Stanford Student Letters and Memoirs

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Stanford Student Letters and Memoirs
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.
Letter to family

Letter to family

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 Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/jg726ww3380 Title: Letter to family Contributor: Weeks, Beulah (crp...

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Letter to his mother concerning football, boarding costs and the members of his club, and family matters

Letter to his mother concerning football, boarding costs and the members of his club, and family matters

Letter to his mother concerning football, boarding costs and the members of his club, and family matters. Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/tt154zg1107 Title: Letter to his mother concerning football, boarding costs and the members of his club, and family...

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Letter to Kenneth Smith, Stanford Alumni Association, regarding the Stanford Crew Team of 1912 to 1918

Letter to Kenneth Smith, Stanford Alumni Association, regarding the Stanford Crew Team of 1912 to 1918

Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/sz934qm2039 Title: Letter to Kenneth Smith, Stanford Alumni Association, regarding the Stanford Crew Team of 1912 to 1918 Contributor: Marshutz, Herbert Stanton (crp Correspondent) Type: Text Type: correspondence Date: 1941-12-24 Language:...

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Letter to parents

Letter to parents

Letter to his parents discussing Big Game and upcoming appearance in Rose Bowl against Notre Dame and his activities on Thanksgiving Day Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/gc174tw3321 Title: Letter to parents Contributor: Scudder, Joseph B. (crp Correspondent) Type:...

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Letters home to his parents; paper on religion; and two photographs : Beckwith with friends and Branner Hall

Letters home to his parents; paper on religion; and two photographs : Beckwith with friends and Branner Hall

Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/km328cp8326 Title: Letters home to his parents; paper on religion; and two photographs : Beckwith with friends and Branner Hall Contributor: Beckwith, Burnham P. (crp Correspondent) Type: Text Type: correspondence Date: 1924 Language: eng...

93 pages: 100% complete (1% indexed, 100% transcribed)
Letters to Elizabeth Cone

Letters to Elizabeth Cone

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...

24 pages: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)
Letters to family

Letters to family

Three letters to his family generally about life on campus and his classes, including an encounter with Prof. Marx. Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/wr017dn9002 Title: Letters to family Contributor: Tarbell, George A. (crp Correspondent) Type: Text Type:...

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Letters to his cousin, Mabel

Letters to his cousin, Mabel

Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/mq458fm8337 Title: Letters to his cousin, Mabel Contributor: Nichols, Walter E. (crp Correspondent) Type: Text Type: correspondence Date: 1898-09-1899-04 Language: eng English Format: correspondence Format: image/tiff Subject: College...

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Letters to his parents

Letters to his parents

Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/vf518fg8003 Title: Letters to his parents Contributor: Beckwith, Burnham P. (crp Correspondent) Type: Text Type: correspondence Date: 1923-01-1923-11 Language: eng English Format: correspondence Format: image/tiff Subject: College...

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Letters, and English exam

Letters, and English exam

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...

78 pages: 98% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 1% needs review)
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