Overview
Administrative Information
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Description of the Collection
Access Terms
Overview
Call Number: SCM0199
Creator:
Dutton, Harry A.
Title: Harry A. Dutton papers
Dates: 1897-1954
Physical Description:
0.02 Linear feet (1 folder)
Summary: These papers pertain to his student days at Stanford University and include letters to Ruth Scibird, 1953-54, with his recollections
of the Camp (cooperative student housing), the theft of the night watchman's dog in the arboretum, and the first volunteer
fire department on campus; his account of an incident at the Camp written on Oct. 23, 1897; typescript "The Story of the Axe,"
author unknown; and a watercolor sketch by Eric Knight Jordan, 1900, with a letter to Ruth Scibird explaining its creation.
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
Provenance
Gift of Harry A. Dutton.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Cite As
Harry A. Dutton Papers (SCM0199). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Dutton earned his A.B. in botany at Stanford University in May 1900.
Description of the Collection
These papers pertain to his student days at Stanford University and include letters to Ruth Scibird, 1953-54, with his recollections
of the Camp (cooperative student housing), the theft of the night watchman's dog in the arboretum, and the first volunteer
fire department on campus; his account of an incident at the Camp written on Oct. 23, 1897; typescript "The Story of the Axe,"
author unknown; and a watercolor sketch by Eric Knight Jordan, 1900, with a letter to Ruth Scibird explaining its creation.
Access Terms
Dutton, Harry A.
Jordan, Eric Knight.
Scibird, Ruth
Stanford University. Arboretum.
Axe, Stanford.