Guide to the Stanford Student Letters and Memoirs collection
SC0103
University Archives staff
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
last updated June 2025
Green Library
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Stanford, California 94305-6064
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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Stanford Student Letters and Memoirs collection
Creator:
Dyke, Charles Bartlett.
Creator:
Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special
Collections and University Archives
Identifier/Call Number: SC0103
Physical Description:
15.75 Linear Feet
(38 boxes)
Physical Description:
109.62 gigabyte(s)
Date (inclusive): 1871-2016
Physical Location: Special Collections and University
Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days in advance. For
more information on paging collections, see the department's website:
https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
Language of Material:
English .
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Stanford Student Letters and Memoirs Collection (SC0103). Dept.
of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Scope and Contents
The first series of this collection contains letters, reminiscences, diaries and account
books, autobiographies, and other items from a number of Stanford University students. Most
of the letters are written home to family members; typical subjects include academic
affairs, social life on campus and off, fraternity and sorority affairs, and athletics.
Other subjects include events at the Stanford home and the settlement of Leland Stanford's
estate.
The second series consists of email and text messages sent home from students.
Access to Collection
The materials are open for research use.
Publication Rights
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94305-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Stanford Student Letters and Memoirs Collection (SC0103). Dept.
of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in two series. Series 1: letters, series 2: emails and text
messages.
Existence and Location of Copies
The materials have been digitized and are available online:
https://searchworks.stanford.edu/view/4085089.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Beckwith, Burnham P. (Burnham Putman)
Marschutz, Herbert Stanton.
Nichols, Walter E.
Nolan, Lloyd.
Osborne, Clarence.
Hyde, Harriet Sophia.
Kautz, Austin.
Klette, Ernest.
Barzen, Alva Emrich.
Allen, Tex Bollman.
Allabach, Lucy
Crawford, Irma Zschokke.
Colliver, John.
Burr, Myron.
Blake, Thomas B.
Durand, Samuel B.
Dyke, Charles Bartlett.
Perry, Frederick Jewell.
Stanford University -- General subdivision--Students.;
Schulte, William.
Sindo, Michitaro.
Stahl, Edith Osborne
Evans-Wentz, W. Y. (Walter Yeeling)
Taggert, James D.
Taggert, Katherine.
Payne, Theodora.
Osborne, Raymond.
Osborne, Henry.
Payne, Rose.
Osborne, Sherill.
Letters and memoirs Series 1
Letters and memoirs
Language of Material: English.
Harriet Sophia (Hallie) Hyde Letters
1894-1895
Custodial History note
Gift of William Hyde Irwin, 1973
Scope and Contents note
Letters, 1894 to 1895, from Harriet Sophia (Hallie) Hyde, a freshman at Stanford, to
her mother, Mrs. William Birelie Hyde, including one letter mentioning the campus
reaction to news of the decision on the settlement of Leland Stanford's estate.
Box 1, folder 1
Correspondence fom Harriet (Hallie) Hyde to her mother
Fall 1894 -Spring
1895
General Physical Description note: 10 items
Language of Material: English.
Thomas A. Blake Diary
1907
Custodial History note
Purchased from Edward Morrill and Son, 1973
Scope and Contents note
This bound typescript entitled "A Semester at Stanford" includes contemporary
photographs and a note from Blake to Mrs. A. G. Everett, describing the manuscript.
Subjects include hazing, the Frosh-Soph Tie-Up, the Plug Ugly fights, excursions off
campus, pajama parades, and the football game between Stanford and Berkeley.
Box 1, folder 2
"A semester at Stanford," [1907], bound together with contemporary
photographs
A Semester at Stanford
General Physical Description note: 124 pages
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, folder 3
Blake to Mrs. A. G. Everett; and unbound photographs
Dec. 1908
John Colliver Letters and Memorabilia
1894-1895
Custodial History note
Gift of Mrs. Nancy Bohlander, 1976
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of four letters from J. T. Colliver to his son John Adams
Colliver (A.B. 1896) at Stanford, along with a handwritten fight song and
miscellaneous receipts.
Ernest Klette Letters
1904
Custodial History note
Gift of Mrs. Harold Hjelm, November 1975
Scope and Contents note
Ernest Klette attended Stanford University from 1902 to 1905; this series consists of
two letters and one postcard from Klette to his sister Birdie discussing a reception
for new students at Mrs. Stanford's house, the choir, and his schoolwork.
Box 1, folder 4
Klette, Ernest
Aug. -Nov. 1904
Osborne Family letters
1871-1914
Scope and Contents note
April 2002: These letters have been removed and processed with additional letters as Osborne Family
Papers (SC0636)
James D. Taggart and Katherine Taggart Spinks Papers
1905-1915
Creator: Taggart, James
Deacon.
Creator: Spinks, Kathrine
Taggart.
Custodial History note
Gift of Mr. Taggart Spinks, 1975
Scope and Contents note
Miscellaneous receipts, cancelled checks, and student documents of James Dean
Taggart, class of 1909, and Katherine Taggart Spinks, class of 1914.
Box 1, folder 5
Taggart, miscelleous documents
1905-1915
Taggart letters
Language of Material: English.
