Hall (Lucie Stern) Photograph Albums, 1899-1963, bulk 1933-1963

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Summary

Title:
Lucie Stern Hall photograph albums
Dates:
1899-1963, bulk 1933-1963
Creators:
Lucie Stern Trust and Stanford University. Lucie Stern Hall
Extent:
5.5 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item] Lucie Stern Hall Photograph Albums (A0072). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes two photo albums of portraits of Stanford faculty, administrators, and alumni, 1940-44, including Birge Clark, Donald B. Tresidder, Russell V. Lee, Fred Terman, and Mary Yost; guest book from Lucie Stern's home with guest entries, 1933-45, clippings, 1926-46, photographs of students, alumni, and their families, 1940s, and Mrs. Stern's marriage certificate, 1899; two birthday cards to Mrs. Stern from the Birge Clark family, 1941-42, hand-drawn and colored; scrapbook from Stern Hall's first year, 1949-50, containing photographs, cartoons, clippings, invitations, and programs; scrapbook from Muir Hall, 1958-63, containing clippings, photographs, and programs; Stern Hall guest book, 1950-61; and "Stern Hall Progress Report," Dec. 1948, a portfolio containing photos of construction work and captions by Eldridge T. Spencer.

Biographical / historical:

Lucie Stern, benefactor to Palo Alto and Stanford University, held weekly dinner parties for Stanford students at her Palo Alto home thoughout the 1930s and '40s; the ASSU made her an honorary member of the student body in 1941. She died in 1946, leaving a bequest in her will for a men's dormitory at Stanford.

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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-02-11 13:49:50 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

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:

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:

[identification of item] Lucie Stern Hall Photograph Albums (A0072). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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