Relations of Salary to Title in American Universities Collection, 1906-1907

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Summary

Title:
Relations of salary to title in American universities collection
Dates:
1906-1907
Creators:
Stillman, John Maxson
Abstract:
Stanford president David Starr Jordan issued a circular letter in October 1906 to college presidents and faculty on the issue "should the same salary be paid to men bearing the same title." Included in this collection are the letters received and John Maxson Stillman's resulting article, in typescript form and as published in SCIENCE (February 15, 1907). The majority of the letters are from faculty at Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley; other colleges represented include Cornell, University of Chicago, Harvard, University of Michigan, and University of Wisconsin.
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Relations of Salary to Title in American Universities Collection (SC0800). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Stanford president David Starr Jordan issued a circular letter in October 1906 to college presidents and faculty on the issue "should the same salary be paid to men bearing the same title." Included in this collection are the letters received and John Maxson Stillman's resulting article, in typescript form and as published in SCIENCE (February 15, 1907). The majority of the letters are from faculty at Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley; other colleges represented include Cornell, University of Chicago, Harvard, University of Michigan, and University of Wisconsin.

Biographical / historical:

John Maxson Stillman was professor of chemistry at Stanford University.

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-29 10:58:16 -0700 .

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This collection is open for research.

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Preferred citation:

Relations of Salary to Title in American Universities Collection (SC0800). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
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Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
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