Stanford Bookstore Records, 1893-1994

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Summary

Title:
Stanford Bookstore records
Dates:
1893-1994
Creators:
Stanford Bookstore.
Extent:
6 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Stanford Bookstore Records, (SC0583). Stanford University Archives, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The records of the Stanford Bookstore date from 1897 to 1994 and include minutes, correspondence, reports, financial records, leases, articles of incorporation and bylaws, contracts, and other miscellaneous items. The collection also includes one folder of records from the L.S.J.U. Co-Operative Association, 1893-1897, an earlier attempt by faculty to organize a campus bookstore. The collection is organized into the following series:

Series 1: Minutes, correspondence, and other records, 1893-78

Series 2: Business and legal records, 1897-1994

Series 3: Medical Store records, 1978-1988

Series 4: Miscellany

Biographical / historical:

The Stanford Bookstore is a non-profit association that was founded in 1897 by Stanford faculty. Association membership now includes faculty, staff, and students. Seven members, two of whom must be drawn from the student membership, are elected to a board of directors that supervises the operation of the Stanford Bookstore

Acquisition information:
Gift of the Stanford Bookstore, 1999.
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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-02-28 10:05:13 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

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:

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:

[Identification of item], Stanford Bookstore Records, (SC0583). Stanford University Archives, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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