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Guide to the Pedro Joseph Lemos Letter to David Jacobson
SCM0345  
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  • Overview
  • Administrative Information
  • Biographical/Historical Sketch
  • Description of the Collection
  • Access Terms

  • Overview

    Call Number: SCM0345
    Creator: Lemos, Pedro J. (Pedro Joseph), 1882-1945
    Creator: Stanford family.
    Title: Pedro Joseph Lemos letter to David Jacobson
    Dates: 1945
    Physical Description: 0.02 Linear feet (1 items)
    Summary: Letter (signed Pedro de Lemos) pertains to the proposed donation of a painting to the Stanford Museum, a suggestion that the Museum collect the work of early California artists, and the efforts of Lemos and his wife in sponsoring California art projects. Lemos misspelled Jacobson's name as Jacobsen on the letter.
    Language(s): The materials are in English.
    Repository: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
    Green Library
    557 Escondido Mall
    Stanford, CA 94305-6064
    Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
    Phone: (650) 725-1022
    URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

    Administrative Information

    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

    Pedro Joseph Lemos Letter to David Jacobson (SCM0345). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Biographical/Historical Sketch

    Pedro J. Lemos, painter, etcher and illustrator, was Director of the Stanford Museum of Art from 1917 until 1945. At the time of the letter, David S. Jacobson was the executive assistant to the President of the University.

    Description of the Collection

    Letter (signed Pedro de Lemos) pertains to the proposed donation of a painting to the Stanford Museum, a suggestion that the Museum collect the work of early California artists, and the efforts of Lemos and his wife in sponsoring California art projects. Lemos misspelled Jacobson's name as Jacobsen on the letter.

    Access Terms

    Jacobson, David S.
    Jacobson, David S.
    Lemos, Pedro J. (Pedro Joseph), 1882-1945
    Stanford University. Museum of Art
    Art, American--California.