Finding aid for the Stabler family papers 5381
Sue Luftschein
USC Libraries Special Collections
2023 March
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Stabler family papers
Creator:
Stabler, Laird
Creator:
Stabler, Maud
Identifier/Call Number: 5381
Physical Description:
2.42 Linear Feet
2 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1885-1920s
Abstract: The Stabler family papers consists of photographs, clippings, ephemera, correspondence, certificates and licenses, documenting
the lives of Laird and Maud Stabler and their children. Laird Stabler was Professor of Chemistry and Physics at USC, and later
became Professor of Applied Chemistry and Metallurgy. He also helped found the School of Pharmacy in 1905, and was appointed
Dean of the School in 1910, serving as Dean and Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology for 29 years until his death in 1939.
Language of Material:
English
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Laird Stabler (d. 1939) joined the faculty of USC in 1894 as Professor of Chemistry and Physics. He later became Professor
of Applied Chemistry and Metallurgy. He also helped found the School of Pharmacy in 1905, and was appointed Dean of the School
in 1910, serving as Dean and Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology for 29 years until his death in 1939. Stabler Hall, opened
in 1964, was named for him. Stabler was considered a pioneer in the development of processes for the refinement of gasoline,
and the preparation of lubricating oil from California petroleum. A commercial plant was established, known as the Densmore-Stabler
Oil Refinery, to carry these processes. He was also the founder of Laird, Inc., which became Sta-Lube, Inc.
The Stabler family papers consists of photographs, clippings, ephemera, correspondence, certificates and licenses, documenting
the lives of Laird and Maud Stabler, and their children.
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Rights Statement for Archival Description
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Stabler family papers, Collection no. 5381, University Archives, Special Collections, USC Libraries,
University of Southern California
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of William Laird Stabler and Laird Alexander Stabler, 2011.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Los Angeles (Calif.) -- Social life and customs -- Archival resources
Clippings
Correspondence
Ephemera
Photographs
Stabler family
Stabler, Laird -- Archives
Stabler, Maud -- Archives
University of Southern California -- History
Stabler family -- Archives