Guide to the Eulalia Richardson Mitchell Scrapbook

Daniel Hartwig

Stanford University Libraries Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Stanford, California

October 2010

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Overview

Call Number: SC0710

Title: Eulalia Richardson Mitchell scrapbook

Dates: 1906-1911

Physical Description: 0.5 linear foot

Summary: The scrapbook documents her student years at Stanford and includes receipts, class registration cards, clippings, programs, dance cards, invitations, valentines, and other memorabilia, 1906-1911. There are also scrapbook pages containing postcards of Stanford, 1906-1911; of note are the woodpeckers' tree in Dr. Jordan's garden, Theodore Roosevelt speaking at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, the original boat house at Lake Lagunita, and the 1910 bonfire structure.

Language(s): The materials are in English.

Repository: Department 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

Eulalia Richardson Mitchell Scrapbook (SC0710). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biographical/Historical Sketch

Eulalia Richardson earned her A.B. in physics at Stanford University in May 1910 and her M.A. in 1911. Her master's thesis was entitled "A Study of the Light Reflected From Aniline Dyes and a Few Other Substances in Collodion and Gelatine Films." She married Shives Mitchell in 1918.

Description of the Collection

The scrapbook documents her student years at Stanford and includes receipts, class registration cards, clippings, programs, dance cards, invitations, valentines, and other memorabilia, 1906-1911. There are also scrapbook pages containing postcards of Stanford, 1906-1911; of note are the woodpeckers' tree in Dr. Jordan's garden, Theodore Roosevelt speaking at the Greek Theater in Berkeley, the original boat house at Lake Lagunita, and the 1910 bonfire structure.

Access Terms

Richardson, Eulalia.

Stanford University--Students.

Stanford University. Class of 1910.

College students--California

Postcards.

Scrapbooks

Collection Contents

Box 1

Scrapbook

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