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Stanford University Alumni Collection
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  • Scope and Contents
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  • Conditions Governing Use

  • Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
    Title: Stanford University Alumni Collection
    Identifier/Call Number: SC1278
    Physical Description: 40.25 Linear Feet (44 boxes) (2 tubes) (3 flat boxes)
    Date (inclusive): 1885-2016
    Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
    Language of Material: English .

    Conditions Governing Access

    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.

    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.

    Preferred Citation

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

    Scope and Contents

    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.

    Separated Materials

    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).

    Conditions Governing Use

    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 94305-6064. 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.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Student life.
    Stanford alumni
    College students -- California.