Leland Stanford Papers

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Leland Stanford Papers
Correspondence, telegrams; business, legal, financial, and official papers; speeches, journals, and newsclippings; and other materials relating to the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad, Stanford's political career, business and financial interests, and the founding and construction of Stanford University.
Correspondence with A. L. Tubbs

Correspondence with A. L. Tubbs

Letter and telegram re appointment as trustee Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/xw136tg9828 Title: Correspondence with A. L. Tubbs Contributor: Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893 (crp Correspondent) Contributor: Tubbs, A. L. (crp Correspondent) Type: Text Type:...

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Correspondence with Andrew White

Correspondence with Andrew White

1890 May 5: teaching of religion and other university matters; 1891May 6: endorsement of Jordan; 1892 Feb. 2: letters of introduction and recommendations for travel routes west Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/fk011jd8509 Title: Correspondence with Andrew...

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Correspondence with David Starr Jordan

Correspondence with David Starr Jordan

recommends Dr. Charles of Menlo Park 1892 Jan 1; Dr. Grau and Miss Ames on payroll; mistress of Roble Hall; pleased with address 1892 Jan 1; must exercise own judgment on engaging profs. White, Dudley, Jenks and Angell 1892 Feb 17; payment of professors for outside lectures; steam heat for...

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Correspondence with David Starr Jordan

Correspondence with David Starr Jordan

thinks 15 professors enough to open with 1891 Apr 13; decided to name boys dormitory Encina Hall 1891 May 9; approves prospectus; names dormitories for oak trees 1891 May 16; will have accommodations for 80 girls 1891 May 21; thinks 4-5 thousand dollars sufficient to start library 1891 May 26;...

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Correspondence with David Starr Jordan

Correspondence with David Starr Jordan

approval of appointment of Dr. Murray 1892 Aug 8; experiments vs lectures; belief in immortality of the soul essential to civilization; golden rule foundation of true humanitarianism 1892 Aug 24; students to pay only actual cost of living; our university to be of high grade; more dormitory space...

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Correspondence with Henry Vrooman

Correspondence with Henry Vrooman

Letters and telegrams re appointment as trustee Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/mb847kf6707 Title: Correspondence with Henry Vrooman Contributor: Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893 (crp Correspondent) Contributor: Vrooman, Henry (crp Correspondent) Type: Text Type:...

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Correspondence with Horatio Stebbins

Correspondence with Horatio Stebbins

invitation to cornerstone laying Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/fn399xv0079 Title: Correspondence with Horatio Stebbins Contributor: Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893 (crp Correspondent) Contributor: Stebbins, Horatio (crp Correspondent) Type: Text Type: correspondence Date:...

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Correspondence with Leon Sloss

Correspondence with Leon Sloss

L. Stanford to Sloss inviting him to become trustee 1891 Nov 30; Nash to Sloss enclosing deed of appointment 1891 Dec 8; Deed of appointment signed by Sloss 1891 Dec 10; two envelopes Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/fj100ty5832 Title: Correspondence with Leon...

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E. de Wellens (Baroness)

E. de Wellens (Baroness)

1885 Feb. 23: thanks for biographical memoir of LS Jr.; 1885 June 2: LS Jr. appeared in a dream Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/vv535rn9163 Title: E. de Wellens (Baroness) Contributor: Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893 (crp Correspondent) Contributor: de Wellens, E. (crp...

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Frederick D. Grant

Frederick D. Grant

1885 July 20 on U.S. Grant's book and illness; 1889 March 20 on FG's appointment to Austrian mission; 1889 May 14 on trip to Vienna and reception there; 1891 Oct. 11 on statue of U.S. Grant in Chicago; destruction of European grape vines; 1892 Feb. 24 introduction of Mr. Watawabi (Japanese...

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