Frederic Jewell Perry Letters
1896-1900
Custodial History note
Gift of Mrs. Ruth G. Allen, 1976
Scope and Contents note
This series contains approximately 125 letters from Frederic Jewell Perry, class of
1900, to his mother, discussing student life on campus, especially the affairs of the
Kappa Sigma fraternity.
William Henry Schulte Letter
1893
Box 2, folder 16
Schulte, William Henry (A.B. May 1895) to his sister Nannie, discussing
professors and literary activities.
1893 Nov. 5
Tex Bollman Allen Papers
1929-1930
Scope and Contents note
This collection of papers from Tex Bollman Allen, class of 1933, includes his letters
to his family discussing his friends, sports, classes, and potential fraternity life;
one letter from Benjamin A. Clark, 3 Dec. 1929; and miscellaneous receipts and
notes.
Box 2, folder 17
Receipts, notes, and letter from B. A. Clark
Box 2, folder 18
Letters to Allen family,
Jan. 1930 -May 1930
Herbert Stanton Marshutz Letter
1941
Box 2, folder 19
Letter to Kenneth Smith, Stanford Alumni Association, regarding the
Stanford Crew Team of 1912 to 1918
1941 Dec. 24
Box 2, folder 20
Letter to Bessie Anderson regarding the December 1892 Big Game
1892 Dec. 17
General Physical Description note: Transcript included
Box 2, folder 21
Letter to Dave, (possibly David Lamson), relating to Nolan's blossoming
stage career
17 April (1935?),
Payne Family Letters
1895-1897
Scope and Contents note
These letters were written by Rose Payne, A.B. 1898, and Theodora Payne, A.B. 1900,
to "Nannie" in San Jose, possibly an aunt. They describe their student life at
Stanford including classes and lectures, athletics, sorority matters, and social
events with other students and faculty. There is also some mention of Jane Stanford
and the govenment suit against the estate of Leland Stanford.
Freshman-Sophomore reception; death of Mrs. Pease.
1895 October 6
Production of "Tribly;" Bonfire; celebration on account of decision for
suit processions.
1895 October 13
Sorority question-refusal of Kappa bids.
1895 October 18
Roble reception for the faculty.
1895 October 28
Big Game; Thanksgiving Day at Stanford.
1895 November 10
Big Game results; Thanksgiving vacation and dance; course
descriptions.
undated
Cheating incident; possible appointment of student committee on cheating;
burning of the chemical lab; Prof. Anderson's article on "Napoleon's Retreat from
Moscow."
1895 December 17
Prof. Clarke description; Fort Stoniax bank failure.
1896 Feb.
Celebrations over suit decision; Founder's Day; University
committees.
1896 March 15
Vacation dances; Prof. Anderson's course.
1896 March 24
Chancy M. Deperd speech with Cornelius Vanderbilt.
1896 March 4
House mortgage; junior dance.
1896 April 20
Exams and commencement; Roble reception for the faculty.
1896 May 4
French Revolution lectures; English 11; Stanford Day.
1896 May
Commencement week.
1896 May 29
Description of courses.
1896 Sept. 4
McKinley's election; Dr. Jordan's party; Thanksgiving Dance.
1896 November 8
Visit with Mrs. Stanford; description of her home and dress and
personality.
1896 Nov. 14
Card party at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Angell with Dr. and Mrs.
Fairclough.
1896 Nov.
Winning of Big Game; pride in the University; Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving Dance; Mrs. Stanford's contribution.
1896 Nov. 29
Prof. Hudson's course re Mathew Arnold.
1896 Dec. 11
Suspension of 7 Roble girls and Mrs. Clement (Roble director) due to
drinking incident; mentions Mrs. Baker as replacement.
1897 Jan. 1
Dr. Jordan's 46th birthday party; visit with Prof. Anderson and his
family.
1897 Jan. 23
Jordan's poem published in
Sequoia; dance with Sigma Rho Eta.
1897 Feb. 6
Invitation to Sophomore Cotilion.
1897 Feb. 16
Description of Cotilion; comments on fraternity question at
Stanford.
1897 Feb
Informal party at the home of Prof. Allardice with Profs. Campbell,
Kellogg, Fairclough and Hodges; proposed improvment of Roble dining
room.
1897 March 2
New Orleans French Grand Opera Co. at the California and description of
Shakespeare exam.
1897 March 15
Welsh rarebit party given by Mr. Nash in Encina; comments on the party,
Mr. Nash.
Intercollegiate field day and debate.
1897 April 25
Change in room and board.
1897 May 2
Jordan's reception for the seniors; mentions Mrs. Stanford.
1897 May 31
Description of classes.
1897 Oct. 4
Lucy Allabach Correpondence
1891-1895
Box 2, folder 25
Transcripts of Allabach's letters to family, primarily her
mother,
1891-1895
Allabach correspondence
Language of Material: English.
Edward Meylan Memoirs
1979
Custodial History note
Gift of Edward F. Meylan, 1979
Box 2, folder 26
Typescript memoirs of his student life stressing influence of particular
professors
1924-1927
Myron Burr Correspondence
1905-1940
Scope and Contents note
This series includes letters by Myron Burr, class of 1907, written while a student,
describing Jane Stanford's funeral and the 1906 earthquake; and correspondence
pertaining to reunions of the Class of 1907, 1932-1940.
