Guide to the Ellen Coit Elliott Papers
Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University Libraries
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
Stanford, California
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Call Number: SC0332
Creator:
Elliott, Ellen Coit.
Title: Ellen Coit Elliott papers
Dates: 1891-1942
Physical Description:
0.25 linear foot
Summary: These papers consist of photocopies of a diary, 1891 to 1893,
and of her letters to her husband written from Pacific Grove, 1898 to 1904; as well as a
typescript poem and a copy of her book UNICORNS BROWSING AT DAWN (1942). Subjects
covered in the diary include faculty housing on Alvarado, anecdotes on faculty members
and administrators, opening day exercises, the popularity of bicycles on campus, and
other aspects of the early days of Stanford University. The letters were written while
Ellen was staying in Pacific Grove with the children, and some include notes by the
children. She writes of their walks and excursions to the beach, the children's health,
her writing and reading, and news of university affairs in the press, most notably the
Ross affair.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
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Stanford, CA 94305-6064
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Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
Gift of Barbara Bandy and Jean DeNault, 1986.
This collection is open for research.
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Ellen Coit Elliott Papers (SC0332). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Ellen Coit Elliott, wife of Orrin Leslie Elliott, Stanford University's first registrar,
was the author of several books of poetry and an autobiography, IT HAPPENED THIS WAY;
AMERICAN SCENE.
These papers consist of photocopies of a diary, 1891 to 1893, and of her letters to her
husband written from Pacific Grove, 1898 to 1904; as well as a typescript poem and a
copy of her book UNICORNS BROWSING AT DAWN (1942). Subjects covered in the diary include
faculty housing on Alvarado, anecdotes on faculty members and administrators, opening
day exercises, the popularity of bicycles on campus, and other aspects of the early days
of Stanford University. The letters were written while Ellen was staying in Pacific
Grove with the children, and some include notes by the children. She writes of their
walks and excursions to the beach, the children's health, her writing and reading, and
news of university affairs in the press, most notably the Ross affair.
Elliott, Ellen Coit.
Elliott, Orrin Leslie.
Ross, Edward Alsworth, 1866-1951.
Stanford University--History.
Children--California.
Families--California.
Pacific Grove (Calif.).
Ross Affair.
Collection Contents
Box 1
Diary 1891-1893
Box 1
Letters 1898-1904
Box 1
Typescript poem
Box 1
UNICORNS BROWSING AT DAWN 1942