Guide to the History of the Stanford Campus of 1894

Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford, California
October 2010
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Overview

Call Number: SC0203
Creator: Ballard, Roy Page.
Title: History of the Stanford campus of 1894
Dates: 1894
Physical Description: 0.25 Linear feet
Summary: Notes and outlines for a history of the Stanford campus area originally prepared for a class assignment. Focusing on the pre-Palo Alto Stock Farm period, Ballard's subjects include early inhabitants, Spanish ownership, land grants and title deeds, and early residents such as Peter Coutts, George Gordon, Jose Pena, and Sandy Wilson. Also included is part of the final draft manuscript, "The Rise of Private Property in California."
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

Administrative Information

Information about Access

This collection is open for research.

Ownership & Copyright

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.

Cite As

History of the Stanford campus of 1894 (SC0203). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biographical/Historical Sketch

Graduate of Stanford University in history (A.B. May 1897).

Description of the Collection

Notes and outlines for a history of the Stanford campus area originally prepared for a class assignment. Focusing on the pre-Palo Alto Stock Farm period, Ballard's subjects include early inhabitants, Spanish ownership, land grants and title deeds, and early residents such as Peter Coutts, George Gordon, Jose Pena, and Sandy Wilson. Also included is part of the final draft manuscript, "The Rise of Private Property in California."

Access Terms

Ayrshire Farm..
Ballard, Roy Page.
Coutts, P. J. F. (Peter J. F.)
Gordon, George.
Palo Alto Stock Farm (Stanford, Calif.)
Pena, Jose.
San Francisquito Ranch.
Wilson, Sandy, violoncellist
Manuscripts (for publication).
Palo Alto (Calif.)


Box 1

Notes and outlines 1894