Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Irene Hardy papers
- Dates:
- 1888-1924
- Creators:
- Hardy, Irene
- Abstract:
- These papers include two letters to David Starr Jordan, 1920-21; manuscript, typescript and published versions of Hardy?s poems, 1901-24; her unpublished autobiography ?A Pioneer Childhood and Afterwards? (531 p.); and one notebook containing ?papers from the classes of Miss Irene Hardy, Oakland, California, 1888.?
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Irene Hardy Papers (SC0884). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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These papers include two letters to David Starr Jordan, 1920-21; manuscript, typescript and published versions of Hardy's poems, 1901-24; her unpublished autobiography "A Pioneer Childhood and Afterwards" (531 p.); and one notebook containing "papers from the classes of Miss Irene Hardy, Oakland, California, 1888."
- Biographical / historical:
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Irene Hardy earned her AB in 1885 at Antioch College (California) and taught English in Oakland High School. She was on the faculty of the English department at Stanford, 1894-1901. Her published work included ELEMENTARY COMPOSITION EXERCISES (1890) and POEMS (1901). She died in 1922.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Irene Hardy to the Stanford Library; transferred to University Archives, 1967.
- 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: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-02-05 13:10:35 -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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Irene Hardy Papers (SC0884). 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