Stanford Historical Photograph collection, c. 1887-1996

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Summary

Title:
Stanford Historical Photograph collection
Dates:
c. 1887-1996
Creators:
Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Extent:
108 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[item identification], Stanford Historical Photograph collection (SC1071). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The Stanford Photograph Collection contains over 16,000 images of Stanford scenes including photographs of and relating to the Stanford family, views of the campus and individual buildings, photographs of students and student life activities, and photographs of faculty and administrative staff. The majority of photographs are black and white gelatin prints but nineteenth-century albumen prints mounted on boards are also represented. The collection spans the late 1890s through the 1990s.

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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-02-02 15:11:12 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Preferred citation:

[item identification], Stanford Historical Photograph collection (SC1071). 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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