Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Varney family, Riffolt, Nils August, 1888-1957, and Varney, Robert N.
- Abstract:
- Family papers of materials related to Nils August Riffolt and Robert N. Varney includeing patents, photographs, letters, and scrapbooks.
- Extent:
- 1 manuscript box, 2 oversize boxes (1 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- In English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Varney family papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection includes patents, photographs, letters, two scrapbooks, and copy of the 1865 New York Herald.
- Biographical / historical:
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Nils August Riffolt (1888-1957) immigrated to the United States from Sweden, changing his name from Nils August Magnusson. In 1948 his only daughter Rita married Robert N. Varney (1910-2011), who served in the U.S. Navy in World War II.
- Acquisition information:
- Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2019.
- Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Varney family papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563