Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
- Extent:
- 103 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Stanford Historical Photograph Collection (SC1071). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Stanford Photograph Collection contains over 16,000 images of Stanford scenes including photographs of and relating to the Stanford family, views of the campus and individual buildings, photographs of students and student life activities, and photographs of faculty and administrative staff. The majority of photographs are black and white gelatin prints but nineteenth-century albumen prints mounted on boards are also represented. The collection spans the late 1890s through the 1990s.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Stanford University -- History.
Stanford University -- Students.
Stanford University -- Faculty.
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906
Stanford University -- Buildings.
Stanford University -- Athletics
Photoprints. - Names:
- Stanford University -- General subdivision--Sports.;
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Palo Alto Stock Farm (Stanford, Calif.)
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
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Stanford Historical Photograph Collection (SC1071). 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