George E. Crothers papers, 1905-1957.

James, William, 1842-1910

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William James (born January 11, 1842, New York City – died August 26, 1910, Tamworth, New Hampshire) was the preeminent American philosopher of his day. His reinterpretations of psychology and pragmatism were among his major contributions to world thought, and his work continues to reward study and inspire analysis. ...

Hughes, Charles Evans, 1862-1948

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Charles Evans Hughes Sr. (April 11, 1862 – August 27, 1948) was an American statesman, Republican Party politician, and the 11th Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was also the 36th Governor of New York, the Republican nominee in the 1916 presidential election, and the 44th United States Secretary of State. Born to a Welsh immigrant preacher and his wife in Glens Falls, New York, Hughes pursued a legal career in New York City. After working in private practice for several ye...

Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968

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Upton Sinclair was born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1878. Sinclair was an American author, novelist, journalist, and political activist who wrote many books in several genres. He is most well-known for his exposé, The Jungle regarding conditions in Chicago's meat packing plants, which influenced the passage of the Meat Inspection Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act in 1906. Much of Sinclair's writing was related to the economic and social conditions of the early twentieth century. He was heavily in...

Terman, Frederick Emmons, 1900-1982

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Engineer and educator. Frederick Emmons Terman began his teaching career at Stanford in 1925 and became a full professor in 1937. In 1937, he also became head of the Electrical Engineering Department. As dean of the School of Engineering (1945-1960) and as Provost (1955-1965) and Vice-President (1959-1965) of the University, Terman played a key role in developing University faculty, research facilities and funding. He interrupted his Stanford career during World War II to direct the Harvard Radi...

Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

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U.S. politician, historian and newspaper editor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cedarville, to Schuyler Colfax, 1863 Sept. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 649441349 American newspaperman, editor, diplomat, and historian. From the description of Papers of Whitelaw Reid [manuscript], 1878-1893. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647879858 From the description of Papers of Whitelaw Reid, 1878-1893. (University of Virginia). ...

Tresidder, Donald Bertrand, 1894-1948

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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 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...

Cubberley, Ellwood Patterson, 1868-1941

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Ellwood Patterson Cubberley, professor and Dean of the Stanford School of Education (1898-1933; emeritus, 1933-1940), was born in Indiana. He received an A.B. from Indiana University and an M.A. and PhD. from Columbia University. He served as president of Vincennes University in Indiana and superintendent of San Diego City Schools before accepting an offer from Stanford. Cubberley wrote and edited many books, most notably the Riverside textbooks of Education. From the description of ...

Kirkwood, Marion.

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Abbott, Nathan, 1854-1941

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Swain, Robert E. (Robert Eckles), 1875-1961

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Professor of Chemistry at Stanford (1902-1941; emeritus 1941-1961), head of the Chemistry Department (1917-1941) and acting president of Stanford (1929-1933). Prof. Swain died in 1961. From the description of Robert E. Swain papers, 1916-1938. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702129471 Biographical/Historical Sketch Professor of Chemistry at Stanford (1902-1941; emeritus 1941-1961), head of the Chemistry Department (1917-19...

Lurie, Louis R.

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Originally assembled by press agents for the theatres, including Richard Obee, Thomas S. Earnfred, and John Curran. From the description of Louis Lurie collection of press books documenting productions at the Curran and Geary theaters (San Francisco, CA), 1923-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 498336183 ...

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. ...

Elliott, Orrin Leslie

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Orrin L. Elliott was appointed president's secretary and registrar of Stanford University in June of 1891. He retired as registrar in 1925, but remained active as registrar emeritus. From the description of Orrin Leslie Elliott correspondence, 1892-1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702912941 Orrin Leslie Elliott was an English instructor at Cornell University and first registrar of Stanford University (1891-1925; emeritus 1925-1940). From the description of Or...

Cutler, Leland W. (Leland Whitman), 1885-

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President of the Board of Trustees of Stanford University (1942-1954) and insurance businessman. From the description of Leland Whitman Cutler papers, 1909-1941. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702912894 BIOGRAPHY Leland Whitman Cutler was President of the Board of Trustees of Stanford University (1942-1954) and insurance businessman. From the guide to the Leland Whitman Cutler Papers, 1909-1941, (Stanford Univ...

