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Title: Francis Albert Smith papers
Identifier/Call Number: SCM0339
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 folder(s)
Date (inclusive): 1922-circa 1940
Summary: Collection includes two appointment letters from Ray Lyman Wilbur, 1922-23; 3 letters from Edward C. Franklin, 1923-32; fundraising
letter from Herbert Hoover re the Stanford Re-investment Fund ca. 1940; letter and menu for Sigma Xi President’s Dinner, 1924;
booklet on Palo Alto, ca. 1930; and photographs of a Stanford chemistry lab and the cactus garden on campus.
creator:
Smith, Francis Albert, 1897-
creator:
Smith, Francis Albert,, b. 1897.
This collection is open for research.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Francis Albert Smith Papers (SCM0339). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Francis Albert Smith earned three degrees in chemistry at Stanford University: AB 1922, AM 1923, and Ph.D 1926.
Collection includes two appointment letters from Ray Lyman Wilbur, 1922-23; 3 letters from Edward C. Franklin, 1923-32; fundraising
letter from Herbert Hoover re the Stanford Re-investment Fund ca. 1940; letter and menu for Sigma Xi President’s Dinner, 1924;
booklet on Palo Alto, ca. 1930; and photographs of a Stanford chemistry lab and the cactus garden on campus.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Franklin, Edward Curtis, 1862-1937.
Franklin, Edward Curtis,, 1862-1937.
Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964
Hoover, Herbert,, 1874-1964.
Smith, Francis Albert, 1897-
Stanford University--Students.
Stanford University. -- General subdivision--Students.;
Wilbur, Ray L., ((Ray Lyman),), 1875-1949.
Wilbur, Ray L., (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949
Palo Alto (Calif.)--Description and travel.
Photoprints.