Stanford University, Department of Physics, photographs, 1910-1973, bulk 1950-1973
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Stanford University. Department of Physics.
- Abstract:
- Collection contains photographs of faculty, staff, and students, 1910-1973, with the bulk of the images from 1965-1973. Most of the photos appear to be identification images, some of which show signs of having been posted on display. There are also images of Prof. William Webster Hansen; the farewell party for Ed. A. Wright (mechanician) in 1942; Prof. Fernando Sanford with a group on the steps of a house ca. 1910; and undated portraits of 19th century German physicists: Max Planck, Gustav Kirchhoff, Hermann von Helmholtz, and two others.
- Extent:
- 8.5 Linear feet
- Language:
- The materials are in English .
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection contains photographs of faculty, staff, and students, 1910-1973, with the bulk of the images from 1965-1973. Most of the photos appear to be identification images, some of which show signs of having been posted on display. There are also images of Prof. William Webster Hansen; the farewell party for Ed. A. Wright (mechanician) in 1942; Prof. Fernando Sanford with a group on the steps of a house ca. 1910; and undated portraits of 19th century German physicists: Max Planck, Gustav Kirchhoff, Hermann von Helmholtz, and two others.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022