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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Rodin sculpture garden records
Identifier/Call Number: SC0448
Physical Description:
8.25 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1980-1991
Summary: Correspondence,
memoranda, proposals, plans, publicity materials, photographs, articles, and other records
pertaining to the B. Gerald Cantor Rodin Sculpture Garden. Includes correspondence with the
garden's designer Robert Mittelstadt and the personal log of Albert Elsen. An addition to
the records (accession 2005-178) includes drafts of the text for the catalog to the Rodin
collection, 1988-91 and undated; miscellaneous correspondence, 1985-91; and slides of Rodin
works, some of which are copies of old photographs of works in Rodin's studio
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 .
This collection is open for research.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of Albert Elsen, 1991, and transfer from art library, 2005.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Through the generosity of B. Gerald Cantor, an outdoor sculpture garden containing works by
Auguste Rodin was dedicated at Stanford University in May of 1985. Albert Elsen, professor
of art, is curator of the Rodin Collection at Stanford.
Rodin Sculpture Garden Records (SC0448). Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Correspondence, memoranda, proposals, plans, publicity materials, photographs, articles,
and other records pertaining to the B. Gerald Cantor Rodin Sculpture Garden. Includes
correspondence with the garden's designer Robert Mittelstadt and the personal log of Albert
Elsen. An addition to the records (accession 2005-178) includes drafts of the text for the
catalog to the Rodin collection, 1988-91 and undated; miscellaneous correspondence, 1985-91;
and slides of Rodin works, some of which are copies of old photographs of works in Rodin's
studio
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
B. Gerald Cantor Rodin Sculpture Garden (Stanford
University)