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Title: Guido H. Marx papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0129
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
7.5 Linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1893-1949
creator:
Marx, Guido H., ((Guido Hugo),), b. 1871.
creator:
Marx, Guido H., 1871-1949
Selected List of Correspondents
Addis, Thomas
Bailey, Forrest
90-188: Box 1, Folder 7-8, 10
Baldwin, Roger N.
90-188: Box 1, Folder 1, 3-5, 11
Benne, Adron A.
Box 4, Folder 1-2
Bjornson, Anga M.
Black, Marshall
86-179: Box 1, Folder 2, 12
Bliven, Bruce
90-188: Box 3, Folder 1
Browne, Andrew A.
Box 1, Folder 4
Cooke, Morris Llewellyn
Coolidge, Mary Roberts
90-188: Box 1, Folder 4-5
Copeland, Clement A.
Box 1, Folder 4
Dart, Anna C.
Dorfman, Joseph
Box 1, Folder 6
Durand, William F.
Farrand, Max
Box 1, Folder 4
Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley
90-188: Box 1, Folder 3
Frankfurter, Felix
90-188: Box 3, Folder 1
Garrison, J. C.
Box 3, Folder 9
Hayes, Everis A.
86-179: Box 1, Folder 3
Hichborn, Franklin
Hill, Albert Ross
86-179: Box 1, Folder 9, 11
Hoover, Herbert
Box 1, Folder 3
Hoover, Theodore J.
90-188: Box 3, Folder 10
Johnson, Hiram
Box 1, Folder 3
Johnston, Mercer G.
90-188: Box 3, Folder 2
Jones, Hubert C.
90-188: Box 1, Folder 7
Jordan, David Starr
Jourdin, Willis W.
Leidy, Emma Brown
Box 1, Folder 8
Lewinsohn, Joseph L.
86-179: Box 1, Folder 15-16
Lewis, Austin
90-188: Box 1, Folder 9
Monroe, Paul
National Popular Govt. League
Box 1, Folder 3
Norris, George W.
Box 1, Folder 2
Porter, Anna
Box 5, Folder 5
Roberts, Holland D.
Box 3, Folder 8-9
Robinson, Elmo A.
90-188: Box 1, Folder 4-5, 7
Robinson, James Harvey
86-179: Box 1, Folder 7
Rolfe, Henry W.
Box 1, Folder 4
Rowell, Chester H.
86-179: Box 1, Folder 11, 15
Saunders, Frederick A.
90-188: Box 3, Folder 10
Silliman, John C.
Box 6, Folder 3
Slosson, Edwin E.
86-179: Box 1, Folder 9-10
Smith, Albert. W.
Solow, Herbert
90-188: Box 2, Folder 3
Stanley, Edward J.
Box 1, Folder 4
Steinmetz, Harry C.
Veblen, Thorstein
Box 5, Folder 4
Willoughby, Ray R.
Box 6, Folder 3
Wilson, Woodrow W.
86-179: Box 1, Folder 9
BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ARTICLES IN BOX 3
Folder 1: The process of invention.
Stanford Univ. Engineering Journal, May, 1897, pp. 69-71.
What should college professors be paid?
Atlantic Monthly, v. 95, May, 1905, pp. 647-50.
Condition and needs of the Univ. of Calif. Discussion.
Trans. Commonwealth Club, 1907.
Value of drawing in practical life.
Calif. Teachers' Quarterly, June, 1907, pp. 77-84.
Notes on machine drawing. Stanford University. 15p. 1905, 1907,
The making of the Stanford Engineer.
Stanford Alumnus, Dec. 1907, p. 127-32.
Isometric plotting of graphical charts.
Am. Mach., v. 31, Nov. 12, 1903, pp. 7-13
Report of committee of Cornell Club of Northern Calif. on improvement of salaries (with J.M. Chase and R.B. Daggett).
Cornell Alumni News, May 6, 1908.
Folder 2: Some trends in higher education.
Science, May 14, 1909, p. 759-97.
Reform in San Francisco.
Nation, July 1, 1909.
Some trends in higher education.
Science, July 16, 1909, p. 87-89.
The college forum.
The American College, v. 1, no. 1, October 1909, pp. 56-68.
Folder 3: The problem of the assistant professor.
Journal Assoc. of American Universities, 1910, pp. 17-47; and
Science, 1910: pp. 401-406, 441-450, and 488-497.
Some trends in higher education.
Calif. Weekly, June 10, 1910, p. 459-60.
Attendance of students at foreign universities.
Science, v. 31, April 29, 1910.
University fellowships.
Science, v. 33, March 31, 1911, pp. 491-92.
Folder 4: Should the same salary be paid to men bearing the same titles?
Bryn Mawr Alumnae Quarterly, v. 5, p. 1-4, April, 1911.
Committee of Ten. Minority Report to the Academic Council. 18p. 1911. [Stanford University].
Strength of gear teeth.
Trans. A.S.M.E., v. 34, p. 1323-98, 1912.
Strength of gear teeth. 2nd. paper.