Irma Zschokke Crawford Diary
1968
Box 3, folder 3
Diary describing life in early Palo Alto, impressions of Jane Stanford, and
experiences in the 1906 earthquake at Stanford.
1886-1968
General Physical Description note: Photocopy of typescript.
Samuel B. Durand Correspondence
1893-1894
Custodial History note
Gift of Samuel R. Durand, 1981 and 1982
Scope and Contents note
Samuel B. Durand earned his Civil Engineering degree in May 1894; these letters to
his brother discuss campus buildings, Benjamin Harrison's lecture series, Junior Day
activities, Berkeley Day activities, student tennis matches, and his negative
impression of David Starr Jordan, the University President.
Box 3, folder 4
Letters to his brother
1893-1894
Charles Bartlett Dyke Papers
1893-1896
Custodial History note
Gift of P. Meissner, 1979
Box 3, folder 5
Diary of a journey from Ohio to California; and cash accounts at Stanford
University
1893; 1894-1896
W. Y. Evans-Wentz Papers
1906-1927
Box 3, folder 6
Letters of recommendation from David Starr Jordan, Orrin Leslie Elliott,
and J. E. McDowell; and letter from Evans-Wentz to Ray Lyman Wilbur regarding an
educational trust fund, endowing a professorship at Stanford.
Student notes, unidentified
Box 3, folder 7
List of rules for student conduct,
undated
Burnham P. Beckwith Papers
1923-1924, 1982
Custodial History note
Gift of Burnham P. Beckwith, January 1983
Scope and Contents note
These papers of Beckwith, class of 1926, include letters, a class paper, and a
chapter from his autobiography. Subjects in the letters include his academic work,
being on the staff of the student newspaper, excursions to San Francisco, his
activities on the debating team, athletic and social events, and lectures attended,
with occassional discussion of ideas such as socialism and religion.
Box 3, folder 8
Letters home to his parents
1923 Jan. -Nov.
Box 3, folder 9
Letters home to his parents; paper on religion; and two photographs :
Beckwith with friends and Branner Hall
1924
Box 3, folder 10
"My four years at Stanford, 1922-1926." Chapter VI, Autobiography of
Burnham Putnam Beckwith,
circa 1982
Walter E. Nichols Letters
1898-1899
Custodial History note
Gift of Mrs. Winifred Gabrielson, April 1984
Box 3, folder 11
Letters, Six letters to his cousin, Mabel
Sept. 1898-April 1899.
Henrietta Martin Letters
1893-1986
Box 3, folder 12
Two letters from Ellen F. Thompson; three letters from Dora
Murdy
4 Jan. 1893 and 30 Oct. 1893; 24 Dec. 1895, 12 Jan.
1895, and 26 March 1896
Ethel C. Duncan Letter
1906
Custodial History note
Gift of Mrs. Ralph Weinrichter, 1992
Box 3, folder 13
Letter to Andrew Durham, describing what she likes about Stanford, the
fraternities, the surrounding countryside, and the students.
19 Jan. 1906
Alva Emrich Barzen Letters
1913
Custodial History note
Purchased from Howard Hein, 1985
Box 3, folder 14
Two letters to his family describing his race at a track event, writing for
the student newspaper, fraternity life and affairs, and meetings with Charles
Lathrop, business manager for the University, and John C. Branner, President of the
University.
James Cone Letter
1900 Oct. 6
Custodial History note
Gift of Mrs. Dorothy Cone Moore, 1985
Box 3, folder 15
Letter to his mother concerning football, boarding costs and the members of
his club, and family matters.
Michitaro Sindo Letters
1901-1902
Custodial History note
Gift of Mrs. Dorothy Cone Moore, 1985
Biographical/Historical note
Michitaro Sindo, a Japanese student at Stanford from 1900 to 1906, worked with David
S. Jordan on ichthyological studies and the Commission to study Hawaiian fishes. While
at Stanford he was tutored by Elizabeth Cone, who earned her A.B. in English in 1901
and was a graduate student and assistant in the English Department, 1906-1908.
Scope and Contents note
These letters to Cone discuss his ichthyological work in Hawaii with Dr. Jordan,
1901, and in Samoa with Jordan and Dr. Kellogg, 1902; his description of Samoa and its
people, including his visit to Robert Louis Stevenson's residence and grave; his
assessment of Japanese home and social life (in reaction to an article in
Outlook); and his academic work at Stanford,
1901.
Box 3, folder 16
Letters to Elizabeth Cone
1901-1902
Carl Emil Knecht Letters
1895-1896
Custodial History note
Gift of Peter and Carl Knecht, 1985
Biographical/Historical note
Knecht earned his B.A. in geology at Stanford in 1899 and his M.A. in 1900. After a
year in California as a geologist, Knecht worked for several mining companies in South
Africa. He died in Johannesburg on July 12, 1925.
