Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Thomas K. Code papers
- Dates:
- 1892-circa 1960
- Creators:
- McGovern, Lloyd and Code, Thomas K.
- Extent:
- 0.25 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Thomas K. Code Papers (SC0586). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Papers include a scrapbook of newspaper articles about the Stanford football team from 1892-1895, with a few about Thomas K. Code's earlier football experience in San Francisco; photographs of Code, 1896 and 1910, of the 1895 Stanford football team, and of the class of 1895 wearing their Plug Uglies (the hat of the junior class); a letter to Code from H. S. Hicks, 1931; and Code's obituary, ca. 1960. The collection also includes two pamphlets by A.R.E. Wyant, "Dividends of the Depression: An Optimistic Philosophy of Life" and "Christy Mathewson: Great Athlete, Soldier and Christian Gentleman" and a letter to the sports editor of the Palo Alto Daily News, 1957.
- Biographical / historical:
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Thomas K. Code earned an AB in geology at Stanford University in May 1896. He was quarterback of the first football team (1892) and also played on the 1893 and 1895 teams.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Lloyd McGovern, 2000
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days 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 2026-06-23 13:58:02 -0700 .
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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Thomas K. Code Papers (SC0586). 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