McSherry (Ralph Caylor) Photograph Albums, 1911-1916

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Ralph Caylor McSherry photograph albums
Dates:
1911-1916
Creators:
McSherry, Ralph Caylor.
Extent:
1 Linear Feet (2 volumes)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item] Ralph Caylor McSherry Photograph Albums (A0055). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Two albums of photographs, clippings, and Stanford ephemera such as programs, broadsides, and tickets, pertaining to his student days at Stanford University. Subjects include the Big Game, his dormitory room, Plug Ugly events, and fellow students. There are also photographs of Domenico Grosso, the "hermit" of Stanford University, and of Thomas Edison during his visit to the campus. Non-Stanford subjects include his vacation trips to Seattle, Idaho, Monterey, and other locations, and the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco.

Biographical / historical:

McSherry earned his a.b. in English from Stanford University in 1916.

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 2025-02-11 09:11:16 -0800 .

Access and use

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:

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:

[identification of item] Ralph Caylor McSherry Photograph Albums (A0055). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, 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