Scope and Contents note
These letters were written to his family in Los Angeles from September 1895 to May
1896 and discuss his classes, exams, fees and expenses, the celebration on campus
after decision in court case on Leland Stanford's estate, excursions to S. F. Bay, and
advice from Dr. Branner. Also included is the English entrance exam test he took.
Box 3, folder 17
Letters, and English exam
1895
Eri Horner Richardson Letters
1905-1906
Custodial History note
Gift of Eri Horner Richarson, Jr., 1985
Biographical/Historical note
Richardson attended classes at Stanford between 1905 and 1907. From evidence in the
letters, he supported himself in part by rebuilding the Jordans' chimney after the
1906 earthquake.
Box 3, folder 19
Letter from G. A. Clark; sheet on self-support for students; and letter
from Jessie Knight Jordan, with endorsement by D. S. Jordan on Richardson's
work
1905; 1905; 1906 Oct
Beulah Weeks Letter
March 5, 1896
Custodial History note
Gift of Mrs. Beulah Weeks Hemenway, 1951
Box 3, folder 20
Letter to family regarding celebrations on campus after decision in court
case on Leland Stanford's estate and an excursions into Santa Cruz mountains in the
snow
Joseph B. Scudder Letter
Nov. 26, 1924
Custodial History note
Gift of Tom Flood, 2007
Biographical/Historical note
Scudder earned his A.B. in pre-law, June 1927.
Box 3, folder 21
Letter to his parents discussing Big Game and upcoming appearance in Rose
Bowl against Notre Dame and his activities on Thanksgiving Day
Leon Thomas David Letter
July 6, 1921
Custodial History note
Gift of Carolyn David Eskra, 2007
Biographical/Historical note
David earned his A.B. in pre-law in June 1924 and his J.D. in 1926.
Box 3, folder 22
Letter to his parents relating the "paddling" he experienced as an Encina
freshmen by upper classmen as well as the dunking tradition
George A. Tarbell Letters
1902-1903
Acquisition Information
Gift of Mrs. Robert Jaffee, 1988.
Biographical / Historical
Tarbell earned his A.B. in electrical engineering in May 1907.
Box 3, folder 23
Three letters to his family generally about life on campus and his classes,
including an encounter with Prof. Marx.
Kurt Widmer minute letter
January 1930
Acquisition Information
Gift of George Schaetti, 2010.
Box 3, folder 24
Pre-printed "Stanford University Minute Letter" postcard sent to Grete
Hoffman [Romer]
Jan 21, 1930
Scope and Contents
The postcard has 6 segments with various options that the sender can check.
Mary Carol Stearns letters Accession ARCH-2015-160
1946
Language of Material: English.
Box 4, folder 1
1946-09-23
Language of Material: English.
Box 4, folder 2
1946-09-24
Language of Material: English.
Box 4, folder 3
1946-09-26
Language of Material: English.
Box 4, folder 4
1946-09-29
Language of Material: English.
Box 4, folder 5
1946-09-29
Language of Material: English.
Additional Mary Carol Stearns letters Accession ARCH-2017-275
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
Letters
1943-1946
Language of Material: English.
George D. Green letters Accession ARCH-2016-028
1960
Jan-Jun
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Letters from George to then girlfriend (now wife) Anne Rose Green from Stanford in
Germany IV; copies typed of letters to parents.
Processing Information
Letters scanned and returned to donor. Digital surrogates available.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Overseas Studies
Bartlett/Gould family letters and diaries Accession ARCH-2016-034
1906-1934
Language of Material: English.
Mabel Bartlett letters
circa
1906-1909
Language of Material: English.
Richard Bartlett Gould letters and diary
1930-1934
Language of Material: English.
Katherine J. Stephenson letters Accession ARCH-2016-035
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, folder 1-4
Letters from Italy
2015
Language of Material: English.
Hall family letters Accession ARCH-2016-036
1916
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, folder 1
Letter from Benjamin Frederick Hall to Mrs. Addie S. C. Hall
1916-4-23
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, folder 2
Letter from Myron Crawford Hall to Benjamin Frederick Hall
1916-5-14
Language of Material: English.
John Murray Huneke and Chrissie Kremer student letters ARCH-2016-050
1947-1983
Language of Material: English.
John Murray Huneke letters home
1947-1983
Language of Material: English.
Chrissie Kremer letters home from Vienna and Cliveden
1983
Language of Material: English.
Photographs
Language of Material: English.
Chris Seaman letter ARCH-2016-059
1973
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
Letter from Chris Seaman to Diane, Ned, Kate, and Anne Keller
1973
Language of Material: English.
Elaine Lindheim (Class of 1963) letters ARCH-2016-071
1960-1963
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
PDF scans of letters sent home from Elaine Lindheim (class of 1963).
Barbara Armentrout (Class of 1967) letters ARCH-2016-072
1965
Apr-Aug
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
PDF scans of letters sent home from Stanford in France X by Barbara Armentrout (class
of 1967).
Mary Caballero (Class of 2018) letters ARCH-2016-073
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
PDF scans of letters sent home from Mary Caballero (class of 2018).
