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Wilbur (Ray Lyman), President of Stanford University,
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SC0064A
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Stanford University, papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0064A
Physical Description:
172.5 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1914-1951
Abstract: Administrative files from the
president's office. The material dates primarily from the administration of Ray Lyman
Wilbur, but the last boxes extend into the terms of Presidents Tresidder and Sterling.
Included is correspondence relating to administrative, financial, and educational affairs at
Stanford, particularly as relates to departments and schools, athletics, organizations,
buildings, clubs, individuals, and the Stanford Medical School.
Ray Lyman Wilbur graduated from Stanford University (B.S.1896, M.S. 1897) and from Cooper
Medical College (M.D. 1899). He served as lecturer and professor of physiology and of
medicine (1897-1903), Dean of the Cooper Medical College (Stanford) (1911-1916), third
President of Stanford University (1916-1943), Chancellor of Stanford University, and
Secretary of the Interior (September 1929-1933) under President Hoover.
Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance
of intended use.
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], Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Stanford University, Papers
(SC0064A). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
The records were transferred from the President's Office in 1965.
Ray Lyman Wilbur graduated from Stanford University (B.S. 1896, M.S. 1897) and from Cooper
Medical College (M.D. 1899). He served as lecturer and professor of physiology and of
medicine (1897-1903), Dean of the Cooper Medical College (Stanford)(1911-1916), third
President of Stanford University (1916-1943), Chancellor of Stanford University, and
Secretary of the Interior (September 1929-1933) under President Hoover.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection consists of administrative files from the President's Office. The material
dates primarily from the administration of Ray Lyman Wilbur, but the last boxes extend into
the terms of Presidents Tresidder and Sterling. Included is correspondence relating to
administrative, financial, and educational affairs at Stanford, particularly as relates to
departments and schools, athletics, organizations, buildings, clubs, individuals, and the
Stanford Medical School. The student organizations represented in the collection include
Glee Club, Rifle Club, Cosmopolitan Club, Dramatic Council, Flying Club, Chapparal, the
Men's Council, the Women's Council, the YMCA, the YWCA, and the ASSU. Other folders of note
include Board of Athletic Control, Branner Seismometer Station, Dean of Men, Dean of Women,
Defense (various civilian defense issues during World War II), Military Science, and
Military Training (on campus during World War I).
The papers are arranged chronologically by academic year and then alphabetically by folder
title.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Bennett, John E.
Zinser, Hans.
Wittman, Joseph van Beuren.
Townley, S. D.
Fuller, W. Palmer.
Sterling, J. E. Wallace (John Ewart Wallace)
Stanford University -- General subdivision--Faculty.;
Spragens, Thomas A.
Sloss, Leon.
Shedd, Margaret,
Rice, Jack.
Reynolds, Ralph.
Newhall, W. Mayo.
Jordan, David Starr
Manspeaker, Alfred F.
Morgan, Percy T.
Tresidder, Donald Bertrand
Jones, Josephine.
Hopkins, Timothy.
Jacobson, David S.
Branner, John Casper, 1850-1922
Stanford University. Office of the President
Hodgson, Caspar.
Faust, Clarence H. (Clarence Henry)
Spragens, Thomas A.
Townley, S. D.
Evans, Samuel A.
Cubberley, Ellwood Patterson
Eells, Charles P.
Walker, Frank Fish
Davis, Horace
Crary, Gordon R.
Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman)
Luce, Henry R. (Henry Robinson)
Crary, Allan R.
Manspeaker, Alfred F.
Morgan, Percy T.
Cross, Harold H. U.
Cutler, Leland W.
Reynolds, Ralph
Rice, Jack
Ditz, George A.
Shedd, Margaret Cochran
Hoover, Herbert
Sloss, Leon
Stanford, Josiah Winslow
Hodgson, Caspar
Arnold, Ralph.
Berner, Bertha.
Jacobson, David S.
Bennett, John E.
Jones, Josephine
Castle, Otis.
Jordan, Jessie Knight
Cutler, Leland W.
Hopkins, Timothy
Ditz, George A.
Durand, William Frederick
Eells, Charles P.
Evans, Samuel A.
Eurich, Alvin C. (Alvin Christian)
Crary, Allan R.
Cross, Harold H. U.
Stanford, Thomas Welton
Crary, Gordon R.
Crothers, George E. (George Edward)