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English
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Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Stanford University, School of Earth Sciences, records
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Stanford University. School of Earth Sciences
Identifier/Call Number: SC0405
Physical Description:
24.75 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1893-2005
This collection is open for research.
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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
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Stanford University, School of Earth Sciences, Records (SC0405). Department of Special
Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
When Stanford University opened in 1891, two of its academic departments were Geology and
Mining Engineering. When the departments were organized into Schools in 1926, geology became
part of the School of Physical Sciences and mining was placed in the School of Engineering.
In January 1947, the School of Mineral Sciences was organized, with A.I. Levorsen as its
first Dean. The School, known now as the School of Earth Sciences, has five departments:
applied earth sciences, environmental studies, geology, geophysics, and petroleum
engineering.
Early accessions include minutes, by laws, correspondence, reports, memoranda, and other
records of the School, 1940-92; minutes, notices, correspondence, by-laws, reports, and
miscellaneous records of the Associates of the School of Earth Sciences, 1940-63; a
portfolio on the School with photographs and architectural drawings, 1947; and portraits and
photographs of faculty, students (including a 1903 geology field trip), and several of Ruth
Wattis Mitchell, a benefactor of the School. Of note in the records are minutes, memoranda,
and correspondence pertaining to the organization of the School of Mineral Sciences, 1940,
and the Report on the School of Mineral Sciences by the Visiting Committee of the Associates
of the School of Mineral Sciences, June 14, 1957. Series 2016-135 contains meeting records,
correspondence, speeches, presentations, essays, media (photographs, CDs, DVDs, audio
cassettes), and documents related to the activities of the School of Earth Sciences. The
School was founded in 1891 and underwent several name changes until 2015 when it was renamed
to School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences. This collection contains items from
as far back as 1893 and items as recent as 2005.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Geology -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- California.
Photoprints.
Earth sciences -- Study and teaching.
Architectural drawings.
Stanford University. School of Earth Sciences
Stanford University. School of Earth Sciences
Stanford University. School of Earth Sciences
Mitchell, Ruth Wattis.
Associates of the School of Mineral
Sciences.
Stanford University. School of Earth Sciences
Smith, Judy
Stanford University. School of Earth Sciences
Associates of the School of Earth Sciences.
Stanford University. School of Mineral
Sciences