Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Virginia Smith Spears memorabilia
- Dates:
- 1937-1938
- Creators:
- Spears, Virginia Smith.
- Abstract:
- Collection includes programs from ASSU concerts, 1938; sheet music of four hits from the Big Game Gaieties, n.d.; programs, photographs, and a newsletter of her sorority Chi Omega, 1937-38; Student Handbook, 1937; and programs from the 1938 commencement week, including the Senior Week booklet.
- Extent:
- 0.25 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Virginia Smith Spears Memorabilia (SC0670). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection includes programs from ASSU concerts, 1938; sheet music of four hits from the Big Game Gaieties, n.d.; programs, photographs, and a newsletter of her sorority Chi Omega, 1937-38; Student Handbook, 1937; and programs from the 1938 commencement week, including the Senior Week booklet.
- Biographical / historical:
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Virginia Juliet Smith earned her A.B. in political science at Stanford in 1938; during her senior year she was manager of the ASSU Concert Series. She married fellow Stanford student Andrew McGue Spears, who earned his A.B. in economics in 1936 and his LL.B. in 1939.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Larry Spears, 2002.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-01-22 13:39:12 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- Terms of access:
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While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Preferred citation:
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Virginia Smith Spears Memorabilia (SC0670). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022