Ethan Meyers (Class of 2014) letters ARCH-2016-076
2013-2015
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
JPG images of letters sent home from Ethan Myers (class of 2014) on Mother's Day 2013
& 2015.
William Quinn (Class of 1992) letters home ARCH-2016-077
1991-1992
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
PDF scans of letters sent home from William Quinn (Class of 1992).
Marijean Crow (Class of 1979) letters ARCH-2015-129
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, folder 1
Letters
1975-1976
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, folder 2
Letters
1976-1979
Language of Material: English.
Eric Johnson (Class of 1991) letter ARCH-2015-129
1990
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, folder 3
Letter
1990 May
10
Language of Material: English.
Nancy Christine Smith letters ARCH-2016-081
1946-1947
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, folder 1
Letters
1946-1947
Language of Material: English.
Robert Lowell Swetzer (Class of 1951) letters ARCH-2016-085
Language of Material: English.
Box 1, folder 1
Letters
1947-1952
Language of Material: English.
Vickie Rozell (Class of 1981) letters ARCH-2016-086
Language of Material: English.
Wendell Birkhofer (Class of 1978) letters ARCH-2016-087
Language of Material: English.
William R. Poppino (Class of 1956) letters ARCH-2016-088
Language of Material: English.
Julia Hamilton Conkling (Class of 1915, 1916 MA) letters ARCH-2016-089
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
Letters
1911-1913
Language of Material: English.
Box 2
Letters
1913-1915
Language of Material: English.
Box 3
Letters
1915-1916
Language of Material: English.
Box 3
Photographs and memorabilia
Language of Material: English.
Blossom Parke McBrier (Class of 1945) letter home Accession ARCH-2016-123
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
Letter
1943
Language of Material: English.
Fred Brosio (Class of 1957), letters Accession ARCH-2017-041
1953
Language of Material: English.
Christina Kohlmann (Class of 2015), letters Accession ARCH-2017-042
2016
Language of Material: English.
Lanny Levin (Class of 1971), letters, 1968 Accession ARCH-2017-043
1968
Language of Material: English.
Madeleine Rowell (Class of 2018), letters Accession ARCH-2017-045
2015
Language of Material: English.
Russell Smith (Class of 1941), letters Accession ARCH-2016-141
1938
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
Photograph
Language of Material: English.
Terry Yoschak Koehler (Class of 1966), letters Accession ARCH-2017-047
1962-1966
Language of Material: English.
Theer, Maryeda Hayes (Class of 1957, MA 1958), letters Accession ARCH-2017-055
1953-1956
Language of Material: English.
Peter King (Class of 1965), letters Accession ARCH-2017-056
1961-1965
Language of Material: English.
Joseph L. Jacobs (Class of 1965) letters home Accession ARCH-2016-080
1961-2015
Language of Material: English.
Alison Carpenter Davis (Class of 1975) letters Accession ARCH-2018-047
1975-1977
Language of Material: English.
Mary Lesnett Carpenter (Class of 1948) letters Accession ARCH-2018-046
1944-1948
Language of Material: English.
Anne Battle (Class of 1975) letters Accession ARCH-2018-080
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
Letters
1972-1973
Language of Material: English.
Will Prichard (Class of 1898) letter Accession ARCH-2017-311
1894
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
Letter
1894
Language of Material: English.
Eleanor Elizabeth Hardman Furst Roberts (Class of 1933) letters Accession ARCH-2018-094
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
Letters
1931-1934
Language of Material: English.
Natalie Stevenson Rittenhouse (Class of 1948) letters Accession ARCH-2018-096
Language of Material: English.
Box 1-2
Letters
1945-1953
Language of Material: English.
Arthur Clifford Kimber papers accession ARCH-2024-143
1915-1918
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gifted by Isabelle Gregory, one of the Executors for the Estate of Elizabeth Nurse,
September 2024.
Box 1
Cindy Bendat (Class of 1974) accession ARCH-2024-156
General
Columbae 1971-1974
Arthur and Edwin Saunders (Class of 1905, 1934) ARCH-1992-122
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of David Saunders, 1993.
Box 1, folder 1
1934 Commencement book with patch
Box 1, folder 3
Scrapbook pages of photographs circa 1906
Box 1, folder 4
Miscellaneous clippings and letters, 1950s
Emails and text messages Series 2
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
Email and text message correspondence between Stanford students and their families.
Materials submitted to the University Archives electronically as part of the Stanford
Alumni Legacy Project initiative. Emails are submitted directly to the Stanford
University Archives at yourstanfordlegacy@stanford.edu; text messages are submitted
directly to (415) 952-7241. Files consist of email and/or text messages, or screenshots
thereof. Contextual explanations and descriptions of messages are sometimes provided by
donors. File formats primarily include: .eml, .jpg, .pdf, .docx, .csv, and .htm.
Anonymous (Class of 2016) anon_001
2015
Language of Material: English.
Bennett-Fite, Nicole (Class of 2016)
2013-2015
Language of Material: English.
Bruzek, Laine (Class of 2016), texts Accession ARCH-ARCH-2017-048
2013
Language of Material: English.
Clonts, Michael (Class of 1985)
1982-1983
Language of Material: English.
