Guide to the George B. and Richard K. Culver Papers
Finding aid prepared by Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University
Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, California, 94305-6064
Repository email: speccollref@stanford.edu
October 2010
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Title: George B. and Richard K. Culver papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0260
Contributing Institution:
Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University
Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1887-1905
Summary: Collection consists of class notebooks, with some
additional papers including letters, clippings, and sketches, and one scrapbook on
Lake George, New York. George B. Culver's notebooks, 1895-96 and undated, are from
Stanford classes in education, chemistry, English, and the psychology of childhood,
with one notebook from a physiology class prior to his attendance at Stanford, 1887.
Notebooks by Richard K. Culver, 1892-1895, are from Stanford classes in American
literature, English literature, ethics, geology, hygiene, paleontology (Prof. James
P. Smith), German composition, and physics; many of his notebooks include sketches.
Other papers of Richard K. Culver include pen and ink drawings, two letters, and
clippings of his political cartoons, 1896-1905.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Ownership & Copyright
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Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is
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intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission
must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
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Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
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Cite As
George B. Culver and Richard K. Culver :. Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
George B. Culver earned his A.B. in zoology at Stanford University in 1897. He later
served as Dean of Men at Stanford, 1920-1938. His brother Richard K. Culver earned
his A.B. in bionomics at Stanford in 1899. He was a nationally syndicated cartoonist
before becoming a citrus grower in 1931.
Description of the Collection
Collection consists of class notebooks, with some additional papers including
letters, clippings, and sketches, and one scrapbook on Lake George, New York. George
B. Culver's notebooks, 1895-96 and undated, are from Stanford classes in education,
chemistry, English, and the psychology of childhood, with one notebook from a
physiology class prior to his attendance at Stanford, 1887. Notebooks by Richard K.
Culver, 1892-1895, are from Stanford classes in American literature, English
literature, ethics, geology, hygiene, paleontology (Prof. James P. Smith), German
composition, and physics; many of his notebooks include sketches. Other papers of
Richard K. Culver include pen and ink drawings, two letters, and clippings of his
political cartoons, 1896-1905.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Culver, George B.
Culver, Richard Keith, 1873-1937.
Smith, James Perrin, 1864-1931.
Stanford University--Curricula.
Stanford University--Students.
George, Lake.
Notebooks.
Political cartoons.
Scrapbooks.
Collection Contents
Box 1
Notebook from physiology class
1887
Box 1
Notebook from psychology of childhood class, S.U.
Box 1
Notebook from education class, S.U.
1896
Box 2, Folder 1
Notebook, Chemistry class
no date
Box 2, Folder 2
Notebook, English class
no date
Box 1
Notebooks from Stanford classes in American literature, English
literature, ethics, geology, hygiene, and paleontology (Prof. James P.
Smith)
1893-95
Box 2, Folder 3
Notebooks, ethics class
1894
Box 2, Folder 4
Notebook, geology(includes many sketches)
1894
Box 2, Folder 5
Notebook, German composition
no date
Box 2, Folder 8
Original pen and ink sketches
Box 2, Folder 9
Miscellaneous papers (letters, clippings, farewell dinner
program)
Box 2, Folder 10
Newspaper cartoons 1896-1905 (photocopies)
Box 2, Folder 11
Newspaper cartoons (originals)
1896-1905
