Guide to the Proposed forestry school at Stanford University Correspondence SCM0164
Finding aid prepared by Daniel Hartwig
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
November 2010
Stanford University Libraries.
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Title: Proposed forestry school at Stanford University correspondence
Identifier/Call Number: SCM0164
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 folder(s)
Date: 1909
Summary: Collection consists of two letters from William B. Greeley to David Starr Jordan recommending men for the proposed teaching
position in forestry; an unsigned manuscript letter to Jordan with a detailed organization for the school's curriculum; and
a typed excerpt from a letter by Ernest G. Dudley (Stanford class of 1908) discussing forestry training in general and his
experiences at Yale.
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Proposed Forestry School at Stanford University Correspondence (SCM0164). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
In 1909, Stanford University considered the possibility of establishing a forestry division. Although the Board of Trustees
recommended it, the division was never instituted.
Collection consists of two letters from William B. Greeley to David Starr Jordan recommending men for the proposed teaching
position in forestry; an unsigned manuscript letter to Jordan with a detailed organization for the school's curriculum; and
a typed excerpt from a letter by Ernest G. Dudley (Stanford class of 1908) discussing forestry training in general and his
experiences at Yale.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Dudley, Ernest G.
Dudley, Ernest G.
Greeley, William B., ((William Buckhout),), 1879-1955.
Greeley, William Buckhout, 1879-
Stanford University--Curricula.
Stanford University. -- General subdivision--Curricula.;
Yale University--Curricula.
Yale University. -- General subdivision--Curricula.;
Forestry schools and education.
Forests and forestry--Study and teaching.
Box 1
Correspondence