Franich, Darren (Class of 2007)
2006
Language of Material: English.
Glazer, Grant (Class of 2017)
2013
Language of Material: English.
Goetze,Catherine (Class of 2018), texts Accession ARCH-2017-049
2016
Language of Material: English.
Hua, Vanessa (Class of 1997) ARCH-2016-074
1995
Language of Material: English.
Johnson, Bryant (Class of 2017)
2015
Language of Material: English.
Larson, Sydney (MBA Class of 2015) ARCH-2016-075
Language of Material: English.
Lucas, Christopher (Class of 2018)
2015
Language of Material: English.
Morgan, Tamandra (Class of 2007), email Accession ARCH-2017-051
2007
Language of Material: English.
Ram, Vignesh (MA, 2012) email Accession ARCH-2017-094
2011
Language of Material: English.
Richardson, Kady (Class of 2018), texts Accession ARCH-2017-052
2015
Language of Material: English.
Rosellini, Ben
undated
Language of Material: English.
Rosen, Valerie (Class of 2013)
2009-2011
Language of Material: English.
Rumberg, Roneil (Class of 2015)
2011
Language of Material: English.
Seter, Jason (Class of 2018), texts Accession ARCH-2017-053
2014
Language of Material: English.
Sharpe (Class of 2015)
2015
Language of Material: English.
Tjossem, Nora (Class of 2015) ARCH-2016-078
2011
Language of Material: English.
Toews, Erica (Class of 2010), email Accession ARCH-2017-054
2008-2009
Language of Material: English.
Weber, David (Class of 2018)
2014
Language of Material: English.
Weintz Cerf, Beppie (Class of 1979)
1976-03-29
Language of Material: English.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Weintz Cerf, Beppie
Weintz, J. Fred, Junior
Addenda, 1988-069 ARCH-1988-069
Box 1
William J. Crook Letter to son, Welton J. Crook
1924
September 18
Scope and Contents
Letter from William J. Crook to his son Welon J. Crook, Professor of Metallurgy at
Stanford (Crook Wm. was employed by Stanford, T.W.)
Addenda, 2020-015 accession ARCH-2020-015
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
Samuel V. Wright letters
1891-1892
Language of Material: English.
Addenda, 2020-033 accession ARCH-2020-033
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
"Making Peace with Stanford or Finding Beth Sholom" by George M. Goodwin,
Ph.D., 1975
2019
July
Creator: Goodwin, George
M.
Language of Material: English.
Addenda, 2020-084 accession ARCH-2020-084
Physical Description: .25 Linear
Feet
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
Charlotte Dean letters
1941
source: Clark, Sandy
Creator: Dean,
Charlotte
Language of Material: English.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Clark, Sandy
Addenda, 2022-017 accession ARCH-2022-017
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
Stanford Daily Our Hasher's Garbage publication and letters from alumna Nancy
Baker
1942-1944
Language of Material: English.
Addenda, 2022-071 accession ARCH-2022-071
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
R.W. Cummins letters and study card, 1904 - 1909
1904-1909
Language of Material: English.
Addenda, 2022-093 Accession ARCH-2022-093
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
Andrew Lokay (Class of 2020) posters
2020
Language of Material: English.
Addenda, 2023-029 accession ARCH-2023-029
Language of Material: English.
Box 1
Carol (Hawes) Lincoln '52 scrapbook and diploma
Language of Material: English.
Addenda, 2023-140 ARCH-2023-140
Scope and Contents
From the dealer's description: Consists of historically significant, original autograph
letters written by Louise Sevier Norvell, a Stanford University student who graduated in
May 1907 with an A.B. degree in History. The letters, addressed to Ms. Norvell's mother
Mary Slinkard (1858-1943) and younger sister Nita Norvell (1898-1962), give a vivid
illustration of the private life of a young female Stanford student, talking about going
dancing and horseback riding, watching a football game, looking after a sick friend,
discussing young men, family members, etc. Among others, the letter dated "9:30
Wednesday morning" and supplemented with an envelope stamped "Stanford University, April
18 1906, remarkably stands out as an emotional eyewitness account of the San Francisco
earthquake, which happened at about 5am on the same day. Despite the author's obvious
shock, the account is very accurate and mentions both victims of the earthquake (staff
member Otto Gerdes, killed by a falling smokestack, and sophomore Junius Hanna, who died
in Encina Hall). She also desribes which Stanford buildings were damaged, how she
managed to escape from her dormitory and notes that University President David Starr
Jordan (1851-1931) had breakfast with the students that morning. This collection also
contains a letter addressed to Ms. Norvell from her fellow female teacher with
interesting notes on her work and personal life.
Box 1, folder 1
A letter from "Laura" to "Dot"
1903
October 20
Box 1, folder 2
A letter to "Dear Old Nit"
1903
November 23
Box 1, folder 3
A letter to "Dear Mama"
1905
February 11
Box 1, folder 4
A letter to "Dear Mut"
1906 April
18
Box 1, folder 5
A letter to "Dear Mother"
1909
October 26
Addenda, 2024-143 ARCH-2024-143
Biographical / Historical
Kimber, Arthur C. (Class of 1917)
Box 1, Folder 1
Letter to ACK's mother Clara
1904-1907
Box 1, Folder 2
Letters of condolence to ACK's mother regarding death of her husband Reverend
Arthur Clifford Kimber
1909
Box 1, Folder 3
"Service at the Dedication of the Tablet to the memory of the Reverend Arthur
Clifford Kimber, Doctor of Divinity"
1913
Box 1, Folder 4
Correspondence between Kimber family members and Reverand F.
