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SC0107
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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Harry C. Peterson papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0107
Physical Description:
1.75 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1879-1936
Summary: Includes
administrative and personal correspondence, 1888-1936; reports, statistics, acquisition
records, exhibit captions, and publications of the Stanford Museum, 1894-1917; and research
materials compiled by Peterson on the Gold Spike (ceremonial spike used to connect the Union
Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads), Stanford history, and Peter Coutts, including an
original letter by Coutts, 1879. Peterson's major correspondent was David Hewes and there is
some printed material on Hewes in the collection. Also includes copies of his newspaper
column "The Story of Stanford University," 1919.
Language of Material:
English .
This collection is open for research.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Peterson, born in Iowa in 1876, was curator of the Stanford Museum from 1900-1917; after
leaving Stanford, he directed the Sutter's Fort Museum in Sacramento.
Collection includes administrative and personal correspondence, 1888-1936; reports,
statistics, acquisition records, exhibit captions, and publications of the Stanford Museum,
1894-1917; glass slides of Stanford images probably used to illustrate talks; and research
materials compiled by Peterson on the Gold Spike (ceremonial spike used to connect the Union
Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads), Stanford history, and Peter Coutts, including an
original letter by Coutts, 1879. Peterson's major correspondent was David Hewes and there is
some printed material on Hewes in the collection. Also includes copies of his newspaper
column "The Story of Stanford University," 1919.
Harry C. Peterson Papers (SC0107). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Gold Spike.
Museums.