Leland Stanford Museum Earthquake Damage photographs, 1996-1997
Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Architectural Resources Group
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet (77 items)
- Language:
- Undetermined .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item] Leland Stanford Museum Earthquake Damage Photographs (PC0080). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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These photographs document the state of the Museum after clean-up from damage done in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake but prior to its reconstruction
- Biographical / historical:
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The Stanford Museum was built in memory of Leland Stanford Jr., son of Leland and Jane Stanford. It was one of the first structures in the United States to be built completely of reinforced concrete, engineered by Ernest Ransome. Construction was begun in 1891; the Museum opened its doors in 1894
- Acquisition information:
- Administrative transfer from the Planning Office, 1998
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- 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] Leland Stanford Museum Earthquake Damage Photographs (PC0080). Dept. 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