Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Bock, Gregory H. and Cross, Henry S.
- Abstract:
- Collection pertains largely to his student life at Stanford University. Included are programs of events he attended, 1927-1932; expense records, 1927-1932; his class registration cards; student handbook, 1928/29 and other Stanford publications; dance cards from dances at Castilleja School (Palo Alto), Stanford, and other places, 1925-31; and photographs. Among the photographs are shots of Cross on campus and in his dorm room, building the 1930 bonfire structure, the play "Wings over Europe" at Stanford, 1931, and other family and unidentified images, including two images of a hiking group ca. 1900.
- Extent:
- 1 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Henry S. Cross Papers (SC0648). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection pertains largely to his student life at Stanford University. Included are programs of events he attended, 1927-1932; expense records, 1927-1932; his class registration cards; student handbook, 1928/29 and other Stanford publications; dance cards from dances at Castilleja School (Palo Alto), Stanford, and other places, 1925-31; and photographs. Among the photographs are shots of Cross on campus and in his dorm room, building the 1930 bonfire structure, the play "Wings over Europe" at Stanford, 1931, and other family and unidentified images, including two images of a hiking group ca. 1900.
- Biographical / historical:
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Henry Settle Cross, Jr. earned his A.B. in social sciences at Stanford University in 1932. As a student, he was active in drama productions.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchased from Gregory H. Bock, 2002.
- 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.
- 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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Henry S. Cross Papers (SC0648). Department 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