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Preferred Citation
Provenance
Introduction
Title: Berton W. Crandall photographs
Date (inclusive): 1888-1953
Collection Number: 60022
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
26 manuscript boxes, 3 card file boxes
(12.0 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Depicts Stanford University campus and buildings, Herbert Hoover, Lou Henry Hoover, the Hoover family, Leland Stanford, and
Jane Lathrop Stanford.
Creator:
Crandall, Berton W.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Access
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.
Use
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.
Provenance
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.
Introduction
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:
- "Safety" negatives (usually acetate). These were left in the archival boxes
- Glass plate negatives. These were also left in the archival boxes but were placed in special folders and containers, with
more rigid support
- Nitrate negatives. These were placed in double sealed vapor proof envelopes in the freezer
- Very badly deteriorating negatives. These were set aside for conservation evaluation
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Pictorial works
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Stanford University
Hoover, Lou Henry, 1874-1944
Stanford, Jane Lathrop, 1828-1905
Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893