Guide to the Henry S. Cross Papers
Stanford University Libraries
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
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Overview
Call Number: SC0648
Creator:
Cross, Henry S.
Title: Henry S. Cross papers
Dates: 1900-1932
Bulk Dates: 1925-1932
Physical Description:
1 linear foot
Summary: Collection pertains largely to his student life at Stanford
University. Included are programs of events he attended, 1927-1932; expense records,
1927-1932; his class registration cards; student handbook, 1928/29 and other Stanford
publications; dance cards from dances at Castilleja School (Palo Alto), Stanford, and
other places, 1925-31; and photographs. Among the photographs are shots of Cross on
campus and in his dorm room, building the 1930 bonfire structure, the play "Wings over
Europe" at Stanford, 1931, and other family and unidentified images, including two
images of a hiking group ca. 1900.
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
Provenance
Purchased from Gregory H. Bock, 2002.
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
Henry S. Cross Papers (SC0648). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Henry Settle Cross, Jr. earned his A.B. in social sciences at Stanford University in
1932. As a student, he was active in drama productions.
Description of the Collection
Collection pertains largely to his student life at Stanford University. Included are
programs of events he attended, 1927-1932; expense records, 1927-1932; his class
registration cards; student handbook, 1928/29 and other Stanford publications; dance
cards from dances at Castilleja School (Palo Alto), Stanford, and other places, 1925-31;
and photographs. Among the photographs are shots of Cross on campus and in his dorm
room, building the 1930 bonfire structure, the play "Wings over Europe" at Stanford,
1931, and other family and unidentified images, including two images of a hiking group
ca. 1900.
Access Terms
Bock, Gregory H.
Castilleja School.
Cross, Henry S.
Stanford University--Students.
Stanford University--Theater..
Big Game bonfire.
College students--California
Dance cards.
Photoprints
Collection Contents
Box 1, Folder 1
Big Game 1930 – ticket and instruction for rooters
Box 1, Folder 2
Calling cards and place cards
Box 1, Folder 10
Photographs: negatives of beach party (no prints)
Box 1, Folder 12
Photographs: hiking group ca. 1900
Box 1, Folder 13
Photographs: miscellaneous (unidentified individuals, choir,
group)
Box 1, Folder 14
Photographs: portraits of Henry S. Cross, Jr. and other unidentified
men
Box 1, Folder 15
Photographs: Stanford (1930 bon fire, Cross on campus, Cross in dorm
room)
Box 1, Folder 16
Photographs: theater ("Wings over Europe" 1931 and
unidentified)
Box 1, Folder 24
Registration cards and miscellaneous forms (S.U.)
Box 1, Folder 25
San Francisco News – special on Herbert Hoover
Undated
Box 1, Folder 26
Stanford University publications
Box 1, Folder 27
Student handbook, 1928/29
Box 2, Folder 1
Dance cards, Castilleja School, Dec. 1927
Box 2, Folder 2
Dance cards, Castilleja School, 1928
Box 2, Folder 3
Dance cards, Castilleja School, 1928
Box 2, Folder 4
Dance cards, Castilleja School, 1929
Box 2, Folder 5
Dance card, Junior-Senior, Country Club, 1927
Box 2, Folder 6
Dance cards, parties, 1925-28
Box 2, Folder 7
Dance card, Pomona College, 1929
Box 2, Folder 8
Dance card, Scott House formal
Undated
Box 2, Folder 9
Dance cards, Stanford, 1927, 1931
Box 2, Folder 10
Dance cards, unidentified
Undated
Box 2, Folder 11
Dance cards, unidentified
Undated
