George Vanderbilt Foundation records 1959-1967

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George Vanderbilt Foundation records 1959-1967

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This collection includes correspondence primarily regarding the dissolution of the Foundation after Vanderbilt's death in 1961, and agreements between the Foundation and Stanford University. Major correspondents include Earl Herald, Robert Rofen, Giles Mead, Curtis Tarr, James Thurber and trustees of the Foundation.

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6655553

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford university

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Stanford entered into a research project with the National Iranian Radio and Television agency in 1974 to study and recommend a satellite-based communication system for Iran and how to utilize it for Iran's educational radio and television. From the description of Stanford NIRT project records, 1974-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122510722 The Leland Stanford Junior University was established in 1885 in memory of Leland Stanford Jr., the only child of Senator and Mrs. ...

Tarr, Curtis W., 1924-2013

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President, Lawrence University, 1963-1969; United States assistant secretary of the air force for manpower and reserve affairs, 1969-1970; director, Selective Service System, 1970-1972; under secretary of state for security assistance, 1972-1973; chairman, Defense Manpower Commission, 1974-1976; vice president, Deere and Co., 1973- From the description of Curtis W. Tarr papers, 1963-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122447390 ...

George Vanderbilt Foundation.

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Biographical/Historical Sketch The George Vanderbilt Foundation was devoted to the collecting of ichthyological specimens in the South Seas. From the guide to the George Vanderbilt Foundation records, 1959-1967, (Department of Special Collections and University Archives) ...

Mead, Giles.

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Thurber, James, 1894-1961

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James Thurber was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1894. Considered one of the 20th century's more prominent humorists, he wrote nearly forty books of stories, essays, autobiography, and a Broadway play. Thurber passed away in 1961. From the description of James Thurber letters to Mrs. Robert Sterling, 1946-1950. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 181589252 Epithet: author and cartoonist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person ...

Rofen, Robert.

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Herald, Earl Stannard

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Vanderbilt, George.

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