Guide to the Loma Prieta earthquake collection
Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries.
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
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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.
Box 1, Folder 1
Press releases from the Stanford University News Service, 1989-1991
Box 1, Folder 2
Notices, newsletters, news articles with related photographs
Box 1, Folder 5
Photographs by Linda Long of interior and exterior damage to Stanford buildings,
Box 1, Folder 6
Photographs of interior and exterior damage: b/w contact sheets by Visual Arts Services and color negatives of photos by Phil
Leighton
Box 1, Folder 7
Photos of Math/CS library and university libraries in general
Box 1, Folder 8
Photos, Special Collections department
Box 1, Folder 9
Photos, Stanford Housing Center
Box 1, Folder 10
Photos, miscellaneous negatives
Box 1, Folder 11
Letter to parents, alumni and friends from Donald Kennedy, Dec. 1, 1989
Box 2
Wall Street Journal, Oct. 19, 1989
Box 2
San Jose Mercury News, Morning Final, Oct. 18, 1989
Box 2
San Jose Mercury News, Oct. 19, 1989
Box 2
San Francisco Chronicle, Extra, Oct. 18, 1989
Box 2
San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 19, 1989
Box 2
San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 20, 1989
Box 2
Los Angeles Times, Special Report, Oct. 20, 1989
Box 2
[Stanford] Campus Report, Oct. 18 and Oct. 19, 1989
Box 2
"CLASS Forum," Winter 1990 [Cooperative Library Agency for Systems and Services – includes image from SUL interior damage]
