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  • Title: David Starr Jordan papers
    Date (inclusive): 1794-1950
    Collection Number: XX240
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 88 manuscript boxes, 8 oversize boxes, 1 oversize folder, 6 envelopes, memorabilia (52.0 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Correspondence, writings, pamphlets, leaflets, clippings, and photographs, relating to pacifism and the movement for world peace, disarmament, international relations, American neutrality in World War I, American foreign and domestic policy, civil liberties in the United States, problems of minorities in the United States, Stanford University, and personal and family matters.
    Creator: Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    Box 89 and 96 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], David Starr Jordan papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Biographical Note

    1851 January 19 Born, Gainesville, New York
    1869 Entered Cornell University
    1872 Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts, Cornell University
    1872-1873 Instructor in botany, Lombard University, Galesburg, Illinois
    1873-1874 Principal, Appleton Collegiate Institute, Appleton, Wisconsin
    1874-1875 Science teacher, Indianapolis High School, Indianapolis, Indiana
    1875 Married Susan Bowen
    1875-1879 Professor of natural history, Northwestern Christian University, Irvington, Indiana
    1878 Doctor of Philosophy, Northwestern Christian University
    1879-1885 Chairman of the Department of Natural Sciences, Indiana University
    1885-1891 President, Indiana University
    1885 Death of Mrs. Jordan
    1887 Married Jessie Knight
    1891-1913 President of Stanford University
    1913-1916 Chancellor of Stanford University
    1916-1931 Chancellor Emeritus of Stanford University
    1931 September 19 Died, Stanford, California

    Scope and Content of Collection

    During his lifetime, David Starr Jordan made gifts of his papers to the Hoover Institution (then known as the Hoover War Library). After his death, his widow and friends donated the balance of his papers, including his voluminous correspondence, speeches, writings, notes, and reference materials until, by 1941, the Hoover Institution had custody of almost all of Jordan's papers aside from official university files. In 1945 the papers were divided between the Stanford University Library (these were subsequently included in the Stanford University Archives) and the Hoover Institution, which retained all of the papers dealing with war and peace, most of the papers dealing with international relations, and many papers dealing with U.S. social and political affairs (in areas such as civil liberties, problems of minorities, alien land laws, and higher education).

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Peace
    Disarmament
    Civil rights -- United States
    United States -- Politics and government -- 20th century
    World politics
    World War, 1914-1918 -- Peace
    Neutrality -- United States
    World War, 1914-1918 -- United States
    Pacifism
    Minorities -- United States
    Universities and colleges -- United States
    United States -- Foreign relations -- 20th century
    Stanford University