Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Stanford University
- Abstract:
- Abstracts of titles and transcripts of titles to various property holdings of Leland Stanford.
- Extent:
- 4 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item] Stanford Ranches and Lands Records (SC0003). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Abstracts of titles and transcripts of titles to various property holdings of Leland Stanford, including the Palo Alto Stock Farm (Santa Clara Co.), the Vina Ranch (Tehama Co.), the Grindley Farm (Butler Co.), Mayfield Grange (Santa Clara Co.), the Gwinn Ranch (Contra Costa Co.), and San Francisco properties.
- Biographical / historical:
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In 1876, Leland Stanford acquired 650 acres of the former Rancho San Francisquito with the intention of establishing a rural residence. Subsequently, he initiated the establishment of the Palo Alto Stock Farm, dedicated to breeding trotting horses. Following the passing of their sole child in 1885, Jane and Leland Stanford, a one and a half years later, formalized their commitment to education by transferring the farm to the establishment of Leland Stanford Junior University.
- Acquisition information:
- Administrative transfer, President's Office, 1965.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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.
- Terms of access:
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While University Archives 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. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item] Stanford Ranches and Lands Records (SC0003). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022