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Guide to the Stanford University, Department of Physics, Photographs
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  • Administrative Information
  • Description of the Collection
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  • Overview

    Call Number: PC0131
    Creator: Stanford University. Department of Physics.
    Title: Stanford University, Department of Physics, photographs
    Dates: 1910-1973
    Bulk Dates: 1950-1973
    Physical Description: 8.5 Linear feet
    Summary: 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.
    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

    Stanford University, Department of Physics, Photographs (PC0131). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Description of the Collection

    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.

    Access Terms

    Hansen, W. W. (William Webster), 1909-1949
    Helmholtz, Hermann von, 1821-1894.
    Kirchhoff, G. (Gustav), 1824-1887.
    Planck, Max, 1858-1947.
    Sanford, Fernando.
    Stanford University. Department of Physics. Faculty.
    Stanford University. Department of Physics.
    Photoprints.