Guide to the Stanford Ranch, Butte County, Collection

Daniel Hartwig

Stanford University Libraries Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Stanford, California

October 2010

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Overview

Call Number: SC0942

Title: Stanford ranch, Butte County, collection

Dates: 1915-2001

Bulk Dates: 1996-2001

Physical Description: 0.25 linear foot

Summary: Collection includes three items: DURHAM LAND COLONY, BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; A HISTORY OF THE STATE LAND SETTLEMENT AT DURHAM 1917-1931, compiled by Adriana Farley and Marilyn Corley and published in 1996; STANFORD RANCH DURHAM, BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA by Adriana Farley, 2001; and a photocopy of THE MEMOIRS OF JAMES FLORENT VAN LOBEL SELS 1882-1977, with a few photocopied clippings on van Loben Sels, 1915-1917.

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

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

Stanford Ranch, Butte County, Collection (SC0942). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biographical/Historical Sketch

Vina Ranch in Butte County was one of the properties owned by Leland and Jane Stanford that was part of the original endowment of Stanford University. In addition to fruits and wines, the ranch also raised cattle and sheep. James Florent van Lobel Sels was the ranch manager 1912-1917.

Description of the Collection

Collection includes three items: DURHAM LAND COLONY, BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; A HISTORY OF THE STATE LAND SETTLEMENT AT DURHAM 1917-1931, compiled by Adriana Farley and Marilyn Corley and published in 1996; STANFORD RANCH DURHAM, BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA by Adriana Farley, 2001; and a photocopy of THE MEMOIRS OF JAMES FLORENT VAN LOBEL SELS 1882-1977, with a few photocopied clippings on van Loben Sels, 1915-1917.

Access Terms

Farley, Adriana.

Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893.

Van Loben Sels, James Florent, 1882-1977.

Vina Ranch (Calif.)

Butte County (Calif.) --History.

Collection Contents

Box 1

Records

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