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George Vanderbilt Foundation Records
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Language of Material:
Undetermined
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: George Vanderbilt Foundation records
Identifier/Call Number: SC0078
Physical Description:
0.5 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1959-1967
Abstract: This collection includes correspondence
primarily regarding the dissolution of the Foundation after Vanderbilt's death in 1961, and
agreements between the Foundation and Stanford University. Major correspondents include Earl
Herald, Robert Rofen, Giles Mead, Curtis Tarr, James Thurber and trustees of the
Foundation.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Administrative transfer, School of Humanities and Sciences, 1970.
This collection is restricted for 60 years from the date of creation. It may be made
available in 2030.
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.
George Vanderbilt Foundation Records (SC0078). Department of Special Collections and
University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
The George Vanderbilt Foundation was devoted to the collecting of ichthyological specimens
in the South Seas.
This collection includes correspondence primarily regarding the dissolution of the
Foundation after Vanderbilt's death in 1961, and agreements between the Foundation and
Stanford University. Major correspondents include Earl Herald, Robert Rofen, Giles Mead,
Curtis Tarr, James Thurber and trustees of the Foundation.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Ichthyology -- Research.
Stanford University
Tarr, Curtis W.. 1924-
Mead, Giles.
Rofen, Robert.
George Vanderbilt Foundation.
Herald, Earl Stannard.
Thurber, James
Vanderbilt, George.