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Tresidder (Donald Bertrand), President of Stanford University,
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Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Donald Bertrand Tresidder, president of Stanford University, papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0151
Physical Description:
26 Linear Feet
(43 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1918-1950
Date (bulk): 1942-1949
Abstract: Office files of the President's Office
during Tresidder's tenure as President, 1943-1948. Also included is some material from the
earlier presidency of Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, who became Chancellor of the University in
1942.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
These records were received by the Stanford University Archives via administrative transfer
from the Office of the President in 1968.
Files in Series 7 are restricted until January 1, 2025. Otherwise the records are open for
research; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in advance of intended use.
The records are arranged in eight series: General Files; Departments; Military Programs;
Funds; Scholarships and Fellowships; Disbanding of Sororities on Campus; Restricted Files;
and Speeches.
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.
[Identification of item,] Donald Bertrand Tresidder, President of Stanford University,
Papers (SC0151). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
A Stanford graduate (A.B. 1919, M.D. 1927), Donald Tresidder was President of the Curry
Company of Yosemite Park (1925-1948), a member of the Stanford Board of Trustees and its
President (1939-1942), and fourth President of Stanford University (1943-1948).
Office files of the President's Office during Tresidder's tenure as President, 1943-1948.
Also included is material from the earlier presidency of Dr. Ray Lyman Wilbur, who became
Chancellor of the University in 1942.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sororities.
World War, 1939-1945
Military training.
Tresidder, Donald Bertrand
Stanford University. Office of the President
Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman)