Davis (Horace) papers, 1865-1916
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Horace Davis papers
- Dates:
- 1865-1916
- Creators:
- Davis, Horace
- Extent:
- 3 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Undetermined .
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Horace Davis papers (SC0028). Stanford University Archives, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
-
Papers include family correspondence (with a few pertaining to the Civil War United States Sanitary Commission); correspondence relating to the administration of Stanford University; and a few articles by Davis, diplomas, and pamphlets. The bulk of the papers concern Stanford University, its Board of Trustees, and the problems it faced such as salaries, tuition and fees, faculty reirements, discipline, the 1906 arthquake, and problems of organizing the Board of Trustees. Correspondents include Thomas R. Bard, George Crothers, Henry T. Gage, David Starr Jordan, Samuel F. Leib, George C. Perkins, James D. Phelan, Whitelaw Reid, Eugene E. Schmitz, Silas W. Terry, Booker T. Washington, Benjamin Ide Wheeler and John D. Works.
- Biographical / historical:
-
Horace Davis was a United States representative from California, a member of the original Board of Trustees of Stanford University (1885-1916), and President of the University of California.
- Custodial history:
-
Gift of Mrs. George Proctor.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days 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
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-11-14 15:13:29 -0800 .
Access and use
- Terms of access:
-
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
- Preferred citation:
-
[Identification of item], Horace Davis papers (SC0028). Stanford University Archives, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
-
Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022