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Title: Space tree records
Identifier/Call Number: SCM0112
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
5.0 item(s)
Date (inclusive): 1985-1987
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.
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
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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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Challenger (Spacecraft).
Challenger (spacecraft).
Fong, Herb.
Fong, Herb.