Guide to the Stanford University, Committee of Fifty, Minutes

Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford, California
October 2010
Copyright © 2015 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.

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Overview

Call Number: SCM0292
Creator: Stanford University. Committee of Fifty
Title: Stanford University, Committee of Fifty, minutes
Dates: 1919
Physical Description: 0.02 Linear feet (1 folder)
Summary: Includes minutes from meetings of February through May, 1919. Three ideas were proposed: a fountain, a memorial hall, and a memorial fund; a memorial hall was the final choice.
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

Stanford University, Committee of Fifty, Minutes (SCM0292). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biographical/Historical Sketch

The Committee of Fifty, first called the War Service Memorial Committee, was charged with raising funds for a permanent memorial to the service and sacrifices of Stanford in the First World War.

Description of the Collection

Includes minutes from meetings of February through May, 1919. Three ideas were proposed: a fountain, a memorial hall, and a memorial fund; a memorial hall was the final choice.

Access Terms

Stanford University. Committee of Fifty
Stanford University. Memorial Hall.
War memorials--California--Stanford.
World War, 1914-1918--Monuments--United States.


Box 1

Minutes