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Traditions in Stanford Student Life
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  • Information about Access
  • Ownership & Copyright
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  • Description of the Collection

  • Language of Material: English
    Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
    Title: Traditions in Stanford student life
    creator: Price, Louise.
    Identifier/Call Number: SC0111
    Physical Description: 0.25 Linear Feet
    Date (inclusive): 1891-1936
    Abstract: This collection consists of rough draft essays, data and notes accumulated by Ms. Louise Price during the 1935-1936 academic year as part of a project under Professor W. H. Cowley, then of Ohio State University and later of Stanford University. The material concerns primarily social traditions but also touches scholastic, athletic, philanthropic and other traditions. The study focuses on student life in the first forty-five years of Stanford University. Formal celebrations and observances, honorary and semi-honorary societies, publications and on-going student organizations are covered.

    Immediate Source of Acquisition note

    Gift of W. H. Cowley, 1973.

    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

    Traditions in Stanford Student Life (SC0111). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Description of the Collection

    This collection consists of rough draft essays, data and notes accumulated by Ms. Louise Price during the 1935-1936 academic year as part of a project under Professor W. H. Cowley, then of Ohio State University and later of Stanford University. The material concerns primarily social traditions but also touches scholastic, athletic, philanthropic and other traditions. The study focuses on student life in the first forty-five years of Stanford University. Formal celebrations and observances, honorary and semi-honorary societies, publications and on-going student organizations are covered.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Student activities.
    Sororities -- History.
    Student life -- Women -- 1891-1935.
    Student life -- 1891-1935.
    Honor systems -- History.
    fraternities -- History.
    Students' societies.
    Student publications.
    Honor societies -- History.
    Traditions.
    Price, Louise.
    Children's Hospital at Stanford.
    Price, Louise.