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Stanford University, University Architect / Campus Planning and
Design, Photographs
PC0062
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Stanford University, University Architect / Campus Planning and Design,
photographs
creator:
Stanford University. Planning Office
Identifier/Call Number: PC0062
Physical Description:
20.25 Linear Feet
(39 boxes)
Physical Description:
8325.12 megabyte(s)
Date (inclusive): circa 1905-2002
Abstract: Photographs produced by the Planning
Office or by related offices prior to the inception of the Planning Office (such as
Buildings and Grounds), as well as photographs from other sources that were acquired by the
Planning Office.
A portrait of Eldridge Spencer (first director of the Planning Office) taken by Ansel Adams
was removed from accession 1990-052 and added to manuscript collection PHOTO 168, Ansel
Adams Photographs.
Photographs received by the Stanford University Archives prior to 2001 were processed
together as Series 1. Subsequent accessions have been processed individually and are listed
under their accession numbers.
Materials were transferred to the Stanford University Archives by the Planning Office in
numerous accessions.
[Identification of item], Stanford University, University Architect / Campus Planning and
Design, Photographs (PC0062). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
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.
This collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in
advance of intended use.
This collection includes photographs produced by the Planning Office or by related offices
prior to the inception of the Planning Office (such as Buildings and Grounds), as well as
photographs from other sources that were acquired by the Planning Office. Of note are campus
aerials, 1951-1970; a series of negatives with matching prints of academic buildings,
largely from the late 1930s; a series of negatives with matching prints of the construction
of Frost Amphitheater, 1936-37, Cubberley School of Education, and of the San Juan Hill
reservoir, 1941; negatives from the construction of Hoover Tower; color images of the
construction of the Science and Engineering Quad, 1997-98; and negatives of drawings, plans,
and other documents for presentations at Board of Trustees Meetings, 1960s-70s. Other
subjects include dormitories, cars on campus, Searsville dam, tree planting on campus, the
Knoll (2004), and renovation of the Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery (2000).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Searsville Dam (Calif.)
Photonegatives
Photoprints.
College buildings -- California.
College buildings -- Designs and plans.
Universities and colleges -- Planning.
Stanford University. Science and Engineering
Quad
Stanford University. Planning Office
Stanford University. San Juan Hill reservoir
Stanford University. Planning Office
Holub, Leo
Stanford University. Frost Amphitheater
Stanford University. Hoover Tower
Stanford University. Graduate School of
Education