Overview
Administrative Information
Description of the Collection
Access Terms
Overview
Call Number: SC0566
Creator:
Stanford University
Title: Loma Prieta earthquake collection
Dates: 1989-1990
Physical Description:
1.75 Linear feet
Summary: This collection of various materials concerning the effect of the October 17, 1989, earthquake includes press releases from
the Stanford University News Service, photographs of interior and exterior damage to Stanford buildings, slides (approx. 180)
of damage to and repairs done at the museum, personal accounts from university staff and students, miscellaneous university
newsletters with quake-related stories, and special editions of assorted newspapers.
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
Loma Prieta Earthquake Collection (SC0566). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Description of the Collection
This collection of various materials concerning the effect of the October 17, 1989, earthquake includes press releases from
the Stanford University News Service, photographs of interior and exterior damage to Stanford buildings, slides (approx. 180)
of damage to and repairs done at the museum, personal accounts from university staff and students, miscellaneous university
newsletters with quake-related stories, and special editions of assorted newspapers.
Access Terms
Earthquakes --California --Personal narratives.
Earthquakes--California--Loma Prieta Region.
Photoprints.