Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Nathan Van Patten papers
- Dates:
- 1920-1980
- Creators:
- Van Patten, Nathan
- Abstract:
- Correspondence, personal accounts, memorial essays, newsclippings. Includes articles written by van Patten about Emil Meyer, book collecting, music manuscripts, the lost bookplate of Arthur Machen and other subjects.
- Extent:
- 0.25 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item] Nathan Van Patten Papers (SC0395). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Correspondence, personal accounts, memorial essays, newsclippings. Includes articles written by van Patten about Emil Meyer, book collecting, music manuscripts, the lost bookplate of Arthur Machen and other subjects.
- Biographical / historical:
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Director of Stanford University Libraries, 1927-1947, professor of bibliography, 1948-1952, professor emeritus, 1952-1956, and Curator, Memorial Library of Music (Stanford), 1952-1955.
- Acquisition information:
- Transfer, 1956, and additional publications, gift of William Wreden, 1986.
- 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: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Book collecting.
Libraries. - Names:
- Machen, Arthur.
Meyer, Emil.
Van Patten, Nathan
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-14 09:25:15 -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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[identification of item] Nathan Van Patten Papers (SC0395). 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