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Archives related to: Stanford, Jane Lathrop, 1828-1905
| title | Jane Lathrop Stanford Papers, 1860-1975 (SC 033B) | repository | Stanford University Libraries |
| description | The papers of Jane L. Stanford pertain largely to the founding and administration of Stanford University, along with her personal and social affairs; included in the papers are correspondence, business records, legal and financial papers, speeches, newsclippings, and biographical materials. |
| extent | 10.5 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence Business Records Legal Files Financial Records Clippings |
| access | None |
| record source | http://jenson.stanford.edu/ |
| finding aid | Online Finding Aid |
| acquisition information | Gifts of Jane Lathrop Stanford, Thomas Welton Stanford, David Starr Jordan, Helen Stanford Canfield, David H. Canfield, and others; also includes purchases. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:29:50 |
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| title | Stanford Family Papers, 1839-1964 (SC 033D) | repository | Stanford University Libraries |
| description | The Stanford family papers include letters, telegrams, newsclippings, photographs and photograph albums, genealogical notes, legal and financial papers, pamphlets, and printed materials of Josiah Stanford (1817-1890) and his wife Helen Allyne Barker Stanford (1831-1909), (cont.) Josiah Winslow Stanford (1864-1937) and his wife Alice Herrick Stanford (1858-1940), Charles Stanford (1819-1885), Asa Philips Stanford (1821-1903), DeWitt Clinton Stanford (1826-1864), Thomas Welton Stanford (1832-1918), Welton Stanford (1849-1922), and Welton Stanford, Jr (1878-1947). The Thomas Welton Stanford series includes correspondence, photographs, transcripts of his Psychic Investigation Circle of Melbourne, Australia (10 volumes) and the "HARBINGER OF LIGHT" magazine (1906-1917). The collection also includes records of Warm Springs Ranch and the Warm Springs Hotel near San Jose, California. Notes: The Stanford brothers were born in the township of Watervliet in upstate New York, the sons of Josiah and Elizabeth Stanford. Each of the brothers eventually went west to make his fortune. Josiah and Leland Stanford remained in California and became successful businessmen, and Thomas Welton Stanford continued on to a successful career in Australia. |
| extent | 10 linear feet |
| formats | Correspondence Photographs Clippings Legal Files Financial Records |
| access | None |
| record link | http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/xml/sc0033d.xml |
| record source | http://jenson.stanford.edu/ |
| finding aid | Unpublished guide available (item level inventory). |
| acquisition information | Gift of Jane Lathrop Stanford, Thomas Welton Stanford, David Starr Jordan, Helen Stanford Canfield, David H. Canfield, and others; also includes purchases. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:29:49 |
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| title | Jane Lathrop Stanford miscellaneous papers, 1895-1902 | repository | Hoover Institution |
| description | Photocopy of letter, 1895, relating to the prospects of Stanford University and to a United States government lawsuit against the estate of Leland Stanford; and 3 photograph albums of scenes in Japan, presented to Mrs. Stanford upon her visit in 1902. Biography/Adminstrative History Widow of Leland Stanford; co-founder of Stanford University. Collection Number: XX873 Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Jane Lathrop Stanford miscellaneous papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives. |
| extent | 1.2 linear feet |
| formats | Photocopies Photograph Album |
| access | Collection is open for research. |
| record source | http://www.oac.cdlib.org |
| acquisition information | Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog Socrates at http://library.stanford.edu/webcat . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in Socrates is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:06 |
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