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Call Number: SC0940
Creator:
Sanford, Fernando.
Title: Fernando Sanford papers
Dates: 1885-1967
Bulk Dates: 1885-1939
Physical Description:
0.5 linear foot
Summary: 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undated typescript of several chapters from an unpublished book "Three Centuries of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.
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
This collection is open for research.
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.
Fernando Sanford Papers (SC0940). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
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.
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.
Sanford, Fernando.
Stanford University--Faculty.
Account books.
Magic --History.