Description
One volume contains images of student life at Stanford, 1909-1910, including track meets, interiors of rooms in Encina Hall,
crew team, student excursions off campus, the summer geology trip of 1909, and a photograph of Domenico Grosso, the "hermit"
of Stanford University. The second volume contains photographs and postcards pertaining to mining operations in the American
West and in Central and South America, ca. 1920.
Background
Peterson earned his a.b. in geology at Stanford University in January, 1910; he was chief geologist with the Texoma Natural
Gas Company.
Extent
1.25 Linear feet (2 volumes)
Restrictions
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.
Availability
This collection is open for research.