Guide to the Meyer Family Papers SC0187

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Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Title: Meyer Family papers

Creator: Buck, Alice Meyer

Creator: Meyer family.

Identifier/Call Number: SC0187

Physical Description: 33.5 Linear Feet

Date (inclusive): 1850-1971

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.

Language of Material: English .

Access

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Biography / Administrative History

A native Californian, J. Henry Meyer was a successful San Francisco businessman. He was an executive, a banker, and served on the boards of many companies including Wells Fargo Bank, the Spring Valley Water Company, and the California Street Cable Railroad Company. In 1878 he married Eugenie Hillegass of Berkeley. Together they had three children: Eugenie Olga, Alice, and Charles. Alice graduated from Stanford University in 1905 with a degree in English. Charles also received his degree from Stanford University in chemical engineering in 1917.

The Meyers were generous supporters of Stanford University. J. Henry Meyer donated funds towards the Lane Medical Library building and endowed library book funds. Meyer's daughters Eugenie and Alice, along with Alice's husband Frank E. Buck continued his tradition of generous support to Stanford University. They established an endowed professorship in the Graduate School of Business, donated a collection of valuable Western Americana from Mr. Meyer's library, and established the J. Henry Meyer Memorial Library. The Meyer-Buck House was built in 1920 and later willed to Stanford by Meyer's daughters.

Scope and Content of Collection

Series I includes memorial resolutions, correspondence, and documents pertaining to Meyer family properties and business interests such as deeds, abstracts of title, and stock certificates. There are also many Meyer family photographs including studio portraits, candid shots of family and friends taken at the Meyer/Buck estate, and several shots of Frank E. Buck's jade collection donated by Alice Meyer Buck to the Stanford Museum (Cantor Arts Center) in 1978. Series II consists of drawings of the Meyer-Buck estate.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in two series, with additional accessions listed by accession number:

SERIES I - Papers

SERIES II - Meyer-Buck Estate Drawings

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item] Meyer Family papers (SC0187). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Separated Materials

Newspapers Discarded: San Francisco Chronicle, 12 September 1955; San Francisco Examiner, 12 September 1955; San Jose News, 3 April 1975 (pp. 5-6); San Jose News, 5 April 1975 (pp. 1-2).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Photoprints.

architectural drawings (visual works)

Deeds.

Buck family.

Buck, Frank E.

Meyer family.

Buck, Alice Meyer

Myers family.

Meyer, J. Henry (John Henry)

Buck, Frank E. (Frank Eugene)

Papers Series 1 1850-1971

Box 1, volume data_value_missing_93ceb1b184bacd1ba5545647379e60d7

Abstract of Title to a portion of Block 148, Oakland, for Borel & Co. [bound], 1822-1903

Box 1, volume data_value_missing_697e2ab69d68e04f16b3065bfeb22302

Abstract of Title and Certificate of Search to part of 50 Vara lot #264. Made at the request of C.H.S. Meyer [bound], 22 January 1847-1898

Box 1, volume data_value_missing_699d743c1d54966473fd8817fb5511e2

Abstract of Title and Certificate of Search to part of 50 Vara lot #897. Made at the request of C.H.S. Meyer [bound], 1850-1903

Box 2, volume data_value_missing_7aa016161bf5504191e63aaf52bf085f

Deed to Elkhorn Ranch [bound], 1852-1905

Box 2, volume data_value_missing_f421a86d2e760b0d4073e258aa69599b

Abstract of Title - Eugene Avy Tract [bound], 1900

Box 2, folder 1

Loose items from Avy Tract Abstract of Title, undated

Box 2, volume data_value_missing_47b431374f2ccbaa6fd24c9800eafcc4

Abstract of Title - Rancho De Las Pulgas [bound], 1904

Box 2, folder 2

Rancho De Las Pulgas Maps, undated

Box 2, volume data_value_missing_aaf3f221be70f35ff639daa52723fed3

Property of J. Henry Meyer - J. Henry Meyer vs. John Freuler - Estate of Antoine Borel [bound], 1915-1916

