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Call Number: A0114
Creator:
Halsted, Samuel T., collector
Title: Beta Theta Pi photograph album
Dates: circa 1895-1917
Physical Description:
2 linear feet
Summary: This photograph album was compiled by an unknown member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Stanford University; the images
are cyanotypes and date between circa 1895 and 1902. Subjects include the Beta Theta Pi house and members, with several images
of the fraternity's cook and dog; athletic games and events, including some women's games; images of the Quad; students and
student groups on campus; and student excursions off campus. The collection also includes nine photographs taken by Samuel
T. Halsted of the construction of the Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery, ca. 1917; and a 6-page letter (carbon copy, unsigned)
written by an 1898 Stanford graduate and Beta Theta Pi brother telling of his experiences as an engineer in Alaska, Canada,
and New York, 1902.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
This collection is open for research.
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.
Beta Theta Pi Photograph Album (A0114). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Samuel T. Halsted earned his A.B. at Stanford in civil engineering, 1917. He was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and
this album ended up in his care.
This photograph album was compiled by an unknown member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Stanford University; the images
are cyanotypes and date between circa 1895 and 1902. Subjects include the Beta Theta Pi house and members, with several images
of the fraternity's cook and dog; athletic games and events, including some women's games; images of the Quad; students and
student groups on campus; and student excursions off campus. The collection also includes nine photographs taken by Samuel
T. Halsted of the construction of the Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery, ca. 1917; and a 6-page letter (carbon copy, unsigned)
written by an 1898 Stanford graduate and Beta Theta Pi brother telling of his experiences as an engineer in Alaska, Canada,
and New York, 1902.
Beta Theta Pi. Lambda Sigma Chapter (Stanford University).
Halsted, Samuel T., collector
Stanford University--Athletics.
Stanford University--Students.
Stanford University. Thomas Welton Stanford Art Gallery.
The album was unbound; box 1 contains the album pages and other items and box 2 contains only the original binding.