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Guide to the Stanford Family Library Collection
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  • 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