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Guide to the George E.Crothers Papers

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Table of contents

Collection Contents

Series I Correspondence

Scope and Content Note

Boxes 1-4. Outgoing correspondence. Yellow tabs; in 95 folders. Letters of George Crothers; arranged chronologically, April, 1905- April, 1957.

Boxes 5-8. Incoming correspondence. Blue tabs; in 95 folders. Letters to George Crothers; arranged alphabetically by author of item and chronologically under each signer.

Box 8. Related correspondence. Red tabs; in 12 folders. Letters neither sent by Crothers nor sent to him. Filed alphabetically by author of item.

Box 9. Form letters. White tabs; in 13 folders. Mimeographed, dittoed or printed letters received by Crothers although not directed to Crothers alone. Filed alphabetically by author of item or by title of company, etc.

Boxes 9-12. Multiple copies of outgoing correspondence. Yellow tabs marked "copies"; in 73 folders. These letters are merely duplicates of letters found in Containers #l-4

Box 12. Multiple copies of incoming correspondence. Blue tabs marked "copies"; in 15 folders. These letters are merely duplicates of letters found in Containers #5-8

Box 12. Multiple copies of related correspondence. Red tabs marked "copies"; in 4 folders. These letters are merely duplicates of letters in folders with red tabs found in Container #8.

Box 1

Correspondence, out-going. 1905 Apr - 1923 Dec

Box 2

Correspondence, out-going. 1924 Jan - 1939 Dec

Box 3

Correspondence, out-going. 1940 Feb - 1947 Dec

Box 4

Correspondence, out-going. 1948 Jan - 1957 Apr

Box 5

Correspondence, in-coming. A - G

Box 6

Correspondence, in-coming. H - M

Box 7

Correspondence, in-coming. N - Sterling

Box 8

Correspondence, in-coming. Stillman - Z.

Box 8

Correspondence, related. A - Y

Box 9

Correspondence, in-coming (form letters) A - Y

Box 9

Correspondence, multiple copies of out-going. 1905-30

Box 10

Correspondence, multiple copies of out- going. 1931-44

Box 11

Correspondence, multiple copies of out-going. 1945-50

Box 12

Correspondence, multiple copies of out-going. 1951-56

Box 12

Correspondence, multiple copies of in-coming. A - Y

Box 12

Correspondence, multiple copies of related. A - W

Series II Biographical Data

Scope and Content Note

White tabs; in 16 folders. Manuscript and typescript material containing biographical data concerning Nathan Abbott, Elizabeth Mills Crothers, George Crothers, William Filmer, Timothy Hopkins, Jane and Leland Stanford, Leland Stanford, Jr. and Ray Lyman Wilbur. Arranged in alphabetical order under the subject personality.

Box 13

Biographical data; Abbott - Willbur.

Series III Speeches

Scope and Content Note

Green tabs; in 68 folders. Manuscript, typescript, and, in a few cases, printed versions of speeches composed by George Crothers, Herbert Hoover, Jane Stanford and others. The speeches are filed first alphabetically by the name of the author-speaker and then chronologically by date of speech. The bulk of the section contains copies of Crothers' speeches between 1907 and 1951. Many speeches concern the founding of Stanford University and the school's early years. See also published addresses included in section entitled "printed matter."

Box 13

Speeches: Branner - Crothers to 1910

Box 14

Speeches: Crothers 1911-46

Box 15

Speeches: Crothers - Stanford, Jane 1948 - undated

Series IV Articles

Scope and Content Note

Red tabs; in 20 folders. Manuscript and typescript copies of articles by Crothers and others. Filed alphabetically by author and then chronologically by year of the article. Eight folders contain various drafts, copies and outlines of an article by Crothers on the legal history surrounding the early years of Stanford University.

Box 16

Articles: Crothers - Smith

Series V Stanford University Board of Trustees. Transactions.

Scope and Content Note

Blue tabs; in 28 folders. Manuscript and typescript versions of memoranda, committee reports, lists of degrees, etc., pertinent to the work of the Stanford Board of Trustees during the years from 1903 to 1912. Arranged alphabetically by the subject of the material. A large bulk of the section deals with data collected by Crothers and compiled in 1908 as a study of entrance requirements in colleges and universities throughout the United States.

Box 19

Stanford Board of Trustees transactions.

Scope and Content Note

Subjects covered: Alumni - Stanford, Jane.

Series VI Memoranda regarding Stanford University.

Scope and Content Note

Orange tabs; in 52 folders. Manuscript and typescript versions of memoranda written by Crothers and others concerning Stanford University. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Contains reminiscenses concerning campus life, notes on religion at Stanford, and financial data and notes on Crothers and Crothers Memorial Halls.

Box 20

Stanford University, memoranda re.

Scope and Content Note

Subjects covered: Administration - Founding Grant.

Box 21

Stanford University, memoranda re.

Scope and Content Note

Subjects covered: Harrison, Benjamin - Tuition.

Series VII General Memoranda.

