Tresidder, Donald Bertrand, 1894-1948
Variant namesA Stanford graduate (A.B. 1919, M.D. 1927), Donald Tresidder was President of the Curry Company of Yosemite Park (1925-1948), a member of the Stanford Board of Trustees and its President (1939-1942), and fourth President of Stanford University (1943-1948).
From the description of Donald Bertrand Tresidder, president of Stanford University, records, 1942-1949. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 696107642
Donald B. Tresidder, President of Stanford University from 1943 to 1948, was President of the Curry Company of Yosemite Park from 1925 to 1948.
From the description of Donald Bertrand Tresidder Christmas cards, 1931-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122289430
From the guide to the Donald Bertrand Tresidder Christmas cards, 1931-1935, (Department of Special Collections and University Archives)
Biographical/Historical Sketch
A Stanford graduate (A.B. 1919, M.D. 1927), Donald Tresidder was President of the Curry Company of Yosemite Park (1925-1948), a member of the Stanford Board of Trustees and its President (1939-1942), and fourth President of Stanford University (1943-1948).
From the guide to the Donald Bertrand Tresidder, president of Stanford University, records, 1918-1950 (bulk 1942-1949), 1942-1949, (Department of Special Collections and University Archives)
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Donald Bertrand Tresidder (April 7, 1894-January 28, 1948) was the fourth president of Stanford University.
Son of Dr. John Treloar Tresidder (from Cornwall), Tresidder was born in Tipton, Indiana. At the age of 20 he took a trip with his sister to Southern California. However, the railroad tracks were washed out and they went to Yosemite Valley instead. There he met many Stanford faculty, who convinced him to enroll in Stanford University.
In Yosemite, Tresidder also met future wife Mary Curry, daughter of the owners of the park concession, Yosemite Park and Curry Company, Tresidder spent summers working in Yosemite as a porter and other various odd jobs. He was briefly fired for taking his future wife rock climbing up the back side of Half Dome. They married June 17, 1920. He earned his M.D. from Stanford Medical School in San Francisco, and became president of Yosemite Park and Curry Company. While attending medical school he was a member of Phi Chi Medical Fraternity.
Dr. Tresidder was president of Stanford University from 1943 until 1948 and brought the school through the difficult years of World War II. He often said that his main job at Stanford was fundraising for the school. Tresidder set up a professional fundraising organization and streamlined administrative and accounting practices. He established a scholarship program and helped established Stanford Research Institute. Tressider also abolished the sorority system on campus. Stanford's student center is named after him.
From the guide to the Donald B. Tresidder photograph albums, 1913-1945, 1913-1926, (Department of Special Collections and University Archives)
Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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referencedIn | Tresidder, Mary Curry, b. 1893. Mary Curry Tresidder diary, 1936. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Tresidder family. Photographs, ca. 1870-1942. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Crothers, George Edward, 1870-1957. George E. Crothers papers, 1905-1957. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Stanford University. Lucie Stern Hall. Stanford University, Lucie Stern Hall, photograph albums, 1899-1963 (inclusive), 1933-1963 (bulk). | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Paul C. Edwards papers, 1895-1986, 1912-1962 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Cross, Stuart G. Stanford and Yosemite : typescript, 1981. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Stanford University. President's Office. Stanford University, President's Office, miscellaneous records, 1893-1960 (inclusive), 1893-1948 (bulk). | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
creatorOf | Tresidder, Donald Bertrand, 1894-1948. Donald Bertrand Tresidder letter, March 1945. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
creatorOf | Tresidder, Donald Bertrand, 1894-1948. Donald Bertrand Tresidder Christmas cards, 1931-1935. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
creatorOf | Donald Bertrand Tresidder letter, 1945 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
creatorOf | Stanford University. Correspondence, 1944-1977, from Lewis Mumford. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
