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Call Number: SCM0112
Creator:
Stanford University
Title: Space tree records
Dates: 1985-1987
Physical Description:
0.02 Linear feet (5 items)
Summary: Records consist of certificate of authenticity, 1985, two photographs of the seedling tree, map showing campus location, and
memo from Herb Fong, grounds and custodial manager, Stanford University, 1987.
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/university-archives
This collection is open for research.
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.
Space Tree Records (SCM0112). Department of Special Collections and Stanford University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
The space tree is a redwood tree planted on the Stanford University campus that was grown from a seed flown aboard the U.S.
Space Shuttle Challenger, July 29 to August 6, 1985.
Records consist of certificate of authenticity, 1985, two photographs of the seedling tree, map showing campus location, and
memo from Herb Fong, grounds and custodial manager, Stanford University, 1987.
Challenger (spacecraft).
Fong, Herb.
Fong, Herb.