The Founding of the Leland Stanford Junior University
San Francisco, California: A.M. Robertson, 1932. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author"To Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Sutro, with best greetings from Geo. E. Crothers, 10/24/32". Appropriately red boards with gilt lettering, band of fading to the upper edge, bumped corners. 6 plates from photographs, including the frontis portrait, 44pp. 9.5 x 6.75".
An account of the founding of Stanford University and his own efforts to place the University on sound legal and financial footing. "Reprinted from the April, 1932, (Vol. XXVI, No. 2) Issue of "Americana" Published Quarterly by the American Historical Society". A footnote notes that a portion of the article previous appeared in the "Stanford Illustrated Review", and promises "the article as a whole is presented here, as the first and only authoritative history of the founding of the Leland Stanford Junior University, and the first adequate presentation of the unique provisions of the trusts or "charter" of the institution." Very Good. Item #2025-R292
Price: $100.00