Book Collectors of Stanford: An Eclectic Eight Who Shaped the Stanford University Libraries

TitleBook Collectors of Stanford: An Eclectic Eight Who Shaped the Stanford University Libraries
Publication TypeBook
Year of Publication1991
AuthorsCole, John Y.
Number of Pages79 pp.
PublisherCalifornia State Library Foundation
CitySacramento, CA
LanguageEnglish
ISBN929722469
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Contents:
A Celebration of Book Collectors
Buildings and Books: Leland and Jane Stanford and the University Library
Timothy Hopkins: “The First Stanford Man "
David Starr Jordan: Stanford's Tower of Strength
Thomas Welton Stanford: A Friend in Australia
John Casper Branner: Bookman and University President
Herbert Hoover: Bibliophile and Ideal Stanford Man
For the Youth of the West: The Felton Memorial Library of American and British Literature
Frederick E. Brasch: Collector and Historian of Science
A Selection of Donors' Collections at Stanford University
A Selection of California 's Donated Collections
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