Box 2, volume data_value_missing_39c8b348aa5180a80b18d7e16dcc2533

J. Henry Meyer - Oceano Ranch - Deed description and plat of the Coleman Tract in lots 123, 125 & 126 [bound], 1915

Box 2, folder 3

Building Permits, Landscaping/Pool Expenses, 1952, 1958, undated

Box 3, folder 1

Stock Certificates - J.H. Meyer & Co. [bound], 1916

Box 3, folder 2

Cost of Securities - J. Henry Meyer [bound], 1916-1922

Box 4, folder 1

Maps & Drawings of J.H. Meyer's Elkhorn property in Monterey County, undated

Box 4, folder 2

Drawings for cow barn and milk house, 1916

Box 5, folder 1

Handwritten history about Charles H. T. Meyer, undated

Box 5, folder 2

Handwritten history about Marguerite Julia Meyer, undated

Box 5, folder 3

Stanford University Commencement Program, 1905

Box 5, folder 4

Stanford University Diploma - Alice Marie Meyer, 1905

Box 5, folder 5

Stanford University Diploma - Charles Hillegass Meyer, 1917

Box 5, folder 6

Red Cross France Certificate & Correspondence - J. Henry Meyer, 1917, 1919

Box 5, folder 7

Prayer Card for Madame Louise Meyer, 1937

Box 5, folder 8

Bookplate - Bertha Berner, undated

Box 5, folder 9

Correspondence (Miscellaneous), undated

Box 5, folder 10

Correspondence - J. Henry Meyer to Antoine Borel re Earthquake, 1906

Box 5, folder 11

Correspondence - Between J. E. Wallace Sterling & Alice Meyer Buck re Meyer Library, 1966

Box 5, folder 12

Handwritten remembrance, "Story of Ralph [K. Davies]," by Louise Davies, circa 1971

Box 5, folder 13

Memorial Service for Ralph K. Davies, 1971

Box 5, folder 14

"Reminisces of Alice Meyer Buck," by Dorothy Lennon, undated

Box 5, folder 15

Clippings, 1955-1976

Box 6, folder 1

Memorial Resolution - J. Henry Meyer - California Street Cable Railroad Company, undated

Box 6, folder 2

Memorial Resolution - J. Henry Meyer - California Central Creameries, 1921

Box 6, folder 3

Memorial Resolution - J. Henry Meyer - Wells Fargo, 1921

Box 6, folder 4

Memorial Resolution - J. Henry Meyer - Coast Counties Gas & Electric, 1921

Box 6, folder 5

Memorial Resolution - J. Henry Meyer - Spring Valley Water Company, 1921

Box 6, folder 6

Invitation to Congressional Country Club - J. Henry Meyer, 1922

Box 7, folder 1

Certificate - Frank Eugene Buck - In Appreciation - Mills College Trustee, 1946-1950

Box 7, folder 2

Retirement Resolution - Frank Eugene Buck - Golden State Company, 1948

Box 7, folder 3

Miscellaneous Resolutions - Frank Eugene Buck:

Tamarack Mutual Co., 1949

Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co., 1949

Box 7, folder 4

Photograph Album - Frank Eugene Buck - Dedication of Pacific Gas & Electric Pittsburg Steam Plant, 1954

Box 7, folder 5

Memorial Resolution - Frank Eugene Buck - Pacific Gas & Electric, 1959

Box 7, folder 6

Memorial Resolution - Frank Eugene Buck - Bank of California, 1959

Box 8, folder 1

Certificate of Appreciation - Frank and Alice Buck - PA Medical Research Foundation, undated

Box 8, folder 2

Memorial Resolution - Eugenie Meyer - Wells Fargo, 1918

Box 8, folder 3

J. Henry Meyer:

Certificate - American Field Service in France, undated

Memorial Resolution - Bankers' Investment Company, undated

Memorial Resolution - Union Trust Company, 1921

Box 9

Photograph Album - Stanford University & other, undated

Box 9

Photograph Album - Vacation, undated

Box 9

Photograph Album - Vacation, undated

Box 9

Photograph Album - Vacation, undated

Box 10, folder 1

J. Henry Meyer, undated

Box 10, folder 2

J. Henry Meyer & Mrs. Eugenie Hillegass Meyer, 1878, undated

Box 10, folder 3

Mrs. Eugenie Hillegass Meyer, undated

Box 10, folder 4

Mrs. Eugenie Hillegass Meyer & baby, undated

Box 10, folder 5

Eugenie Olga Meyer & Alice Meyer, undated

Box 10, folder 6

Eugenie Olga, Alice Meyer, and Charles Hillegass Meyer, undated

Box 10, folder 7

Charles Hillegass Meyer, October 1894, undated

Box 10, folder 8

Charles Hillegass Meyer, undated

Box 10, folder 9

Charles Hillegass Meyer, November 1896

Box 10, folder 10

Charles Hillegass Meyer, November 1896

Box 10, folder 11

Charles Hillegass Meyer, undated

Box 10, folder 12

Alice Meyer Buck, undated

Box 10, folder 13

Alice Meyer Buck, undated

Box 10, folder 14

Alice Meyer Buck with Jade Pieces donated to Stanford Museum [including appraisals], circa 1978