referencedIn | Stanford Oral History Project interviews, 1971-1995 | Cecil H. Green Library. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | George E. Crothers papers, 1905-1957 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Stanford University, Carrier Current Broadcasting Committee, records, 1946-1950 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Stanford University. School of Engineering. Dean's Office. Stanford University, School of Engineering, Dean's Office records, 1915-1969 (inclusive), 1925-1955 (bulk). | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949. Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Stanford University, papers, 1914-1951. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Frank Mace McFarland papers, 1893-1943 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Stanford University, University Services, records, 1936-1957 | Cecil H. Green Library. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Myra A. Keen papers, 1936-1981 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Stanford war records, 1917-1945. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Morse, Samuel F. B. (Samuel Finley Brown), 1886-1969. Samuel Morse papers, 1911-1969. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Mary Curry Tresidder letter to Alice N. Hays, 1944 Sep 22 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Donald B. Tresidder photograph albums 1913-1945 (inclusive), 1913-1926 (bulk). | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Stanford University clippings collection, 1891-1945 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Stuart G. Cross, "Stanford and Yosemite" typescript, 1981 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Burr, Myron Carlos, 1884-1977. Myron Carlos Burr papers and memorabilia, 1902-2006 (inclusive), 1902-1946 (bulk). | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Myron Carlos Burr papers and memorabilia, 1902-2006, 1902-1946 | Cecil H. Green Library. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
creatorOf | Agard family. Agard family papers, 1814-1957. | UC Berkeley Libraries | |
referencedIn | Van Patten, Nathan, 1887-. Memorial Library of Music : files, 1947-1953. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Stanford University. Presidents Office. University clippings, 1891-1945. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
creatorOf | Donald B. Tresidder photograph albums, 1913-1945, 1913-1926 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
creatorOf | Tresidder, Donald Bertrand, 1894-1948. Donald Bertrand Tresidder, president of Stanford University, records, 1942-1949. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Stanford University. Dept. of Physics. Stanford University, Dept. of Physics, records, 1937-1949. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Samuel F. B. (Samuel Finley Brown) Morse Papers, 1911-1969 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Scrapbook of letters to George E. Crothers, 1946 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Kiester, Edwin. DONALD B. TRESIDDER, STANFORD'S OVERLOOKED TREASURE : research files, 1912-1991. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Adams, Ansel, 1902-1984. Photographs, ca. 1920-1960. | Stanford university libraries | |
referencedIn | Stanford University, School of Engineering, Dean's Office, records, 1915-1969, 1925-1955 | Cecil H. Green Library. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Scrapbook of letters to George E. Crothers, 1946. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Ray Lyman Wilbur, president of Stanford University, papers, 1914-1951 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Nathan Van Patten Memorial Library of Music : files, 1947-1953 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Lucie Stern Hall photograph albums, 1899-1963, 1933-1963 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
creatorOf | Donald Bertrand Tresidder, president of Stanford University, records, 1918-1950 (bulk 1942-1949), 1942-1949 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Cunha, Irma Jeannette, 1923-. Irma Jeannette Cunha miscellaneous papers, 1941-1991 (inclusive), 1941-1950 (bulk). | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Stanford University. University Services. Stanford University, University Services, records, 1936-1957. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
creatorOf | Donald Bertrand Tresidder Christmas cards, 1931-1935 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Keen, A. Myra (Angeline Myra), 1905-1986. A. Myra Keen papers, 1936-1981. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | McFarland, Frank Mace, 1869-1951. Frank Mace McFarland papers, 1893-1943. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Stanford University, Department of Physics, records, 1937-1949 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
creatorOf | Stanford University. Administration. Letters, 1942-1946, to Lewis Mumford. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
referencedIn | Stanford University, President's Office, records, 1893-1960 | Cecil H. Green Library. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Edwards, Paul C. (Paul Carroll), 1882-1962. Paul C. Edwards papers, 1895-1986 (inclusive), 1912-1962 (bulk). | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Irma Jeannette Cunha papers, 1941-1991, 1941-1950 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Stanford University fiftieth anniversary celebration collection, 1940-1941 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Stanford War records, 1917-1945 | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Stanford University. Carrier Current Broadcasting Committee. Stanford University, Carrier Current Broadcasting Committee, records, 1946-1950. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Tresidder, Mary Curry, b. 1893. Mary Curry Tresidder letter to Alice N. Hays, September 22, 1944. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
referencedIn | Stanford University fiftieth anniversary celebration collection, 1940-1941. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives |
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Birth 1894-04-07
Death 1948-01-28