Jack H. and Arden T. Lee Baha'i collection, circa 1850-2021

Summary

Title:

Jack H. and Arden T. Lee Baha'i collection

Dates:

circa 1850-2021

Extent:

23 Linear Feet (42 manuscript boxes, 5 cartons, 1 map folder, and 1 tube) and 57.7 gigabyte(s) born-digital files in addenda

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Jack H. and Arden T. Lee Baha'i collection (M2126). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Materials consist of documents related to the Baha'i Faith, including printed material, photocopies, photographs, typescripts, handwritten documents, cassettes, and more. Includes many tablets and letters to individuals from ʻAbduʼl-Bahá. The majority of the documents are resources on the Baha'i Faith by others collected by or sent to Lee, though some documents and photographs were created by Arden Lee. Incoming correspondence to the Lees is included, and some of the documents are accompanied by handwritten notes added by Arden Lee.

NOTE: there is a more detailed, item level preliminary listing attached to the catalog record: https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/12071016

Biographical / historical:

Arden T. Lee has followed the Baha'i Faith since 1952. She began collecting sources related to the religion and created the collection in honor of her late husband, Jack H. Lee.

Acquisition information:

Gift of Arden T. Lee; 2016, 2021, and 2024. Accession MSS 2016-110, 2021-209, 2021-335, and 2024-196.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Bahai Faith
Bahais

Names:

ʻAbduʼl-Bahá, 1844-1921

About this collection guide

Date Encoded:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-02-14 11:29:34 -0800 .

Restrictions:

Collection is unprocessed but open for research (Accession 2024-196 is processed). Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Terms of access:

While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and 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. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Jack H. and Arden T. Lee Baha'i collection (M2126). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, California.

Location of this collection:

Stanford University, Manuscripts Division

Department of Special Collections, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US

Contact:

(650) 725-1022

specialcollections@stanford.edu

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