Box 10, folder 15

Meyer-Buck Estate & other properties, undated

Box 10, folder 16

Meyer-Buck Estate & other properties, undated

Box 10, folder 17

Flowers, Landscaping [including slides and negatives], undated

Box 10, folder 18

Meyer/Buck Family - miscellaneous gatherings, undated

Box 10, folder 19

Meyer/Buck Family - miscellaneous, mostly vacation, undated

Box 10, folder 20

Unidentified, undated

Box 11

Framed Photographs, undated

Box 12

Framed Photographs, undated

Box 13

16mm color film "Mr. F. Buck's Home," April 1955

Box 13

Leica storage box with 18 rolls of negatives from a trip:

Roll 1 NG, 10 January 1936

Roll 2 Ship, 20 January 1936

Roll 3 Rio, undated

Roll 4 Rio, St. Helena, 29 January 1936

Roll 5 Capetown, undated

Roll 6 Victoria Falls, 10 February 1936

Roll 7 Krueger Park, 12 February 1936

Roll 8 Madagascar, undated

Roll 9 Ceylon, undated

Roll 10 Ceylon, India undated

Roll 11 Bali, undated

Roll 12 Bangkok, undated

Roll 13 Angkor (No. 1), undated

Roll 14 Angkor (No. 2), undated

Roll 15 Seychelles, Bombay, undated

Roll 16 Agra, undated

Roll 17 Delhi, undated

Roll 18 Benares, undated

Roll (Empty), undated

Roll (Possibly shot but not developed), undated

Meyer-Buck Estate Drawings Series 2

Scope and Contents

Drawings 1 through 39 are by Bakewell & Brown Architects, 1920, except where prefaced with PMC - Pacific Manufacturing Company. Drawing 40 is a survey of the residence grounds by D. Bromfield, 1908. Numbers 3, 5B, 13B, 17, 19, 21, and 22, have been flattened; the remainder are rolled.

Box 14

PMC. Servants dining room pantry kitchen and butlers pantry cases (#15)

Box 14

Full size details of living room and dining room (#524) (1 of 2)

Box 14

PMC. Larder cases (#17)

Box 14

Full size detail of marble slab under toilet (#519)

Box 14

PMC. Living and dining room [full size details] (#23)

Box 14

PMC. Bay templet [sic] (#1)

Box 14

Map of Residence Grounds of Henry Meyer, Menlo Park; surveyed by D. Bromfield, October 1908. (Van Dyke reproducible) [this is a negative format drawing]

Box 15

Half full size detail interior of bay windows (#525) (1of 2)

Box 15

Full size detail of double hung windows (#502)

Box 15

Mantel in bedroom no. 4 (#531)

Box 15

PMC. Balconys [sic], details (#5)

Box 16

Full size detail of mantel (#528)

Box 16

Full size details of basement frames (#501)

Box 16

Full size details of vents in roof (#505)

Box 16

PMC. Library, details (#20)

Box 17

Full size details of French windows (#503)

Box 17

Full size detail of terrace balustrade (#521)

Box 17

Full size detail of small curved bracket and guard rail for window in bedroom no. 1; also scale details of bracket spacing (#516)

Box 18

Full size detail center panel of iron rail on bay windows (#509)

Box 18

Developed curved panels bay windows (#510)

Box 19

PMC. First and second floor frames (#2)

Box 19

Full size detail mantel in living room (#529)

Box 20

Full size details of main stairs (#527)

Box 20

Full size detail of stair halls (#526)

Box 21

Developed full size detail center panel of balcony, north elevation (#511)

Box 22

Full size detail of entrance vestibule (#520)

Box 22

PMC. Dormer frames (#7)

Box 22

PMC. Main cornice (#4)

Box 22

Full size detail of main cornice (#506)

Box 23

Full size detail of bracket under main balcony (#515)

Box 24

PMC. Library [full scale misc. details] (#21)

Box 24

Full size detail large panels (occurs under windows) balcony, east elevation; also typical ironwork for small balconies second floor (#513)

Box 25

End panels for balcony, east elevation; small panels for balcony, east elevation (#514)

Box 26

Developed side panels balcony, north elevation (#512)

Box 27

Full size detail of library (#522)

Box 28

Three-quarter scale detail of main stairs (#106)

Box 28

Full size details of living room and dining room (#524) (2 of 2)

Box 28

Half full size detail interior of bay windows (#525) (2 of 2)

Box 28

PMC. Porch sash and louver frames (#3)

Box 28

Full size detail of balconies (#508)

Box 28

Full size detail of main cornice, servants' wing (#507)

Box 28

Spacing of balusters on terrace [partial plan of terrace] (#109)

Addenda, 2017-241 Accession ARCH-2017-241

Language of Material: English.

Box 1

Typescript about Meyer-Buck House, Mrs. Buck, Alice Buck, and Olga Meyer.

Language of Material: English.

Addenda, 2024-547 ARCH-2024-547

Language of Material: English.

Box 1

Meyer-Buck estate drawing

Language of Material: English.