Historical Seminary of Leland Stanford Junior University Records, 1891-1901

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Summary

Title:
Historical Seminary of Leland Stanford Junior University records
Dates:
1891-1901
Creators:
Stanford University
Abstract:
The records consist of minutes from weekly meetings with outlines of reports presented. The topics included issues in political and legal history, international relations, historical figures, slavery, abolition, American Indian policies, railroad history, American expansion, and historical methods. Although the United States and Europe were the primary focus, some meetings focused on Africa, India, Russia, and Latin America.
Extent:
1.75 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Historical Seminary of Leland Stanford Junior University Records (SC0693). Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The records consist of minutes from weekly meetings with outlines of reports presented. The topics included issues in political and legal history, international relations, historical figures, slavery, abolition, American Indian policies, railroad history, American expansion, and historical methods. Although the United States and Europe were the primary focus, some meetings focused on Africa, India, Russia, and Latin America. Professors associated with the Seminary included George Elliott Howard, Mary Sheldon Barnes, Clyde Augustus Duniway, Arley Barthlow Show, and David Ellsworth Spencer. Of particular note to Stanford's history is an 1898 report on Mary Sheldon Barnes and the rise of the "source-method" in secondary schools.

Biographical / historical:

The Historical Seminary was an upper level class offered by the Department of History to "afford a practical training in methods of historical research through the use of original materials" [from the Annual Register]. Weekly sessions included the presentation and discussion of papers, reports, book reviews and other independent research.

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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-01-23 09:08:45 -0800 .

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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:

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Preferred citation:

Historical Seminary of Leland Stanford Junior University Records (SC0693). Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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