Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Peterson, Harry C. (Harry Claude) and Stanford University. Cantor Arts Center
- Extent:
- 5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item] Collection Name (Call Number). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Consists of lantern slides and photographs circa 1892-1917. Related materials may also be found in SC0107, Harry C. Peterson papers.
- Biographical / historical:
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Harry Claude Peterson was born in Algona, Iowa, in 1876, son of Julius E. Peterson, a Norwegian mechanician. Leland Stanford had learned of the elder Peterson in Europe and brought him to Stanford University to teach machine shop. Young Harry was educated in public schools in Algona and Palo Alto. He was in the photographic business in Palo Alto for a time. He married in 1902 and had one son, Austin Peterson. Named the Director and Curator of the Stanford University Museum in 1899, he remained there until 1918, adding collections to the Museum and writing historical papers. During his residence in Palo Alto, he served on the city council for eight years. After leaving the Stanford Museum he was head of field research for the California History Department of the California State Library for three years. In 1925, he was named curator of Sutter's Fort Museum in Sacramento, California.
- Acquisition information:
- These materials were transferred by the Cantor in 2022.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- Terms of access:
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While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item] Collection Name (Call Number). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022