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Property records (Stanford University)
SC0030  
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Description
The collection consists of deeds and legal documents relating to property that was owned by Leland and Jane Stanford, or Stanford University. Leland and Jane Stanford owned over 100,000 acres throughout California . Of the fifteen counties in which the Stanfords owned property (Alameda, Butte, Contra Costa, Fresno, Los Angeles, Marin, Napa, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Santa Clara, Tehama, and Yolo), the majority of the deeds cover Butte, Santa Clara , and Tehama counties. Although the deeds span the years 1852 (a deed pertaining to the Bosque Rancho in Butte County) to 1932 (a deed pertaining to Vina Ranch in Tehama County), the bulk of deeds and other legal documents date between the l880s and 1890s. Moreover, many of the deeds included in this collection relate to the history of the ownership of the properties that eventually were owned by the Stanfords or Stanford University. For example, included in the collection are several deeds and other legal documents signed between George Gordon and Delavan Hoag for property located in Rancho Rincon de San Francisco and Rancho San Francisquito in Santa Clara County in the 1860s (long before the Stanfords bought the same property).
Extent
6.25 Linear Feet
Restrictions
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish