Breer (Carl) Notebooks, 1905-1968

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Summary

Title:
Carl Breer notebooks
Dates:
1905-1968
Creators:
Breer, Carl
Abstract:
Digital copy of three notebooks primarily pertaining to Stanford University compiled by Breer; original notebooks include photographs, maps, clippings, postcards, receipts and bills, tickets, letters, and Breer's text. Subjects in volume 1 include Stanford history, college life, his fraternity (Sigma Alpha Epsilon), campus machine shop and his fellow engineering students. Volume 2 covers his son Fred's graduation at Stanford in 1943; the career of Dr. William Durand, including correspondence between Durand and Breer, 1949-54; and the Herbert Hoover home in Iowa. Subjects in volume 3 include Stanford's president J. E. Wallace Sterling, reunions of the Class of 1909, and the Carl Breer Library in the fraternity housing on campus.
Extent:
228 megabyte(s)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Carl Breer Notebooks (SC1083). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Digital copy of three notebooks primarily pertaining to Stanford University compiled by Breer; original notebooks include photographs, maps, clippings, postcards, receipts and bills, tickets, letters, and Breer's text. Subjects in volume 1 include Stanford history, college life, his fraternity (Sigma Alpha Epsilon), campus machine shop and his fellow engineering students. Volume 2 covers his son Fred's graduation at Stanford in 1943; the career of Dr. William Durand, including correspondence between Durand and Breer, 1949-54; and the Herbert Hoover home in Iowa. Subjects in volume 3 include Stanford's president J. E. Wallace Sterling, reunions of the Class of 1909, and the Carl Breer Library in the fraternity housing on campus.

Biographical / historical:

Carl Breer earned his A.B. in mechanical engineering at Stanford University in 1909.

Physical location:
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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 2025-10-20 08:48:34 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

Carl Breer Notebooks (SC1083). 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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