The firsts records in the collection consist of 75 bound volumes (ledgers, journals, day books, and cash books) that pertain to university finances, the Palo Alto Stock Farm, the Vina Ranch, Durham Ranch, and Lane Hospital (San Francisco). Volumes of note include board ledgers for Encina and Roble dormitories, 1892-1903; repairs on campus houses, 1911-1913; and herd register, cows and bulls [Vina Ranch], 1904-1915. Other materials in the collection include academic payroll records, 1904 to 1946; audit reports, 1918-1919; statistical analysis of income and expenses, 1922-1967; enrollment statistics and tuition rates by academic year, 1891/92-1952/53; account book on repairs to university-owned houses, 1916-1919; cost records on major construction projects, 1929-1949; and cashbook for individual student residences, 1945-1946. Additional accessions contain historical salary rolls and account ledgers.

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