Harry C. Peterson papers, 1894-1935.

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Harry C. Peterson papers, 1894-1935.

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Various papers, including one letter to Chester Ferguson, 1930; three letters to Jane Stanford, 1904 (two from Horace Davis and one from S.F. Leib); one museum ledger of employee accounts, 1912-1913; two Exactus Photo Film Corporation brochures, 1915; and miscellaneous other papers, some perhaps unrelated to Harry C. Peterson. In addition, there are some 23 original photographs, ca. 1895-1920, primarily of the University Museum but also of the Stanford campus.

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 8031207

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Peterson, Harry C. (Harry Claude), 1876-1941

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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. From the description of Harry C. Peterson papers, 1879-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553667 Harry Claude Peterson was born in Algona, Iowa, in 1876, son of Julius E. Peterson, a Norwegian mechanician. Leland Stanford had learned of the elder Peterson in Europe and brought him to Stanford University to teach m...

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...

Exactus Photo-Film Corporation

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Established in 1914, the Exactus Photo-Film Corporation and the Palo Alto Film Corporation produced educational and historical films for use in the classroom. Harry C. Peterson seved on the Board of Directors and as an officer in both companies; various of his papers are included in this collection. From the description of Exactus Photo-Film Corporation archive, 1914-1940. (California State Library). WorldCat record id: 58746664 Exactus Photo Film Corporation of Palo Alto wa...

Ferguson, Chester.

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Leib, Samuel Franklin, 1848-1924.

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Lawyer and one of the original trustees of Stanford University. From the description of Samuel Franklin Leib photograph album, circa 1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 704537464 Biographical/Historical Sketch Lawyer and one of the original trustees of Stanford University. From the guide to the Samuel Franklin Leib Photograph album, ca. 1900, (Department of Special Collections and University Archives) ...

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...

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. ...