Guide to the Proposed Forestry School at Stanford University Correspondence

Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford, California
November 2010
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Overview

Call Number: SCM0164
Creator: Dudley, Ernest G.
Creator: Greeley, William B., (William Buckhout), 1879-1955.
Title: Proposed forestry school at Stanford University correspondence
Dates: 1909
Physical Description: 0.02 Linear feet (1 folder)
Summary: Collection consists of two letters from William B. Greeley to David Starr Jordan recommending men for the proposed teaching position in forestry; an unsigned manuscript letter to Jordan with a detailed organization for the school's curriculum; and a typed excerpt from a letter by Ernest G. Dudley (Stanford class of 1908) discussing forestry training in general and his experiences at Yale.
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

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Cite As

Proposed Forestry School at Stanford University Correspondence (SCM0164). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biographical/Historical Sketch

In 1909, Stanford University considered the possibility of establishing a forestry division. Although the Board of Trustees recommended it, the division was never instituted.

Description of the Collection

Collection consists of two letters from William B. Greeley to David Starr Jordan recommending men for the proposed teaching position in forestry; an unsigned manuscript letter to Jordan with a detailed organization for the school's curriculum; and a typed excerpt from a letter by Ernest G. Dudley (Stanford class of 1908) discussing forestry training in general and his experiences at Yale.

Access Terms

Dudley, Ernest G.
Greeley, William B., (William Buckhout), 1879-1955.
Stanford University -- General subdivision--Curricula.;
Yale University--Curricula.
Yale University. -- General subdivision--Curricula.;
Forestry schools and education.
Forests and forestry--Study and teaching.


Box 1

Correspondence 1909

Correspondence, 1909