White, Andrew D.

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Keesling, Francis Valentine, b. 1877.

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This material was once a part of the Keesling papers (M0100) now held by Stanford, however it had become separated from the bulk of the papers before they came to Stanford. There is related material in M0100 boxes 61-68. From the description of Golden Gate Bridge : daily calendar and related material, 1919-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872574 Francis Valentine Keesling, born 17 Feb. 1877 in San Jose, California, received his A.B. from Stanford in 1898 and was admit...

Spreckels, Rudolph.

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Spaeth, Carl

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Eurich, Alvin C. (Alvin Christian), 1902-1987

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American educator; acting president, Stanford University, 1948; president, State University of New York, 1949-1951; vice president, Fund for the Advancement of Education, 1951-1963; president, Academy for Educational Development, 1963-1987. From the description of Alvin C. Eurich papers, 1923-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123401583 Biographical/Historical Note American educator; acting president, Stanford Universit...

Lane, Arthur Bliss, 1894-1956

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Arthur Bliss Lane was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 16, 1894. He graduated from Yale University (B.A., 1916) and entered the diplomatic service as secretary to the United States ambassador to Italy. Lane served in diplomatic posts throughout Europe, and joined the Department of State in 1923. He served in Mexico and Nicaragua before returning to Europe in 1937. Lane served as ambassador to Colombia (1942-1944) and ambassador to Poland (1945-1947). He retired from diplomatic service in 1947 ...

Crothers, George Edward, 1870-1957

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Judge and member of the Stanford Board of Trustees (1902-1912). He served as attorney to Jane Lathrop Stanford and was part donor of two graduate dormitories at Stanford University. From the description of George E. Crothers papers, 1905-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122510691 Biographical/Historical Sketch Judge and member of the Stanford Board of Trustees (1902-1912). He served as attorney to Jane Lathrop Stanfor...

Sterling, J. E. Wallace.

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Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933

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Epithet: president of the United States British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000497.0x00001d Calvin Coolidge's son John married John Trumbull's daughter Florence. From the description of Letter, 1931 March 16, Northampton, Mass., to John H. Trumbull, Plainville, Conn. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 25622017 For information on Pres. Coolidge, see an encyclopedia. No information is...

Johnson, Hiram, 1866-1945

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Hiram Johnson was the governor of California, 1911-1917, a United States Senator from California, 1917-1945, and a leader in the Progressive Party. From the description of Hiram Johnson papers, 1895-1945. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 82192663 Hiram Johnson served as governor of Calif. (1911-1917), Progressive candidate for Vice President of the U.S. (1912), and U.S. Senator from Calif. (1917-1945). From the description of Hiram Johnso...

Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964

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Herbert Clark Hoover (b. August 10, 1874, Iowa-d. October 20, 1964), thirty-first president of the United States, was born in Iowa, and was orphaned as a child. A Quaker known from his childhood as "Bert" to his friends, he began a career as a mining engineer soon after graduating from Stanford University in 1895. Within twenty years he had used his engineering knowledge and business acumen to make a fortune as an independent mining consultant. In 1914 Hoover administered the American Relief Com...

Kefauver, Grayson N.

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Stanford, Thomas Welton, 1832-1918

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Cowley, W. H. (William Harold), 1899-1978

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William Harold (Hal) Cowley was born in Petersburg, Virginia, May 28, 1899; received degrees from Dartmouth College (1924) and University of Chicago (Ph.D. in 1930). He held various administrative positions in the field of higher education (Assistant to the President and Head of Placement Services at the University of Chicago (1927-1929), professor of psychology at Ohio State (1931-1937); President of Hamilton College (1938-1944); professor of higher education at Stanford (1945-1978). In 1954 he...

Lillick, Ira.

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Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931

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Educator, author, and naturalist. From the description of Papers of David Starr Jordan, 1861-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71068098 Zoologist David Starr Jordan was elected president of Indiana University in 1885. He left IU in 1891 to become Stanford University's first president. Jordan died in 1931. From the description of David Starr Jordan papers, 1874-1929, bulk 1895-1929. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 61225195 American ichthyolog...

Dinkelspiel, Lloyd William, 1899-1959

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Gunst, Morgan.

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Jones, Herbert C. (Herbert Coffin), 1880-1970.

