Guide to the Charles K. Field Collection
Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries.
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
Copyright © 2015 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
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Overview
Call Number: SC0575
Creator:
Field, Charles K., (Charles Kellogg), 1873-1948.
Title: Charles K. Field collection
Dates: 1895-1948
Physical Description:
18.25 Linear feet
Summary: This collection pertains largely to his connection with Stanford and includes the text of his talk on Stanford history, 1941
and 1945; text of his talk on the history of drama at Stanford in the 1890s, 1944; examples of his published songs and poetry;
a Christmas letter to Jessie Knight Jordan (Mrs. David Starr Jordan), 1944; two photographs, 1896 and 1929; and biographical
clippings.
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
Charles K. Field Collection (SC0575). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Charles K. Field was a member of Stanford University's pioneer class, graduating in 1895 with an A.B. in English. He wrote
many of the school's early songs and yells and, with Will Irwin, published STANFORD STORIES; his book of Stanford inspired
poems, FOUR LEAVED CLOVER, was published in 1899. He pursued a career in journalism and radio, broadcasting on NBC for 15
years as "Cheerio."
Description of the Collection
This collection pertains largely to his connection with Stanford and includes the text of his talk on Stanford history, 1941
and 1945; text of his talk on the history of drama at Stanford in the 1890s, 1944; examples of his published songs and poetry;
a Christmas letter to Jessie Knight Jordan (Mrs. David Starr Jordan), 1944; two photographs, 1896 and 1929; and biographical
clippings.
Access Terms
Field, Charles K., (Charles Kellogg), 1873-1948.
College and school drama, American--California--Stanford.
Photoprints.
Box 1, Folder 2
Cheerio's favorite hymns
1933
Box 1, Folder 8
Stanford history talk
1941, 1945
Accession ARCH-2013-036
Music scores (commerical)
Box 10-12
Unfoldered (loose) Scores
