Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Warren Tucker photograph albums
- Dates:
- 1907-1933
- Creators:
- Tucker, Warren
- Abstract:
- The collection consists of two albums of photographs (1909-1912) and three albums containing photonegatives (1907-1933). Images relating to Stanford date from 1907 to 1912 and include views of the Quad, the Mausoleum, Lake Lagunita, the class of 1910 plugs [top hats] and the Plug Ugly rush, dormitory rooms in Encina Hall, athletics, the Big Game bonfire, and other student amusements. Identified students include Herbert Lincoln Hubbard, Harry Robert Person, and Walter Elliot. Other subjects (primarily represented among the negatives) include family members, 1908-33; camping trips and family vacations in the Sierra Mountains, Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park, 1908-1931; and train wrecks in Arizona, 1913-1914.
- Extent:
- 0.75 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Undetermined .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item] Warren Tucker Photograph Albums (PC0051). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection consists of two albums of photographs (1909-1912) and three albums containing photonegatives (1907-1933). Images relating to Stanford date from 1907 to 1912 and include views of the Quad, the Mausoleum, Lake Lagunita, the class of 1910 plugs [top hats] and the Plug Ugly rush, dormitory rooms in Encina Hall, athletics, the Big Game bonfire, and other student amusements. Identified students include Herbert Lincoln Hubbard, Harry Robert Person, and Walter Elliot. Other subjects (primarily represented among the negatives) include family members, 1908-33; camping trips and family vacations in the Sierra Mountains, Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park, 1908-1931; and train wrecks in Arizona, 1913-1914.
- Biographical / historical:
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Warren Tucker graduated from Stanford University in 1912, with an a.b. in pre-law. He married Edith G. Engelhard, also of the class of 1912, and pursued a real estate career in Oakland, California.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Doris Tucker Shepherd, 1992.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-02-04 09:49:18 -0800 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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This collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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[identification of item] Warren Tucker Photograph Albums (PC0051). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022