Guide to the George Vanderbilt Foundation Records SC0078

University Archives staff

Department of Special Collections and University Archives

October 2010, August 2023

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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.

Information about Access

This collection is restricted for 60 years from the date of creation. It may be made available in 2030.

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Cite As

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.

Description of the Collection

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.