Tresidder (Donald B.) Photograph Albums, 1913-1945, bulk 1913-1926
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Donald B. Tresidder photograph albums
- Dates:
- 1913-1945, bulk 1913-1926
- Creators:
- Tresidder, Donald Bertrand
- Extent:
- 1.25 Linear Feet (2 volumes)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item] Donald B. Tresidder Photograph Albums (A0060). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Photographs from Tresidder's first trip west, 1913; World War I planes and Tresidder as a pilot, 1918; and many photographs of Yosemite National Park, c. 1915-1926. Also included are a pamphlet from the cornerstone laying of the Ahwahnee Hotel, 1926; clipping concerning Tresidder as Stanford's president, 1945; and a clipping concerning social affairs in Tipton, IN, and the Grishaw family, 1921.
- Biographical / historical:
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Donald Bertrand Tresidder (April 7, 1894 – January 28, 1948) was the fourth president of Stanford University.
Son of Dr. John Treloar Tresidder (from Cornwall), Tresidder was born in Tipton, Indiana. At the age of 20 he took a trip with his sister to Southern California. However, the railroad tracks were washed out and they went to Yosemite Valley instead. There he met many Stanford faculty, who convinced him to enroll in Stanford University.
In Yosemite, Tresidder also met future wife Mary Curry, daughter of the owners of the park concession, Yosemite Park and Curry Company, Tresidder spent summers working in Yosemite as a porter and other various odd jobs. He was briefly fired for taking his future wife rock climbing up the back side of Half Dome. They married June 17, 1920. He earned his M.D. from Stanford Medical School in San Francisco, and became president of Yosemite Park and Curry Company. While attending medical school he was a member of Phi Chi Medical Fraternity.
Dr. Tresidder was president of Stanford University from 1943 until 1948 and brought the school through the difficult years of World War II. He often said that his main job at Stanford was fundraising for the school. Tresidder set up a professional fundraising organization and streamlined administrative and accounting practices. He established a scholarship program and helped established Stanford Research Institute. Tressider also abolished the sorority system on campus. Stanford's student center is named after him.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Names:
- Mosser, Ann Grishaw
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-20 15:26:32 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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:
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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:
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[identification of item] Donald B. Tresidder Photograph Albums (A0060). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022