Trans. A.S.M.E., v. 37, p.503-30, 1915.
An engineer's acid test of patriotism.
The Standard, v. 6, May, 1920.
Some comparative wear experiments on cast iron gear teeth (with L.E. Cutter and B.M Green).
Mech. Engineering, v. 48, p. 33-36, Jan., 1926.
How to control public utilities.
Nation, v. 132, no. 3430, April 1, pp. 348-50.
Additional papers were received in 1986 and 1990; they have been added to the collection as two addenda rather than interfiled
with the previously processed papers. Each addition has been identified by its accession number (86-179 and 90-188) and is
listed separately. When requesting materials from these additions, please indicate the accession number on the paging slip.
An index to selected correspondents in the entire collection is included in this guide, along with a listing of Guido Marx's
articles and reprints in Box 3.
The first ten boxes of the collection consist of the original papers that were received and arranged in 1966. Only the letters
in Box 1 were given full treatment, with incoming and outgoing letters arranged together chronologically. Other sections were
arranged or left as received, depending upon the accessibility of the original arrangement. In some cases, letters pertinent
to the subject were left in the appropriate folders rather than being integrated into the chronological arrangement.
The papers of Guido H. Marx include correspondence, speeches, a typed autobiography, reprints, press releases, clippings,
minutes, reports, and pamphlets, 1898-1949, and Marx's thesis from Cornell, A Study of Special Tools and Methods Used in the
Manufacture of Small Engines, 1893.
The papers document both his academic career at Stanford and his political interests. His academic life is represented by
correspondence with faculty, 1898-1905; reprints of his engineering and educational articles; and minutes, reports, and other
records from his departmental duties in the School of Engineering. His political life is represented by correspondence, speeches,
articles, and pamphlets pertaining to efforts to repeal criminal syndicalism laws, labor and unionization efforts, the Sacco-Vanzetti
case, cooperatives, and control of public utilities. Organizations appearing in his papers include the American Association
of University Professors, the American Civil Liberties Union, the American Federation of Teachers, the Pacific Co-operative
League, Inc., the National Popular Government League, the California State Water and Power League, and the People's Legislative
Service.
Guido H. Marx was born in Toledo, Ohio, in 1871. He attended Cornell University, earning the degree of mechanical engineer
in 1893. He worked in industry for two years before joining the Stanford faculty in 1895, at the instigation of Albert W.
Smith, his former professor at Cornell who, in collaboration with Guido's brother Charles D. Marx, was developing Stanford's
new School of Engineering. He became professor of machine design in 1908; he retired in 1936 with the rank of Professor Emeritus.
In addition to authoring a treatise on
Machine Design with Prof. Smith, his professional activities included research in the fields of gearing and bearing lubrication, advocating
vocational guidance for Stanford students, co-founding the American Association of University Professors, and holding office
in the American Federation of Teachers.
Prof. Marx was also actively involved in many political and social issues. In Palo Alto, he served on the planning commission
and the School Board and played an instrumental role in the construction of its first municipal power plant. In 1911 he and
Professor R.L. Green organized the local branch of the Progressive Party; Marx was the official delegate to its 1912 national
convention. He was active in the American Civil Liberties Union, especially around issues of labor organization and repeal
of the Criminal Syndicalism Law.
In 1895 Guido H. Marx married Gertrude Van Dusen, a member of the Cornell library staff; they had four children. He died in
1949.
[Identification of item], Guido H. Marx Papers, SC 129, Stanford University Archives, Stanford, Calif.
Gift of Barbara Marx Givan, 1966, 1986, and 1990.
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain
permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives.
None.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
American Association of University Professors..
American Civil Liberties Union..
American Federation of Teachers..
Baldwin, Roger N., ((Roger Nash),), 1884-1981.
Bliven, Bruce, 1889-1977
Cooke, Morris Llewellyn,, 1872-1960.
Coolidge, Mary Roberts,, 1860-1945.
Flynn, Elizabeth Gurley.
Frankfurter, Felix,, 1882-1965.
Hayes, E. A., ((Everis Anson),), 1855-1942.
Hichborn, Franklin,, 1869-1963.
Hill, Albert Ross.
Hoover, Herbert,, 1874-1964.
Jordan, David Starr,, 1851-1931.
Jourdin, Willis W.
Lewis, Austin,, 1865?-1944.
Monroe, Paul,, 1869-1947.
National Popular Government League..
Norris, George W., (George William), 1861-1944.
Pacific Co-operative League, Inc..
People's Legislative Service..
Rolfe, Henry W.
Rowell, Chester H.
Sinclair, Upton,, 1878-1968.
Stanford University. School of Engineering. -- General subdivision--Faculty.;
Veblen, Thorstein,, 1857-1929.
Whitney, Anita,, 1867-1955.
Cooperative societies.
Criminal syndicalism.
Engineering--Study and teaching.
Public utilities--Law and legislation.
Public utilities.
Sacco-Vanzetti Trial, Dedham, Mass., 1921.