Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Stanford University, Chess Club, records
- Dates:
- 1903-1918
- Creators:
- Economics Club of Leland Stanford Junior University. and Stanford University. Chess Club
- Abstract:
- Minutes, 1903-1918, which often include records of games and tournaments; and miscellaneous correspondence, financial records, records of tournament games, clippings, and a rules booklet. Some of the correspondence pertains to a tournament with the University of California Chess Club in Berkeley, 1915.
- Extent:
- 0.25 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Undetermined .
- Preferred citation:
-
[identification of item] Stanford University, Chess Club, Records (SC0479). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
Minutes, 1903-1918, which often include records of games and tournaments; and miscellaneous correspondence, financial records, records of tournament games, clippings, and a rules booklet. Some of the correspondence pertains to a tournament with the University of California Chess Club in Berkeley, 1915.
- Biographical / historical:
-
The Stanford University Chess Club, a student club, was organized in February 1894.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Walter W. Burns, 1994.
- 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: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-26 15:13:38 -0700 .
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] Stanford University, Chess Club, Records (SC0479). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
-
Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022