Guide to the Stanford University, Art Department, Files
Regarding Albers Wall
Stanford University Libraries
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
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Stanford University. All rights reserved.
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Overview
Call Number: SC0301
Creator:
Stanford University. Art Department.
Title: Stanford University, Art Department, files regarding Albers
Wall
Dates: 1973-1980
Physical Description:
0.75 linear foot
Summary: Correspondence, architectural plans and other materials
regarding the controversial acquisition and placement of Albers Wall (outdoor art) at
Stanford University, dedicated August 1, 1980. Correspondents include Prof. Albert
Elsen, Assoc. Provost Edward E. Shaw, and architects Craig Ellwood and Robert
Mittelstadt.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
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, Art Department, Files Regarding Albers Wall (SC0301). Dept. of
Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Associated Materials
Additional architectural drawings for this project are housed within the Stanford
University Archives Architectural Drawings Collection.
Description of the Collection
Correspondence, architectural plans and other materials regarding the controversial
acquisition and placement of Albers Wall (outdoor art) at Stanford University, dedicated
August 1, 1980. Correspondents include Prof. Albert Elsen, Assoc. Provost Edward E.
Shaw, and architects Craig Ellwood and Robert Mittelstadt.
Access Terms
Albers, Josef.
Ellwood, Craig.
Elsen, Albert.
Mittelstadt, Robert.
Shaw, Edward E.
Stanford University. Art Department.
Stanford University. Dept. of Art.
Albers Wall.
Collection Contents
Box 1, Folder 6
Correspondence, Jan.-June 1977
Box 1, Folder 8
Communications with donors
Box 1, Folder 9
Correspondence concerning opposition, 1975-76
Box 2, Folder 3
Dedication materials and construction documents, 1977-80
