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Stanford University, Department of History, Records
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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Stanford University, Department of History, records
Identifier/Call Number: SC0029A
Physical Description:
18.5 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1903-1974
Language of Material:
Undetermined .
The files of the History Department are diverse and fairly complete and include
correspondence, minutes, memoranda, course materials, enrollment records, and reports. A few
of the subjects covered by the records are: establishment of the Political Science
Department; report on the four-quarter system; History Club minutes; course offerings
including those taught in both World Wars; the Army Specialized Training Program of
1941-1945; Independent Study; Problems of Citizenship; Western Civilization; international
relations committees; and university-wide committees on faculty self-discipline and general
studies. There is also a manuscript History of the History Department.
Boxes 1 through 9 were transferred to the Archives in 1966; a folder by folder survey of
the papers was made but only names of important personalities were recorded. Boxes 10
through 21 were transferred to the Archives in August 1975. Boxes 10-15 contain the files of
Prof. Gordon Craig; in boxes 16-21 the name of the department chairman or faculty member who
created the file, where it can be determined, has been included in brackets after the folder
title. Boxes 16 through 21 are restricted; please consult the University Archivist for
access. Two letters dated 1903 from Max Farrand (then Dept. head) to Henry Cannon,
describing the methods of running classes and department affairs, were given to the Archives
in November 1970 by Mrs. Leland Brown.
This collection complements the Edgar E. Robinson Papers which were received in 1964. For a
complete history of the History Department of Leland Stanford Junior University consultation
of the Robinson Papers is essential.
[Identification of item], Stanford University, Dept. of History, Records (SC0029A). Dept.
of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Administrative transfer
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.
Boxes 16 through 21 are restricted; consult the University Archivist for access.