Randolph
1910-1925
Box 1, Folder 5
Letters to George Kimber from his grandmother
1911-1919
Box 1, Folder 6
ACK high school diploma from Palo Alto High School
1914 June 26
Box 1, Folder 7
Drawings mostly of ships by Kimber boys, including ACK
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 8
Correspondence and information on Ambulance Service
1916-1917
Box 1, Folder 9
Roster of volunteers of the American Field Service in France
1915-1917
Box 1, Folder 10
Newspaper clippings from journey across U.S.
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 11
Notebook from time in New York
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 12
Dedication ceremony before going to war
1917
Box 1, Folder 13
First identity card and temporary passport
1917
Box 1, Folder 14
Letter entrusting flag to ACK from Clem Randau
1917 April 27
Box 1, Folder 15
Newspaper clippings about ACK first flag story
1917
Box 1, Folder 16
Presentation of flag speech by ACK
1917
Box 1, Folder 17
Postcard and receipt from Hotel O'Connor in Nice
1917
Box 1, Folder 18
Postcard from the Manila Hotel to ACK from R. Marx
1917 October 9
Box 1, Folder 19
Letters to ACK while serving in Europe from friends, colleagues, and
acquintances including David Starr Jordan
1917
Box 1, Folder 20
Letters to ACK while he was in France, many from Leslie P Shipway
1917
Box 1, Folder 21
Letters from ACK to mother and brothers while in Europe,
handwritten
1917
Box 1, Folder 22
Letters from ACK to mother and brothers while in Europe,
handwritten
1918
Box 1, Folder 23
Typed letter from ACK to family starting from beginning of deployment to day
before death
1917-1918
Box 1, Folder 24
Letters from ACK to grandmother Josephine Evans
1917-1918
Box 1, Folder 25
Letters to ACK while serving in Europe from his grandmother, mother, and
brother George
1917-1918
Box 1, Folder 26
ACK's notebooks from France, financial and personal
1917-1918
Box 1, Folder 27
ACK financial situation summer 1918
1918
Box 1, Folder 28
Checks from Morgan, Harjes, and Co in Paris
1917-1918
Box 1, Folder 29
ACK notes for autobiography
1918
Box 1, Folder 30
Orders for ACK to join aviation section
1917-1918
Box 1, Folder 31
Military communications regarding Kimber's travel and flight
training
1917-1918
Box 1, Folder 32
Unfilled forms requesting flying status
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 33
ACK letters about flying status and wrecking airplane
1918
Box 1, Folder 34
Correspondence regarding promotion to first lieutenant and American Field
Service Medal
1918
Box 1, Folder 35
List of first and second lieutenants of the Aviation Section, Signal Reserve
Corps in France
1918 July 24
Box 1, Folder 36
Kimber's flight log book detailing training and patrols up until final
days
1917-1918
Box 1, Folder 37
Roll of Honor, 2nd Pursuit Group, 1st Pursuit Wing
1918
Box 1, Folder 38
"American Pilots and Observers Attached to the GDE"
1918 November 11
Box 1, Folder 39
"Tartarin sur les Alpes" and "Chants du Soldat"
1918
Box 1, Folder 40
Army and Navy Club of America record of ACK death (details blank) and check
for Clara Kimber (mother)
1918
Box 1, Folder 41
Notifications of Alan Nichol's death and ACK letter to Nichol's
parents
1918 June-July
Box 1, Folder 42
Kimber's final instructions in case of death to Captain Bridgeman
1918 August 30
Box 1, Folder 43
Obituaries for ACK and Alan Nichols, at least one from Daily Palo Alto
Times
1918
Box 1, Folder 44
Notices of Kimber's death, list of possessions, and map of final resting
place
1918-1919
Box 1, Folder 45
Letters of condolence to ACK's mother about death of ACK
1918-1923
Box 1, Folder 46
Letters of condolence to ACK's mother from Arthur Raymond Brooks (served with
ACK) and FN Doughty
1918
Box 1, Folder 47
Letters to ACK's mother from Ray Lyman Wilbur
1918-1920
Box 1, Folder 48
Letters to ACK's mother from David Starr Jordan
1913-1920
Box 1, Folder 49
Letter of condolence to ACK's mother from Murray Tucker in Paris
1919 April 17
Box 1, Folder 50
Letters to ACK's mother from Lou Henry and Herbert Hoover
1919-1923
Box 1, Folder 51
Letter from Stanford War History Committee to ACK's mother
1919 January 29
Box 1, Folder 52
Letters to and from the Kimbers regarding ACK's affairs after his
death
1919-1931
Box 1, Folder 53
Correspondence regarding Liberty Bonds bought by ACK
1919-1921
Box 1, Folder 54
American Field Service bulletin
1919 April
Box 1, Folder 55
List of men in 22nd Aero Squad
1919 April 11
Box 1, Folder 56
ACK Roll of Honor for serving in war
1919 June 16
Box 1, Folder 57
Letter to ACK's mother regarding the American Flying Club to honor members of
the 22nd squadron