Scope and Content Note

Green tabs; in 15 folders. Manuscript or typescript versions of memoranda written by or collected by George Crothers. Arranged alphabetically by subject. Folder #11 contains office memoranda. Folders #12-#15 contain fragmentary memoranda.

Box 21

General memoranda.

Scope and Content Note

Subjects covered: Education - US political affairs.

Series VIII Organizational Data.

Scope and Content Note

Yellow tabs; in 13 folders. Manuscript and typescript material re. organizations to which Crothers belonged. Arranged alphabetically by type of data (e.g., legislation, minutes).

Box 22

Organization data

Series IX Legal Material.

Scope and Content Note

White tabs; in 16 folders. Manuscript and typescript data of a strictly legal nature. Arranged alphabetically by type of document (e.g., case studies, leases). Most of the documents in this section concern Stanford University. Included is a photostatic copy of Jane Stanford's will.

Box 22

legal material

Series X Extracts.

Scope and Content Note

Orange tabs; in 21 folders. Manuscript and typescript excerpts from various books, documents, speeches, etc., written by Crothers and others. Arranged alphabetically by type of data (e.g., books) from which excerpts are drawn.

Box 23

Extracts

Series XI Miscellaneous Data.

Scope and Content Note

Green tabs; in 18 folders. Material of a miscellaneous nature. Includes bills, receipts, certificates, etc.

Box 23

Miscellaneous data

Series XII Plans & Designs.

Scope and Content Note

Yellow tabs; in 13 folders. Various architectural plans and artistic designs. Filed alphabetically by type of data. The bulk of the section contains designs for Crothers Hall and Crothers Hemorial Hall at Stanford University.

Box 24

Architectural plans and designs.

Series XIII Photographs.

Scope and Content Note

Red tabs; in 21 folders. First 8 folders contain photographic portraits and snapshots with one person as subject. Filed alphabetically by name of subject. Folders #9-12 contain photographs of large groups or snapshots at memorable occasions. Filed chronologically by date of photo. Folders #13-19 contain general photographs and pictures of landscapes and buildings. Filed alphabetically by subject of photograph. In the last section much of the material concerns Crothers Hall and Crothers Memorial Hall. Folder #20 contains miscellaneous negatives.

Box 24

Personal photographs

Scope and Content Note

Arranged alphabetically by subject: Crothers - Stanford.

Box 25

Group photographs; general photographs; negatives

Series XIV Newspaper Clippings.

Scope and Content Note

Blue tabs; in 38 folders. Divided into two sections: 1) clippings re Stanford University, 2) general clippings. All of the clippings are arranged alphabetically by subject.

Box 25

Newspaper clippings re. Stanford University.

Scope and Content Note

Subjects, arranged alphabetically: Administration - Presidents.

Box 26

Newspaper clippings re. Stanford University.

Scope and Content Note

Subjects, arranged alphabetically: Religion - student affairs.

Box 26

Newspaper clippings on general subjects.

Scope and Content Note

Subjects, arranged alphabetically: California - World Affairs.

Series XV Printed Matter.

Scope and Content Note

Orange tabs. Folders are not numbered consecutively, because material is often too large to permit storage in file folders.

Box 27. Books, booklets, bound articles,legal data.

Box 28. Unbound articles, published addresses, directories, reports, pamphlets.

Box 29. Periodicals, magazines, bulletins.

Box 30. Commemorative data (e.g., programs, invitations) and miscellaneous.

Box 27

Printed matter: Books, booklets, bound articles, legal data.

Box 28

Printed matter: unbound articles, addresses, pamphlets, directories.

Box 29

Printed matter: periodicals, magazines, bulletins.

Box 30

Printed matter: commemorative data and newspapers.

Series XVI Scrapbooks & Albums.

Scope and Content Note

This material is not boxed. Container numbers run consecutively from one bound volume to the next.

Box 31

Scrapbook of miscellaneous news clippings

Box 32

Scrapbook containing clippings of "The Story of Stanford University"

Box 33

Scrapbook containing further clippings of "The Story of Stanford University"

Box 34

Album of photographs concerning the construction of Crothers Hall

Box 35

Notebook containing photostatic copy of memoirs concerning Battle of Santiago, 1898

Series XVII Oversized Materials.

Box 36

Wrapped package

Scope and Content Note

Stored in wrapping paper. Contains printed copies of 1) Statute for Permanent Court of International Justice, 2) "The Christmas Wasp"; photographs of G. E. Crothers, Herbert Hoover, Charles G. Lathrop, David Starr Jordan, George Osborne and Crothers Hall; various awards and certificates.

Collection Contents

Correspondence

Biographical Data

Speeches

Articles

Stanford University Board of Trustees. Transactions.

Memoranda regarding Stanford University.

General Memoranda.

Organizational Data.

Legal Material.

Extracts.

Miscellaneous Data.

Plans & Designs.

Photographs.

Newspaper Clippings.

Printed Matter.

Scrapbooks & Albums.

Oversized Materials.

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