Overview
Administrative Information
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Description of the Collection
Access Terms
Overview
Call Number: SC0422
Creator:
Ricker, Christine.
Title: Christine Ricker diaries
Dates: 1941-1976
Physical Description:
1.5 Linear feet
Summary: Diaries with clippings, programs, notes, and letters concerning Stanford news and personalities, World War II and other political
events, Ricker's activities in the Episcopal Church, and her circle of friends, most of whom were single working women like
herself.
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
Provenance
Gift of Rosamund Bacon, 1986.
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
Christine Ricker Diaries (SC0422). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Christine Ricker joined the Stanford staff in 1922; she served as director of the Student Union and the more than 40 campus
dining halls from 1928 until her retirement in 1958. She also taught a course in "family living" through the School of Education.
She graduated from Simmons College in 1917 with a degree in institutional administration; prior to coming to Stanford, she
worked with the YWCA overseas. Ms. Ricker, who shared her campus home at 615 Mayfield Avenue with her lifelong companion Helen
Vincent, died in 1986 at the age of 90.
Description of the Collection
The diaries of Christine Ricker date from December 1941 through April 1976; included within their pages were clippings, programs,
notes, letters, and other items.
Some items are taped in; loose items have been removed and foldered.
The diary entries concern Stanford news and personalities, World War II and other political events, Ricker's activities in
the Episcopal Church, and her circle of friends, many of whom were also single working women.
Access Terms
Ricker, Christine.
Diaries.
Single women.
Women--California.
Women--Social networks.