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Title: Leo L. Stanley diaries
Identifier/Call Number: SC0070
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
6.0 Linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1918-1968
creator:
Stanley, Leo L. (Leo Leonidas), b. 1886
creator:
Stanley, Leo L.,, 1886-
Collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 24 hours in advance of intended use.
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.
[Identification of item], Leo L. Stanley diaries, SC 070. Stanford University Archives, Stanford, Calif.
Gift of Dr. Leo L. Stanley.
Leo L. Stanley, born 1886 in Oregon, graduated from Cooper Medical College of Stanford University in 1912. He spent most of
his life as Chief Physician and Surgeon at the California State Prison at San Quentin. He did take time out to travel, however,
usually as the ship's doctor on large luxury cruises.
Scope and Content of Collection
Diaries are written in the form of a daily log and include photographs, menus, passenger lists, ship's newspapers, maps, programs,
trip literature, newspaper articles, and some correspondence. Also included are some case histories of various men he had
known in prison. The travel books concentrate mainly on the local color of the places visited. Those from his 1934 trip through
Russia and Siberia also include information on the government institutions he visited. The collection also includes some medical
articles by Stanley and autobiographical articles.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Stanford Alumni Association
Stanley, Leo L.,, 1886-
East Asia.
France--Description and travel.
Germany--Description and travel.
Mexico--Description and travel.
South America--Description and travel.
Soviet Union--Description and travel.
United States--Description and travel.