Meyer Library flood of 1978 collection, 1979

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Summary

Creators:
Stanford University
Abstract:
Collection includes four photographs of library staff at the Lockheed facilities and two articles on the freezing process.
Extent:
0.1 Linear Feet
Language:
Undetermined .
Preferred citation:

Meyer Library Flood of 1978 collection (SCM0349). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes four photographs of library staff at the Lockheed facilities and two articles on the freezing process.

Biographical / historical:

The basement of Meyer Library at Stanford University was flooded in November 1978 from a ruptured water main. Affected books were frozen and then dried in a vacuum chamber at the Lockheed Missiles & Space Company in Sunnyvale, California.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Ralph Hansen, 2008.
Physical location:
Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

While Stanford University 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. Except materials in the public domain, any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the rightsholders, heir(s), or assigns. For more information, see: https://library.stanford.edu/special-collections-policies.

Preferred citation:

Meyer Library Flood of 1978 collection (SCM0349). Dept. 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
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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