The Goniometer is an instrument for measuring the angles of crystals by observing the direction of a beam of light reflected from their face. The instrument was invented by W.H. Wollaston in 1807. Physical Description: Round brass base with black...
Crova's apparatus was designed for the purpose of representing vibratory movements on the screen, with 8 disks. Turning the crank past a vertical slit caused the disks to rotate, while a beam of light from the optical system impinged on the slit...
Athletics; Cowboy hats; Football; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, La. (Football game); University of Santa Clara
Leather cowboy hat signed by Santa Clara players and coaches, with ink drawings of the Sugar Bowl trophy and the Santa Clara Bronco. Santa Clara won the '38 Sugar Bowl.
College students; Education; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Student life; Swig Hall; University of Santa Clara; Vietnam War; Women;
Black-and-white photograph of student residents of Swig Hall debating the Vietnam War in 1970.
College students; Drawings; Education; Mexican Americans; Newspapers; People; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Student life; University of Santa Clara
El Estudiante del Pueblo was published by the newspaper committee of the student organization, El Frente Estudiantil. El Frente, established in 1968, is the Chicano student organization at Santa Clara University.
College students; Drawings; Education; People; Pipestage; Posters; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Student life; University of Santa Clara
The student poster collection consists of originals posters made by the student printing service, "The Mint," to advertise student activities. The Pipestage was a coffee house and concert venue for professional and amateur artists...
College buildings; Education; Mission Santa Clara; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara College (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Watkins, Carleton E., 1829-1916;
From left, the Jesuit Faculty Residence, Mission Church, John Nobili, S.J.’s Gothic Chapel, the Science Building in the background, and the California Hotel at Santa Clara College, circa 1865. On verso: "In 1861 the mission church was...
Missal covers; Mission Santa Clara; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Votive painting;
Painting in gouache on board surrounded by elaborate frame or border of lace, embroidery, sequins, silk ribbon, beads, and feathers. Parchment backing. This was used as decorative panel or missal cover. The small painting depicts a female figure...
Church vestments; Mission Santa Clara; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Chasuble, dark pink (faded red?) brocade. Front and back are inset with long panels of red and gold brocade edged in gold strips. Neck and edges trimmed with gold braid. Lined with beige cloth. Found with metal-edged tag "VIII.10" The...
Cornerstones; Mission Santa Clara; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of Cornerstone of Second Mission, 1781. Cornerstone and artifacts blessed by by Padre Junipero Serra on Nov. 19, 1781, and placed in cornerstone of Padre Marguia's Church at the adobe third site of Mission Santa Clara....
Daguerreotypes; Ford, James P.; Mission Santa Clara; People; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
This daguerreotype, taken circa 1854 by James Ford, is the earliest known photograph of Santa Clara. The mission cross stands in the front of the church; to the left is the east wing of the mission quadrangle. The bell tower has been encased in...
Agriculture; California--History; Missions--California; Mission Period; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Spanish missions of California;
Document detailing the religious activities and agricultural output of the California Missions in 1824.
Adobes, Mission Santa Clara; Dwellings; Ohlone Indians; Photographs; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History;
Black-and-white photograph of Old Adobe. On verso of photo: "Old Adobe built in 1807 in old Santa Clara -- Mrs. Hare photo. An early mission apartment for an Indian couple and family built under Padre Magin Catalas administration in 1807 when...
Arithmetic--Early works to 1900; Education; Elementary schools; Multiplication Tables; Santa Clara (Calif.); Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Spanish language;
"Table for children who are learning to count..." Includes multiplication tables, and tables for converting currencies.
