Biographical / Historical
Scope and Contents
Processing Information
Related Materials
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Information about Access
Ownership & Copyright
Cite As
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Language of Material:
Undetermined
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Stanford University, Commission of Engineers, records
creator:
Stanford University. Commission of
Engineers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0001
Physical Description:
2.5 Linear Feet
(13 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1906-1908
Abstract: The records of the Commission of
Engineers, dating from 1906 to 1908, include correspondence, daily journal, estimates of
repairs, reports, photographs, and negatives.
Biographical / Historical
The Commission of Engineers was charged with directing the restoration of the university's
buildings after the earthquake of April 1906. The Commission, composed of Professors Charles
D. Marx (civil engineering), Charles B. Wing (structural engineering), and William F. Durand
(mechanical engineering), was appointed by the Board of Trustees in June 1906.
Scope and Contents
Records of the University's Commission of Engineers responsible for the reconstruction of
Stanford University buildings after the 1906 earthquake. Includes correspondence, the
Commission's daily journals, photographs, negatives, and estimates of repairs.
Processing Information
The original group of records, Box 1 through Box 5, folder 4, were processed in January
1965. Additional progress reports in Box 5, folders 5 and 6, were added in May 1972. In
March 1995, the photographic negatives and prints in Boxes 6 through 13 were added to the
records.
Related Materials
Related materials may be found in SC 27 (Board of Trustees Supporting Documents), Box 1,
folder for August 1, 1906, and in SC 28 (Horace Davis papers), Box 5, folder 37.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Administrative transfer, 1965.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Ownership & Copyright
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 94304-6064. 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.
Cite As
Stanford University, Commission of Engineers, Records (SC0001). Dept. of Special
Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
The Commission of Engineers was charged with directing the restoration of the university's
buildings after the earthquake of April 1906. The Commission, composed of Professors Charles
D. Marx (civil engineering), Charles B. Wing (structural engineering), and William F. Durand
(mechanical engineering), was appointed by the Board of Trustees in June 1906.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Photonegatives
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire, Calif., 1906
Photoprints.
Journals.
Stanford University. Commission of Engineers
Durand, William Frederick
Wing, Charles B.
Marx, Charles David
Stanford University. Commission of Engineers