Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Albert M. Apperson papers
- Dates:
- 1927-1945
- Creators:
- Apperson, Albert M.
- Extent:
- 0.25 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Albert M. Apperson Papers (SC1005). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The papers largely consist of letters from Hanna to Apperson, 1927-1934, pertaining to ranch management, land acquisition, setting up a quail preserve, organized hunting parties, care of horses and dogs, and other routine matters. Other subjects include an airplane trip from San Francisco to El Paso, Texas, in 1928, and setting up a "hard-times colony" on his land in 1932. Other items in the papers include a letter to Eva Apperson and several bulletins on food preparation from the agriculture extension, 1943-1945; and two photographs [copy prints] of the Stanford Ranch office and the Copeland House on the Stanford ranch.
- Biographical / historical:
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R. W. Hanna owned or leased ranch land in Tehama County, in the vicinity of Vina Ranch, Leland Stanford's ranch that became Stanford University property. Albert M. Apperson was his ranch manager.
- Acquisition information:
- Materials were the gift of the Albert M. Apperson family, 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:
- Ranches -- California -- Tehema County.
- Names:
- Hanna, R. W.
- Places:
- Tehama County (Calif.)
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-02-12 10:52:11 -0800 .
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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Albert M. Apperson Papers (SC1005). 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