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.
A Semester at Stanford

A Semester at Stanford

Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/dc149db9819 Title: A Semester at Stanford Contributor: Blake, Thomas A. (crp Correspondent) Type: Text Type: correspondence Date: 1907 Language: eng English Format: correspondence Format: image/tiff Subject: College students Subject:...

118 pages: 100% complete (2% indexed, 100% transcribed)
Allabach correspondence

Allabach correspondence

Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/pv406hx8572 Title: Allabach correspondence Contributor: Allabach, Lucy (crp Correspondent) Type: Text Type: correspondence Date: 1891-1895 Language: eng English Format: correspondence Format: image/tiff Subject: College students Subject:...

213 pages: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)
Bartlett letters

Bartlett letters

Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/jp119sw8482 Title: Bartlett letters Contributor: Bartlett, Mabel (crp Correspondent) Type: Text Type: correspondence Date: 1905-12-24 Language: eng English Format: correspondence Format: image/jpeg Subject: College students Subject:...

84 pages: 34% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 65% needs review)
Barzen letters

Barzen letters

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. Metadata: Available Online:...

13 pages: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)
Birkhofer letters

Birkhofer letters

Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/hz687hq4029 Title: Birkhofer letters Contributor: Birkhofer, Wendell (crp Correspondent) Type: Text Type: correspondence Date: 1977-10-09 Language: eng English Format: correspondence Format: image/tiff Subject: College students Subject:...

4 pages: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)
Burr correspondence

Burr correspondence

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. Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/pr612kt4670 Title:...

24 pages: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)
Colliver letters and memorabilia

Colliver letters and memorabilia

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. Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/yq404jj4677 Title: Colliver letters and...

20 pages: 50% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 50% needs review)
David letters

David letters

Letter to his parents relating the "paddling" he experienced as an Encina freshmen by upper classmen as well as the dunking tradition. Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/pm019mr9737 Title: David letters Contributor: David, Leon Thomas (crp Correspondent) Type: Text Type:...

3 pages: 100% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed)
Diary of a journey from Ohio to California; and cash accounts at Stanford University

Diary of a journey from Ohio to California; and cash accounts at Stanford University

Metadata: Available Online: https://purl.stanford.edu/hb789sr4383 Title: Diary of a journey from Ohio to California; and cash accounts at Stanford University Contributor: Dyke, Charles Bartlett (crp Correspondent) Type: Text Type: correspondence Date: 1893-1896 Language: eng English Format:...

37 pages: 91% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 8% needs review)
Durand correspondence with his brother

Durand correspondence with his brother

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...

27 pages: 74% complete (0% indexed, 100% transcribed, 26% needs review)
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