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Title: Harry A. Dutton papers
Identifier/Call Number: SCM0199
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 folder(s)
Date (inclusive): 1897-1954
Summary: These papers pertain to his student days at Stanford University and include letters to Ruth Scibird, 1953-54, with his recollections
of the Camp (cooperative student housing), the theft of the night watchman's dog in the arboretum, and the first volunteer
fire department on campus; his account of an incident at the Camp written on Oct. 23, 1897; typescript "The Story of the Axe,"
author unknown; and a watercolor sketch by Eric Knight Jordan, 1900, with a letter to Ruth Scibird explaining its creation.
creator:
Dutton, Harry A.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of Harry A. Dutton.
This collection is open for research.
Harry A. Dutton Papers (SCM0199). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Dutton earned his A.B. in botany at Stanford University in May 1900.
These papers pertain to his student days at Stanford University and include letters to Ruth Scibird, 1953-54, with his recollections
of the Camp (cooperative student housing), the theft of the night watchman's dog in the arboretum, and the first volunteer
fire department on campus; his account of an incident at the Camp written on Oct. 23, 1897; typescript "The Story of the Axe,"
author unknown; and a watercolor sketch by Eric Knight Jordan, 1900, with a letter to Ruth Scibird explaining its creation.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Dutton, Harry A.
Jordan, Eric Knight.
Scibird, Ruth
Stanford University--Student housing.
Stanford University--Students.
Stanford University. Arboretum.
Axe, Stanford.