Overview
Administrative Information
Description of the Collection
Access Terms
Overview
Call Number: SC0010
Creator:
Stanford family.
Title: Stanford family library collection
Dates: 1795-1902
Bulk Dates: 1834-1897
Physical Description:
16 Linear feet
Summary: A sampling of the books contained in the libraries of Jane Lathrop Stanford, Leland Stanford, and their son, Leland Stanford,
Jr. Included are books inscribed by Mrs. Stanford to Leland, Jr., books annotated by Leland, Jr., and books of Thomas Welton
Stanford (brother of Leland Stanford). Included are Bibles, religious publications, children's stories, a number of adventure
series for boys, history books, travel essays, tourist guides, and novels.
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
Administrative transfer, Stanford Museum, 1950.
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
Stanford Family Library Collection (SC0010). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Description of the Collection
A sampling of the books contained in the libraries of Jane Lathrop Stanford, Leland Stanford, and their son, Leland Stanford,
Jr. Included are books inscribed by Mrs. Stanford to Leland, Jr., books annotated by Leland, Jr., and books of Thomas Welton
Stanford (brother of Leland Stanford). Included are Bibles, religious publications, children's stories, a number of adventure
series for boys, history books, travel essays, tourist guides, and novels.
Access Terms
Stanford family.
Stanford, Jane Lathrop, 1828-1905.
Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893.
Stanford, Leland, 1868-1884.
Stanford, Thomas Welton, 1832-1918.
Private libraries