Guide to the Stanford University, Natural History Club, Records
compiled by Stanford University Archives staff
Stanford University. Libraries.
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
January 2011
Copyright © 2015 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
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Overview
Call Number: SC0806
Creator:
Stanford University. Natural History Club.
Title: Stanford University, Natural History Club, records
Dates: circa 1894-1959
Physical Description:
2.5 Linear feet (3 boxes)
Summary: Records include minutes, constitution, financial records, correspondence, photograph albums, and other miscellaneous materials.
Of note are the bird list from a Baja California trip, 1940; undated field trip equipment list; and two pen and ink drawings
by Prof. W. K. Fisher, one of which is the title page in the bound Zoology Club record book. The photograph albums document
club field trips and natural history class groups; in most cases individuals are identified.
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
Provenance
Parts of this collection were given to the Stanford University Archives by Mrs. John Thomas in 2004.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in advance of intended use.
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Cite As
[Identification of item], Stanford University, Natural History Club, Records (SC0806). Department of Special Collections and
University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
The Zoology Club at Stanford University was founded by students in 1892; faculty and alumni were also welcomed as members.
Field trips and lectures were the prominent activities. The club was reorganized in 1938 as the Stanford University Natural
History Club, under the auspices of the Natural History Museum on campus.
Description of the Collection
Records include minutes, constitution, financial records, correspondence, photograph albums, and other miscellaneous materials.
Of note are the bird list from a Baja California trip, 1940; undated field trip equipment list; and two pen and ink drawings
by Prof. W. K. Fisher, one of which is the title page in the bound Zoology Club record book. The photograph albums document
club field trips and natural history class groups; in most cases individuals are identified.
Access Terms
Fisher, Walter K., (Walter Kenrick), 1878-1953
Stanford University. Natural History Club.
Zoology Club (Stanford, Calif.).
Albums.
Biology--Fieldwork.
Box 1, Folder 1
Zoology Club record book
circa 1894-1931
Box 1, Folder 2
Zoology Club record book: information on its binding
Box 1, Folder 4
Treasurer's book
1925-1930
Box 1, Folder 5
Treasurer's book, with some minutes
1952-1957
Box 1, Folder 7
Bird list, Baja California
1940 Mar
Box 2, Folder 2
Field trip equipment list
Box 2, Folder 3
Financial records
1930-1958
Box 2, Folder 4
Map of club field trips
1938-1941
Box 2, Folder 9
Zoology Club sign by W. K. Fisher
Box 2, Folder 10
Loose photographs from [natural history] album
1927, 1930
Box 2, Folder 11
Loose items from Zoology Club album
Box 3, Folder 1
Photograph album [natural history activities]
1906-1930
Scope and Content Note
Covers collecting trips, camping trips, local excursions, and specific class groups [black cloth cover].
Box 3, Folder 2
Photograph album of the Zoology/Natural History Club
circa 1894-1952
Scope and Content Note
Covers students and faculty on excursions (setting up camp, carrying gear, hiking, etc.) circa 1894-1923 and club trips to
Pinnacles National Monument, Pacific Grove, lower California, Point Reyes, Moss Beach, Death Valley, Lake Kirkwood, Punta
Penasco, and Borrego Valley, 1939-52 [leather cover].
