Guide to the Patricia Vinnicombe Yakotis Papers
Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries.
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
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Overview
Call Number: SC0699
Creator:
Yakotis, Patricia Vinnicombe.
Title: Patricia Vinnicombe Yakotis papers
Dates: 1946-1952
Physical Description:
2.75 Linear feet
Summary: Collection includes class materials, notes, and some papers from her classes at Stanford, 1946-49, in particular history,
political science, and French literature and culture; a scrapbook of student memorabilia and photographs, 1946-49; and a few
personal papers including portraits and a letter from a priest concerning the reading of banned books. Of note in the scrapbook
are Big Game Gaieties programs, 1946 and 1949, and a booklet of cartoons by Barbara Allen entitled STANFORD TRADITIONS.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
Administrative Information
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Ownership & Copyright
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.
Cite As
Patricia Vinnicombe Yakotis Papers (SC0699). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Patricia Vinnicombe Yakotis earned her A.B. in political science at Stanford University in 1950.
Description of the Collection
Collection includes class materials, notes, and some papers from her classes at Stanford, 1946-49, in particular history,
political science, and French literature and culture; a scrapbook of student memorabilia and photographs, 1946-49; and a few
personal papers including portraits and a letter from a priest concerning the reading of banned books. Of note in the scrapbook
are Big Game Gaieties programs, 1946 and 1949, and a booklet of cartoons by Barbara Allen entitled STANFORD TRADITIONS.
Access Terms
Allen, Barbara.
Vinnicombe, Patricia.
Yakotis, Patricia Vinnicombe.
Scrapbooks
Box 1, Folder 2
Russian Literature, 1948 (includes her paper, Comparison of Philosophies of Dostoievsky and St. Francis of Assisi)
Box 1, Folder 5
Biology, miscellaneous notes
Box 1, Folder 8
English notes (Modern British Humorists and Contemporary British Prose), 1947
Box 1, Folder 9
Wilde's Conception of Art and Beauty – paper for Modern British Humorists
Box 1, Folder 10
Shakespeare (English 25), 1948
Box 1, Folder 11
American History, syllabi, class handouts, etc.
Box 2, Folder 3
European History – handouts
Political Science classes:
Box 2, Folder 9
American Government (Political Science 1), 1948
Box 2, Folder 10
American Government (Poli Sci 2) – syllabi, handouts, papers
Box 2, Folder 11
American Government (Poli Sci 2) – notes
Box 2, Folder 12
American Public Law, 1949
Box 2, Folder 13
Contemporary World Politics, 1950
Box 3, Folder 1
Foreign Affairs Journals [source materials]
Box 3, Folder 2
Foreign Governments, 1948
Box 3, Folder 3
Foreign Governments paper: Italy
Box 3, Folder 5
Foreign Service paper: Ambassador Davies
Box 3, Folder 6
International Law 130, 1948
Box 3, Folder 7
International Law paper: Monroe Doctrine, 1948
Box 3, Folder 8
Latin America and the U. S.
Box 3, Folder 9
Political Parties, notebook, 1949
Box 3, Folder 10
Political Parties, note cards, 1949
Box 3, Folder 13
Seminar in International Relations
Box 3, Folder 14
Should Hawaii Have Statehood? (paper for unspecified class)
Box 3, Folder 15
State Department (Poli Sci 230)
Box 3, Folder 16
State Department (Poli Sci 230): reports by R. Huff
Box 3, Folder 17
State Department (Poli Sci 230): reports by L. B. Ruscigne
Box 4, Folder 1
State Department (Poli Sci 230): reports by Carl G. Winter
Romanic Languages classes:
Box 4, Folder 3
French 135 Rousseau / French 152 Modern novel
Box 4, Folder 4
French 145 Contemporary literature
Box 4, Folder 8
French Civ (1 of 2), 1947
Box 4, Folder 9
French Civ (2 of 2,) 1948
Box 4, Folder 11
Social Problems of France
Box 4, Folder 12
Political Problems of France
Box 4, Folder 13
Miscellaneous class materials
Box 4, Folder 14
Miscellaneous course information
Box 4, Folder 15
Personal papers, including photograph and portrait of Patricia Vinnicombe and a letter from a priest regarding the reading
of banned books
Box 5, Folder 1
Loose items from scrapbook
Box 5, Folder 2
Big Game Gaieties programs, 1946, 1949
Box 5, Folder 4
Saturday Evening Post, Oct. 15, 1949 (has article on Stanford's football coach, Marchmont Schwartz)
Box 5, Folder 5
Sophomore Carnival placard
Box 5, Folder 6
Ten Views of Stanford in Color, published by the Stanford University Press
Box 5, Folder 7
Tournament of Roses program, 1952
Box 5, Folder 8
Scrapbook of student memorabilia, 1946-48