Guide to the Loma Prieta earthquake collection
Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University Library
Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
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Stanford University. All rights reserved.
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Overview
Call Number: SC0566
Title: Loma Prieta earthquake collection
Dates: 1989-1990
Physical Description:
1.75 Linear feet
Summary: This collection of various materials concerning the effect of
the October 17, 1989, earthquake includes press releases from the Stanford University
News Service, photographs of interior and exterior damage to Stanford buildings, slides
(approx. 180) of damage to and repairs done at the museum, personal accounts from
university staff and students, miscellaneous university newsletters with quake-related
stories, and special editions of assorted newspapers.
Language(s): In English.
Repository:
Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
Administrative Information
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Ownership & Copyright
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.
Cite As
Loma Prieta Earthquake Collection (SC0566). Dept. of Special Collections and
University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Description of the Collection
This collection of various materials concerning the effect of the October 17, 1989,
earthquake includes press releases from the Stanford University News Service,
photographs of interior and exterior damage to Stanford buildings, slides (approx. 180)
of damage to and repairs done at the museum, personal accounts from university staff and
students, miscellaneous university newsletters with quake-related stories, and special
editions of assorted newspapers.
Access Terms
Stanford University--Buildings.
Earthquakes --California --Loma Prieta Region.
Earthquakes --California --Personal narratives.
Photoprints
Collection Contents
Box 1, Folder 1
Press releases from the Stanford University News Service,
1989-1991
Box 1, Folder 2
Notices, newsletters, news articles with related
photographs
Box 1, Folder 5
Photographs by Linda Long of interior and exterior damage to Stanford
buildings,
Box 1, Folder 6
Photographs of interior and exterior damage: b/w contact sheets by
Visual Arts Services and color negatives of photos by Phil Leighton
Box 1, Folder 7
Photos of Math/CS library and university libraries in
general
Box 1, Folder 8
Photos, Special Collections department
Box 1, Folder 9
Photos, Stanford Housing Center
Box 1, Folder 10
Photos, miscellaneous negatives
Box 1, Folder 11
Letter to parents, alumni and friends from Donald Kennedy, Dec. 1,
1989
Box 2
Wall Street Journal, Oct. 19,
1989
Box 2
San Jose Mercury News, Morning Final, Oct.
18, 1989
Box 2
San Jose Mercury News, Oct. 19,
1989
Box 2
San Francisco Chronicle, Extra, Oct. 18,
1989
Box 2
San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 19,
1989
Box 2
San Francisco Chronicle, Oct. 20,
1989
Box 2
Los Angeles Times, Special Report, Oct. 20,
1989
Box 2
[Stanford] Campus Report, Oct. 18 and Oct.
19, 1989
Box 2
"CLASS Forum," Winter 1990 [Cooperative
Library Agency for Systems and Services – includes image from SUL
interior damage]
