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Guide to the Proposed Forestry School at Stanford University Correspondence
SCM0164
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Call Number: SCM0164
Creator:
Dudley, Ernest G.
Creator:
Greeley, William B., (William Buckhout), 1879-1955.
Title: Proposed forestry school at Stanford University correspondence
Dates: 1909
Physical Description:
0.02 Linear feet (1 folder)
Summary: Collection consists of two letters from William B. Greeley to David Starr Jordan recommending men for the proposed teaching
position in forestry; an unsigned manuscript letter to Jordan with a detailed organization for the school's curriculum; and
a typed excerpt from a letter by Ernest G. Dudley (Stanford class of 1908) discussing forestry training in general and his
experiences at Yale.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
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Proposed Forestry School at Stanford University Correspondence (SCM0164). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
In 1909, Stanford University considered the possibility of establishing a forestry division. Although the Board of Trustees
recommended it, the division was never instituted.
Collection consists of two letters from William B. Greeley to David Starr Jordan recommending men for the proposed teaching
position in forestry; an unsigned manuscript letter to Jordan with a detailed organization for the school's curriculum; and
a typed excerpt from a letter by Ernest G. Dudley (Stanford class of 1908) discussing forestry training in general and his
experiences at Yale.
Dudley, Ernest G.
Greeley, William B., (William Buckhout), 1879-1955.
Stanford University -- General subdivision--Curricula.;
Yale University--Curricula.
Yale University. -- General subdivision--Curricula.;
Forestry schools and education.
Forests and forestry--Study and teaching.