Berton W. Crandall photographs, 1888-1953

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Summary

Creators:
Crandall, Berton W.
Abstract:
Depicts Stanford University campus and buildings, Herbert Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover, the Hoover family, Leland Stanford, and Jane Lathrop Stanford.
Extent:
26 manuscript boxes, 3 card file boxes (12.0 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Berton W. Crandall photographs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of two parts. Part 1 mainly documents the life and career of Herbert Hoover and his family, but also includes a few other interesting photographs. Part 2 contains photographs depicting the Stanford campus before the 1906 earthquake and damage resulting from the earthquake, as well as other general photographs. Materials in Part 2 are distinguished from those in part 1 by the "S" preceding each item number. Both parts consist of a variety of photographic formats, prints as well as nitrate, acetate, and glass plate negatives.

In each of the two parts, prints are housed first, with their corresponding negatives following. The negatives have been divided into four main categories:

  1. "Safety" negatives (usually acetate). These were left in the archival boxes
  2. Glass plate negatives. These were also left in the archival boxes but were placed in special folders and containers, with more rigid support
  3. Nitrate negatives. These were placed in double sealed vapor proof envelopes in the freezer
  4. Very badly deteriorating negatives. These were set aside for conservation evaluation
Custodial history:

This collection of photographs was given to the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1960 by the photographer himself, Berton W. Crandall, from Palo Alto, California.

Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Boxes 7 and 13-20 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Berton W. Crandall photographs, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US