Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Sanford, Fernando.
- Abstract:
- Collection includes 6 account books with entries for investments, household expenses, books, cash accounts, and other matters, 1885-1891; undated typescript of several chapters from an unpublished book "Three Centuries of Magic"; correspondence including a letter of introduction for Perry T. Tompkins, 1894, two letters to Will H. Gardner, 1939, in which Sanford recounts his career, and correspondence accompanying gift of above letters, 1967; commencement program for Palo Alto High School, 1902; and unsigned manuscript notes by speaker at Sanford's memorial service, 1948.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Fernando Sanford papers (SC0940). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection includes 6 account books with entries for investments, household expenses, books, cash accounts, and other matters, 1885-1891; undated typescript of several chapters from an unpublished book "Three Centuries of Magic"; correspondence including a letter of introduction for Perry T. Tompkins, 1894, two letters to Will H. Gardner, 1939, in which Sanford recounts his career, and correspondence accompanying gift of above letters, 1967; commencement program for Palo Alto High School, 1902; and unsigned manuscript notes by speaker at Sanford's memorial service, 1948.
- Biographical / historical:
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Sanford taught physics at Stanford University from its inception in 1891 until his retirement in 1919. He earned his B.S. at Carthage College in 1879; after several years of teaching in Illinois, he went to Germany to study with physicist Von Helmholtz. He was professor at Lake Forest University prior to his arrival at Stanford.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Magic -- History.
Account books. - Names:
- Sanford, Fernando.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- 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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Fernando Sanford papers (SC0940). 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