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Title: Frederic O. Glover papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0468
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
8.0 Linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1929-1993
Summary: These personal papers of Frederic O. Glover pertain mostly to his writing and his interest in Stanford history; there are
very few papers relating to his official activities as presidential aide. Included are oral history transcripts, correspondence,
stories and articles, travel journals, speeches, class of 1933 reunion files, subject files, and photographs.
creator:
Glover, Frederic O.
creator:
Glover, Frederic O.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of Frederic Glover, 1992, and estate of Frederick Glover, 1994.
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.
Frederic O. Glover Papers (SC0468). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Frederic O. Glover enjoyed a long association with Stanford University. A member of the class of 1933, Glover returned to
Stanford in 1946 as its first full-time director of information. In 1952 he moved to the President's office as assistant to
President J.E. Wallace Sterling and was promoted in 1959 to executive assistant. He remained in the President's office under
President Kenneth Pitzer, 1968-70, and then was appointed secretary to the university by President Richard W. Lyman. Glover
retired in 1977 but remained active at Stanford as a founding member of the Stanford Historical Society and a member of the
Stanford Associates. He also started the Stanford Oral History Project, a joint effort of the Stanford Historical Society
and the Stanford University Archives. Fred Glover died of cancer on November 18, 1993.
These personal papers of Frederic O. Glover pertain mostly to his writing and his interest in Stanford history; there are
very few papers relating to his official activities as presidential aide. Included are oral history transcripts, correspondence,
stories and articles, travel journals, speeches, class of 1933 reunion files, subject files, and photographs.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Glover, Frederic O.
Stanford Oral History Project.
Stanford University--History.
Stanford University. Class of 1933.
Stanford University. -- General subdivision--History.;