SCU Digital Collections

- A letter from Charles Curtis to Charles Logue, 1860
- Reid, Bernard J. (Bernard Joseph), 1823-1904; People; Letters; Logue, Charles; Curtis, Charles;
- A letter from Charles Curtis to Charles Logue.
- Silicon Valley History Online
- A letter from Robert Hawxhurst to Bernard J. Reid, 1860
- Reid, Bernard J. (Bernard Joseph), 1823-1904; Letters; People; Hawxhurst, Robert;
- A letter from Robert Hawxhurst to Bernard J. Reid.
- Silicon Valley History Online
- Father Nobili's Brick Chapel
- Buildings
- Father Nobili's Brick Chapel visible beyond trees
- SCU Historic Buildings
- Horse-Car on the Alameda, January, 1869
- Santa Clara University (Calif.); Transportation; San Jose (Calif.);
- Horse-car on tree-line Alameda near University Avenue. In the 1860's, The Alameda remained the chief link between the towns of Santa Clara and San Jose. Passengers could ride the horse-car for a dime.
- Claravision
- Kansas City Pilgrims in "San Jose" on 13,000 Mile Tramp Through U.S., March 31, 1913
- Overland journeys to the Pacific; Houses -- California -- Sunnyvale; Fuller family; People; Orchards; Travel with horses; Woolf family; Bryan, William Jennings, 1860 - 1925; Fuller family; Newspapers
- "Kansas City Pilgrims in 'San Jose' on 13,000 Mile Tramp Through U.S., March 31, 1913" newspaper clipping.
- Silicon Valley History Online
- Norremberg Polariscope Apparatus
- Scientific apparatus and instruments; Santa Clara University (Calif.)
- The polariscope demonstrates polarization by reflection. The Norremberg Polariscope uses a nicol prism instead of a selenite crystal for viewing.
- Claravision
- Norremberg Polariscope Apparatus, after 1860
- Scientific apparatus and instruments; Light
- The polariscope demonstrates polarization by reflection. The Norremberg Polariscope uses a nicol prism instead of a selenite crystal for viewing.
- Silicon Valley History Online
- Olive Oatman, circa 1860
- Albumen prints; Cabinet photographs; Education; Oatman, Olive Ann; People; Portraits; San Jose (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; University of the Pacific; Women
- Albumen cabinet card of Olive Oatman, circa 1860. Olive Oatman was captured by Indians as a child and lived with them for many years. The tattoo on her chin was a result of living with the Indians. She attended the University of the Pacific (then...
- Silicon Valley History Online
- Portrait of Aloysius Varsi, S.J.
- Santa Clara University (Calif.); Varsi, Aloysius, S.J., 1830-1900; Jesuits
- Aloysius Varsi fled revolutionary Italy in 1848, joined Santa Clara faculty in 1864 and served as president of the College from 1868 to 1876.
- Claravision
- Portrait of Burchard Villiger, S.J. early 1860's
- Santa Clara University (Calif.); Jesuits; Villiger, Burchard, 1819-1902
- Burchard Villiger, S.J., president of Santa Clara College from 1861-1863. A Swiss Jesuit, Villiger had considerable administrative experience.
- Claravision
- Portrait of John M. Burnett, Second Graduate of Santa Clara College, 1860
- Santa Clara University (Calif.); Students; medals
- Portrait of John M. Burnett in 1860, seated with medals, bachelor's diploma received in 1858, and master's diploma received in 1859.
- Claravision
- Portrait of Students Manuel Torres and Charles Graves
- Santa Clara University (Calif.); Students;
- Torres attended SCC 1862-67, and Graves attended 1867-70. Text on verso, "How is this for high."
- Claravision
- Portrait: Couple and baby, circa 1860
- Infants; People; Portraits; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Women;
- Tintype portrait of a couple with a baby.
- Silicon Valley History Online
- Santa Clara College Band in San Jose, c. 1860's
- Santa Clara University (Calif.); San Jose (Calif.); Bands; Student organizations
- A steroscopic view of Santa Clara College band in San Jose, looking north from Post on 1st Street.
- Claravision
- Untitled painting by Ransom Gillet Holdredge, circa 1860
- Artists; Holdredge, Ransom Gillet; Hudson River School; Landscape paintings; Native Americans; People;
- This landscape is perhaps one of the finest examples of the Hudson River School style. The Hudson River School refers to the first group of American landscape painters. They worked in studios near the mouth of the Hudson River between 1825 and...
- Silicon Valley History Online
- Ynigo, circa 1860
- Inigo, Lope, 1781-1864; Mission Santa Clara; Ohlone Indians; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
- Black-and-white photograph of Ynigo. Written on verso of photo: "Old Chief Ynigo of Mission Santa Clara, and later Ynigo's farm Mountain View."
- Silicon Valley History Online