Guide to the Pedro Joseph Lemos Letter to David Jacobson

Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford, California
October 2010
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Overview

Call Number: SCM0345
Creator: Lemos, Pedro J. (Pedro Joseph), 1882-1945
Creator: Stanford family.
Title: Pedro Joseph Lemos letter to David Jacobson
Dates: 1945
Physical Description: 0.02 Linear feet (1 items)
Summary: Letter (signed Pedro de Lemos) pertains to the proposed donation of a painting to the Stanford Museum, a suggestion that the Museum collect the work of early California artists, and the efforts of Lemos and his wife in sponsoring California art projects. Lemos misspelled Jacobson's name as Jacobsen on the letter.
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

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Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Cite As

Pedro Joseph Lemos Letter to David Jacobson (SCM0345). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biographical/Historical Sketch

Pedro J. Lemos, painter, etcher and illustrator, was Director of the Stanford Museum of Art from 1917 until 1945. At the time of the letter, David S. Jacobson was the executive assistant to the President of the University.

Description of the Collection

Letter (signed Pedro de Lemos) pertains to the proposed donation of a painting to the Stanford Museum, a suggestion that the Museum collect the work of early California artists, and the efforts of Lemos and his wife in sponsoring California art projects. Lemos misspelled Jacobson's name as Jacobsen on the letter.

Access Terms

Jacobson, David S.
Jacobson, David S.
Lemos, Pedro J. (Pedro Joseph), 1882-1945
Stanford University. Museum of Art
Art, American--California.


Box 1

Letter