressed to Ida Shepard Oldroyd, a curator of Geology at the Stanford
University Museum, as well as records of transfers, exchanges and acquisitions of materials for the geology collection from
the same time period.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use.
Publication Rights
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.
Preferred Citation
Ida Shepard Oldroyd papers, M1330. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biography / Administrative History
Ida Shepard Oldroyd was a curator of Geology at the Stanford University Museum. She was born in 1857 and died on July 9, 1940.
She was an authority on sea shells, or conchology, and wrote three extensive volumes entitled THE MARINE SHELLS OF THE WEST
COAST OF NORTH AMERICA, Stanford University Press, 1924-1927.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection contains incoming correspondence, 1888-1940 addressed to Ida Shepard Oldroyd, a curator of Geology at the Stanford
University Museum, as well as records of transfers, exchanges and acquisitions of materials for the geology collection from
the same time period.
Arrangement
Arranged into two series. Series 1, Incoming correspondence, is arranged alphabetically within box 2. Series 2, Records
of transfers, exchanges and acquisitions, is filed alphabetically by name of institution in Box 2.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
the library's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Oldroyd, Ida Shepard.
Conchology.
Science--History.
Shells.
Women in Science.
Series 1
Incoming correspondence, 1888-1940
Box 1, Folder 1
Miscellaneous correspondence
Series 2
Records of Exchanges, Sales & Acquisitions, 1888-1940
Box 2, Folder 1
Miscellaneous records, 1918 - 1934
Box 2, Folder 17
Miscellaneous invoice & records, 1926 - 1934
