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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Harry J. Rathbun papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0969
Physical Description:
27.5 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1934-1996
Physical Location: Special Collections and University
Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website:
http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
Language of Material:
English .
Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original
format and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
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.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Mort Gollender, 2009. Transfers 2010, 2011, 2014.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Harry J. Rathbun first studied engineering at Stanford University, earning his A.B. in 1916
and his Engineer's degree in 1920. After several years as an engineer, he returned to
Stanford to study law, receiving his J.D. in 1929. He joined the faculty in the Law School
that same year, reaching the rank of professor in 1937; his specialty was business law.
Rathbun, along with his wife Emilia, founded several non-profit organizations interested in
social justice and anti-war issues.
Collection includes lecture audio and audiovisual reels, with one audio reel from a lecture
in The Sequoia Seminar series on "Realizing Our Highest Potentialities" given at the Palo
Alto Library, 1955, reformatted and available as a digital asset. Addenda 2010-022 includes
publications, correspondence, speeches, manuscripts, and other documents related to
Rathbun's business law courses and his work for the Creative Initiative Foundation.
Harry J. Rathbun papers (SC0969). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Lectures.
Videorecordings.
Audiotapes.
Law -- Study and teaching
Commercial law.