Stanford University Alumni collection, 1885-2016

Summary

Extent:

70.25 Linear Feet

Language:

English .

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Stanford Alumni collection (SC1278). Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The Stanford Alumni Collection consists of letters, email, texts, student scrapbooks, photographs, websites, audio and video recordings, posters, flyers, records of student organizations, and more. Materials have been donated to the Stanford University Archives for permanent retention, or loaned for selective scanning, and returned to donors.

This collection was created as part of the Stanford Alumni Legacy Project (SALP) initiative. SALP focuses on collecting, preserving, and providing long-term access to student materials created by Stanford alumni during their time on the farm.

Arrangement:

Collection materials are described alphabetically in the finding aid by last name of donor. Boxes are listed by accession numbers (ARCH-YYYY-###), which are provided in the finding aid. Alumni class graduation years are indicated as provided.

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

Related resources

Separated material:

Where appropriate, certain materials have been added to other collections. For example, correspondence between students and their families have been added to the Stanford Student Letters and Memoirs Collection (SC0103); football programs and miscellany have been added to the Stanford University, Department of Athletics, Football Collection (SC1185); and miscellaneous pieces of ephemera have been added to the Stanford University Publications and Ephemera Collection (SC4000).

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Student life.
Stanford alumni
College students -- California.

Restrictions:

The 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:

While Stanford University 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. Except materials in the public domain, any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the rightsholders, heir(s), or assigns. For more information, see: https://library.stanford.edu/special-collections-policies.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Stanford Alumni collection (SC1278). Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:

Stanford University, University Archives

Stanford University Archives, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US

Contact:

(650) 725-1022

specialcollections@stanford.edu

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