Helen Dorset photograph album, 1899

Summary

Creators:

Dorset, Helen and David, Leon Thomas

Extent:

0.25 Linear Feet

Language:

Undetermined .

Preferred citation:

[identification of item] Helen Dorset Photograph Album (PC0127). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes a photograph album (dated 1899) of images of Stanford buildings and views, probably acquired from a local photography firm; subjects include entrance gates, cactus garden, the Quad, Roble Hall, Encina Hall, fraternity houses, faculty houses, and interiors of the library, assembly hall, and museum. There are also loose images (cyanotypes, sepia prints, and black and white prints) of female students on campus, male students at the Palo Alto train station, and one of President Jordan at bat during a faculty-student baseball game

Biographical / historical:

Helen Dorset earned her A.B. in Latin at Stanford University in May 1901; she went on to earn her M.A. at Columbia in 1918

Acquisition information:

Transferred from the Stanford Alumni Association, 1996

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.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Names:

Stanford Alumni Association

Restrictions:

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 University Archives 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. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item] Helen Dorset Photograph Album (PC0127). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, 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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