Guide to the Zebulon Alexander Terry Scrapbook
Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries.
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
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Overview
Call Number: SC0503
Creator:
Terry, Zebulon Alexander.
Title: Zebulon Alexander Terry scrapbook
Dates: 1905-1982
Bulk Dates: 1910-1917
Physical Description:
2 Linear feet
Summary: This scrapbook primarily documents Terry's life as a student at Stanford and includes photographs, clippings, athletic event
programs and tickets, theatrical programs, invitations, his class cards, dance cards, and other memorabilia. Subjects include
athletics (football, baseball, track, and crew), the Delta Tau Delta fraternity, and student amusements such as the Frosh-Soph
Tie-Up, Peerades, and the Plug Ugly. There are also clippings and photographs pertaining to Terry's professional athletic
career and memorabilia from his tour in the armed services during World War I.
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
Zebulon Alexander Terry Scrapbook (SC0503). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Zebulon Alexander Terry graduated from Stanford University in 1914 with an A.B. in economics. He was shortstop on the Stanford
baseball team, serving as captain of the team in 1913 and 1914. After graduation, he played professional baseball with the
Chicago White Sox, the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the Chicago Cubs.
Description of the Collection
This scrapbook primarily documents Terry's life as a student at Stanford and includes photographs, clippings, athletic event
programs and tickets, theatrical programs, invitations, his class cards, dance cards, and other memorabilia. Subjects include
athletics (football, baseball, track, and crew), the Delta Tau Delta fraternity, and student amusements such as the Frosh-Soph
Tie-Up, Peerades, and the Plug Ugly. There are also clippings and photographs pertaining to Terry's professional athletic
career and memorabilia from his tour in the armed services during World War I.
Access Terms
Stanford University. Department of Athletics.
Terry, Zebulon Alexander.
Baseball players--United States.
Photoprints.
Scrapbooks
Box 1, Folder 1-9
Scrapbook pages pertaining to Stanford athletics, Delta Tau Delta fraternity, and student social life; also includes two photographs
of Terry during professional ballgames
Box 2, Folder 1-5
Scrapbook pages pertaining to student social life, Terry's professional baseball career, and his World War I military service
Box 3, Folder 3
Correspondence: letter from David Starr Jordan, 1913; telegram offering baseball position, 1912
Box 3, Folder 4
Daily Palo Alto issues
1911-1914
Box 3, Folder 5
Photographs, loose, from scrapbook
Box 3, Folder 6
Photographs of Terry and other pro players, 1932-33 and undated
Box 3, Folder 9
Track and field meet (Stanford and California), program, 1912