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Lawyer and state legislator (1913-1934) from San Jose, California. From the description of Herbert C. Jones papers, 1921-1944. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122560460 Herbert C. Jones was born in Wichita on June 24, 1884. In 1915, while working for his father at the Jones Milling Company, Jones established the first bus line in Wichita by equipping a 1915 Ford with a wooden body that could hold up to 70 people. Jones operated the Wichita Motor Bus Company until...

Stanford, Jane Lathrop, 1828-1905

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Jane Eliza Lathrop was born August 25, 1828, the daughter of Dyer Lathrop of Albany, New York. In 1850 she married Leland Stanford, returning with him to California in 1855 where they settled in Sacramento. Leland Stanford later became President of the Southern Pacific Railroad and Governor of California. Their only child, Leland Stanford, Jr., was born in 1868. During a European tour in 1884 he contracted typhoid fever and died in Florence, Italy. In 1885, Jane and Leland Stanford founded the L...

Fuller, W. Palmer.

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Osborne, George A. (George Abbott), 1839-1927

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Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949

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Ray Lyman Wilbur (1875-1949), physician and educator, served as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior from 1929 to 1933. From the description of Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949 (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10582818 American educator; United States secretary of the interior, 1929-1933; president, Stanford University, 1916-1943. From the description of Ray Lyman Wilbur papers, 1906-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754867219 ...

Hopkins, Timothy

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Robinson, Edgar Eugene, 1887-1977

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American historian. From the description of Edgar Eugene Robinson miscellaneous papers, 1921-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754872031 Margaret Byrne Professor of History at Stanford (1911-1952; emeritus, 1952-1977) and chairman of the History Department (1935-1952). Director of Independent Studies and of the Institute of American History. Especially well known for his work on American political parties, voting behavior, and presidential leadership, Professor Robinson p...

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

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The Republican Party is a national political party in the United States, and was founded in 1854. In the 1864 election, the party took the name National Union Party to allow the participation of Democrats. From the description of Republican Party tickets, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 496362231 From the guide to the Republican Party tickets, 1864, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) ...

Stanford University. Board of Trustees

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The Stanford National Board, whose members were elected by the Board of Trustees, met once or twice yearly with the Trustees for a discussion of University problems and policies. From the description of Stanford University, Board of Trustees, records concerning the Stanford National Board, 1923-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 703840671 Leland Stanford Junior University was formally founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Lathrop Stanford in the name of their son. While found...

Lane, Franklin K.

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Lane, 1864-1921, born in Canada and lived in California where he practiced law in San Francisco; he was United States Secretary of the Interior from 1913-1920. From the description of Proclamation with portrait of Theodore Roosevelt : broadside. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754863398 In 1917, Brown became Special Assistant to Secretary of the Interior, Franklin K. Lane, and worked with him until November 1918, when he enlisted in the Army. After the war, Brown...

Davis, Horace, 1831-1916

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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. From the description of Horace Davis papers, 1865-1915. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 701289707 Horace Davis was one of the original trustees of Stanford University and served as the Board President from 1905-1907. From the description of Horace Davis photograph album, 1904-1...

Edwards, Paul C. (Paul Carroll), 1882-1962.

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American journalist; campaign worker for Herbert Hoover, 1920. From the description of Paul C. Edwards miscellaneous papers, 1919-1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123401617 Edwards attended Stanford University from 1902-1906. He pursued a career in newspaper editing and later served on the Stanford University Board of Trustees. From the description of Stanford plays and players photograph album, 1903-1906. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122384763 Stu...

Leib, Samuel F., 1848-1924.

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Sproul, Robert Gordon, 1891-1975

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Sproul was at this time the president of the University of California; according to Alma's letter, he was a personal acquaintance of General Mark Clark, the U.S. high commissioner in Austria in the immediate postwar period. Ida was Robert's wife. From the description of Correspondence with Alma Mahler and Franz Werfel, 1943-1946. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155864521 Personal correspondence and papers as President and President Emeritus of the U...

Warren, Earl, 1891-1974

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Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court. From the description of Earl Warren papers, 1864-1974 (bulk 1953-1974). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982564 Biographical Note 1891, May 19 Born, Los Angeles, Calif. 1912 B.A., University of California, Berkeley, Calif. ...