1919 September 18
Box 1, Folder 58
Letters from George Kimber's search for his brother's body
1919-1921
Box 1, Folder 59
Letters to ACK's mother mainly about "The First Flag Story"
1913-1930
Box 1, Folder 60
Letter to ACK's mother from the director of the American Field
Service
1920 April 20
Box 1, Folder 61
American Field Service Christmas and New Years bulletin
1920 December
Box 1, Folder 62
"Lieut. Gilbert Nelson Jerome" by Elizabeth Maude Jerome
1920
Box 1, Folder 63
Victory tree for ACK
1921
Box 1, Folder 64
"Flag!" by Arthur Ketchum (poem)
1921 June 14
Box 1, Folder 65
"Greetings from Over the Border 'Memories'" and "The Boy's Creed"
poems
1917-1924
Box 1, Folder 66
Info sheet from American Expeditionary Forces on photography of graves and
graves registration
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 67
"Military histories of all white persons surnamed Kimber who served in the
Army and Navy during the world war"
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 68
American Flying Club manual
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 69
Correspondence regarding the ACK Memorial Fellowship
1929
Box 1, Folder 70
Invitation to wedding of Herbert Hoover Jr. and Margaret Watson
1925 June 25
Box 1, Folder 71
Letter to ACK's mother from US Veterans Bureau Assistant Director George E
Ijams
1928 December 29
Box 1, Folder 72
Correspondence regarding Clara Kimber's pilgramage to ACK's grave, includes
photo
1929-1932
Box 1, Folder 73
Correspondence, articles, and diaries from Gold Star Mothers and Widows
program
1931-1932
Box 1, Folder 74
Program for memorial service "honoring the Stanford men and women who gave
their lives in the world war"
1937 October 24
Box 1, Folder 75
Political cartoon of "'The Tiger' of France, Georges Clemenceau"
n.d.
Box 1, Folder 76
"An 'If' for Girls" by Elizabeth Lincoln Otis
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 1
"Speech of his excellency Signor Antonio Salandra..."
1915 June 2
Box 2, Folder 2
War-Chronicle from Germany but in English
1916 January
Box 2, Folder 3
Large scale maps of French and British battle fronts beloning to
ACK
1917 May 24
Box 2, Folder 4
Map of Europe belonging to ACK, A. Taride (editor)
1917 August 14
Box 2, Folder 5
Map of Touraine that belonged to ACK, Carte-Guide Campbell No 5
1917 September 26
Box 2, Folder 6
Untitled map with towns of Reims and Epernay
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 7
Map of "Champagne et Argonne", A. Taride (editor)
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 8
French battlefront maps belonging to ACK
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 9
Empty map sleeves from France
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 10
Photos from first flag ceremony
1917
Box 2, Folder 11
Photos of ACK's time in military including first flag ceremony
1917-1918
Box 2, Folder 12
Photo of ACK and others next to ambulance near battlefield
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 13
Photo of ACK, one with ambulance, one solo
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 14
Photo of ACK with his plane and pieces of that plane
n.d.
Box 2, Folder 15
Snapshot album of 349 photos from WWI taken by ACK
1917-1918
Box 2, Folder 16
"Les Avis, Prolamations, and Nouvelles de Guerre"
1918 June 11
Box 2, Folder 17
Armistice Day photographs
1923
Box 2, Folder 18
Photo of Trinity Church in NYC
n.d.
Box 2A, Folder 1
Letter to Clara Kimber from Secretary of War Newton D Baker
1920 February 18
Box 2A, Folder 2
ACK death certificate signed by John Pashing
1918
Box 2A, Folder 3
Larger version of ACK's snapshot album from WWI with same photos
1917-1918
Addenda, 2024-148 accession ARCH-2024-148
Box 1
All But Dissertation (ABD) Zine, 2020
Addenda, 2024-156 ARCH-2024-156
Box 1
Stanford student life and Columbae House photographs by Cindy Bendat (Class
of 1974)
1971-1974
Addenda, 2024-167 accession ARCH-2024-167
Box 1
"Our Story: Stanford Womne's Soccer: The Beginning, 1975-1979"
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Cindy Pearson, Class of 1980
Addenda, 2024-664 ARCH-2024-664
Box 1
Letter to Dr. Wilbur from E.R. Flint (Class of 1901)
1941
September 30
Addenda, 2025-034 ARCH-2025-034
Box 1
Letter from Horace Pomeroy dated November 12, 1893
Addenda, 2025-574 ARCH-2025-574
Box 1
Letter criticizing the University, written by David Lempert
1985
Box 1
Letter from Monte C. Pfyl
1988
Scope and Contents
During his time at Stanford, Pfyl was student member of the old Firehouse crew. The
letter includes recollections from when the Stanford University fire department was
operated with students.
