Guide to the "Donald B. Tresidder, Stanford's Overlooked Treasure" Research Materials SC0438

Daniel Hartwig

Department of Special Collections and University Archives

October 2010

Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford 94305-6064

specialcollections@stanford.edu

URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

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Language of Material: English

Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Title: "Donald B. Tresidder, Stanford's Overlooked Treasure" research materials

creator: Kiester, Edwin.

Identifier/Call Number: SC0438

Physical Description: 1.5 Linear Feet

Date (inclusive): 1912-1991

Abstract: Audio tapes and transcripts of interviews with people who knew or worked with Donald B. Tresidder, 1987-1991; research notes, clippings, and photocopies of source materials, 1912-1991; photographs; and some correspondence of Harry Press, Frederic Glover, and Kiester, 1990-1991. Persons interviewed include Alf E. Brandin, Stuart Cross, Alvin C. Eurich, Ernest R. Hilgard, William Janns, Harry Sanders, Thomas Spragens, and Wallace Stegner.

Immediate Source of Acquisition note

Gift of Edwin Kiester, 1992.

Information about Access

This collection is open for research.

Ownership & Copyright

All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.

Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Cite As

"Donald B. Tresidder, Stanford's Overlooked Treasure" Research Materials (SC0438). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biographical/Historical Sketch

Donald B. Tresidder was president of Stanford University from 1943 to 1948.

Description of the Collection

Audio tapes and transcripts of interviews with people who knew or worked with Donald B. Tresidder, 1987-1991; research notes, clippings, and photocopies of source materials, 1912-1991; photographs; and some correspondence of Harry Press, Frederic Glover, and Kiester, 1990-1991. Persons interviewed include Alf E. Brandin, Stuart Cross, Alvin C. Eurich, Ernest R. Hilgard, William Janns, Harry Sanders, Thomas Spragens, and Wallace Stegner.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Photoprints.

Oral histories.

Phonotapes.

Spragens, Thomas A.

Stegner, Wallace, 1909-1993

Eurich, Alvin C. (Alvin Christian)

Kiester, Edwin.

Tresidder, Donald Bertrand

Glover, Frederic O.

Brandin, Alf E.

Cross, Stuart G.

Press, Harry.

Sanders, Harry

Hilgard, Ernest R. (Ernest Ropiequet)

Janss, William.

Transcripts

Transcripts