Overview
Administrative Information
Description of the Collection
Access Terms
Overview
Call Number: SC0116
Creator:
Leib, Samuel Franklin, 1848-1924.
Title: Samuel Franklin Leib papers
Dates: 1881-1920
Physical Description:
10.5 linear feet (12 boxes)
Summary: The collection consists of four major components: Stanford correspondence pertaining to Judge Leib's association with the
Stanford family and his responsibilities as a member of the first Board of Trustees of Stanford University (1891-1923); personal
correspondence (1885-1910); correspondence pertaining to Leib's fruit and other farm interest (1883-1919); and legal and business
correspondence pertaining to his San Jose law practice and local business interests (1881-1920),including cases resulting
from the failure of the Savings Bank of San Diego County. Major correspondents include Luther Burbank, John Casper Branner,
George Crothers, Horace Davis, Timothy Hopkins, David Starr Jordan, Charles Lathrop, Leland and Jane Stanford, Wilson and
Wilson (law firm, San Francisco) and Sarah Winchester.
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
Provenance
The collection was given to the Stanford University Archives by Charles Leib, 1972-1981. Additional materials were given by
Mrs. Richard Anderson in 2002.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in advance of intended use.
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
[Identification of item], Samuel Franklin Leib Papers (SC0116). Department of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Description of the Collection
The collection consists of four major components: Stanford correspondence pertaining to Judge Leib's association with the
Stanford family and his responsibilities as a member of the first Board of Trustees of Stanford University (1891-1923); personal
correspondence (1885-1910); correspondence pertaining to Leib's fruit and other farm interest (1883-1919); and legal and business
correspondence pertaining to his San Jose law practice and local business interests (1881-1920),including cases resulting
from the failure of the Savings Bank of San Diego County. Major correspondents include Luther Burbank, John Casper Branner,
George Crothers, Horace Davis, Timothy Hopkins, David Starr Jordan, Charles Lathrop, Leland and Jane Stanford, Wilson and
Wilson (law firm, San Francisco) and Sarah Winchester.
Access Terms
Branner, John Casper, 1850-1922.
Burbank, Luther, 1849-1926.
Crothers, George E. (George Edward), 1870-1957.
Davis, Horace, 1831-1916.
Hopkins, Timothy.
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931
Lathrop, Charles G. (Charles Gardner), 1849-1914.
Leib, Samuel Franklin, 1848-1924.
Savings Bank of San Diego County.
Stanford University--Administration.
Stanford University--Faculty.
Stanford University--Finance.
Stanford University. Board of Trustees.
Stanford, Jane Lathrop, 1828-1905.
Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893.
Wilson & Wilson (law firm).
Winchester, Sarah.
Agriculture --California.
Practice of law --California.
Ross Affair.