Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Greystone Quarry papers
- Dates:
- 1984-1994
- Creators:
- Stanford University
- Extent:
- 0.02 Linear Feet (1 folder)
- Language:
- Undetermined .
- Preferred citation:
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Greystone Quarry Papers (SCM0137). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Map, instructions, and photographs (with negatives) from a tour of Greystone Quarry led by Robert Butler and Rixford Snyder in April 1994; a clipping on the quarry, 1984; and a replica of the business card of Jacob Pfeiffer, proprietor of Goodrich Quarry.
- Biographical / historical:
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Greystone Quarry, formerly known as Goodrich Quarry, was the source for the sandstone used to build Stanford University in the 1880s and 1890s.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Robert Butler, 1994.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-04 13:56:58 -0700 .
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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Greystone Quarry Papers (SCM0137). Dept. 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