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Stanford University was founded in the late 19th century by Leland and Jane Lathrop Stanford, in honor of their late son: Leland Stanford Jr.After Leland's death a lawsuit was pursued against his estate, and alongside the Panic of 1893 put Stanford's continued existence in jeopardy.
Stanford University (officially Leland Stanford Junior University) [11] [12] is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford , the eighth governor of and then-incumbent senator from California , and his wife, Jane , in memory of their only child, Leland Jr .
Wallenberg Hall (building 160) on east side of the front (History Corner) is named for the Wallenberg family who gave much of the money for renovating it in 1999. In the early days it housed the university library and was originally built in 1900 with funds from Thomas Welton Stanford, brother of university founder Leland Stanford and uncle of Leland Stanford Junior for whom the university is ...
North façade of the Stanford Memorial Church from the Main Quad A wedding ceremony in the chancel. Stanford Memorial Church (also referred to informally as MemChu) [1] is located on the Main Quad at the center of the Stanford University campus in Stanford, California, United States.
Hoover Tower is a 285-foot (87 m) structure on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California, United States. The tower houses the Hoover Institution Library and Archives , an archive collection founded by Herbert Hoover before he became president of the United States .
Stanford Medicine traces its history back to 1858 when Elias Samuel Cooper, a physician in San Francisco, California, founded the first medical school in the Western United States. That school went through many changes, including a change of name to Cooper Medical College, a takeover by Stanford University in 1908, and a move from San Francisco ...
Richard White (born 1947) is an American historian who is the Margaret Byrne Professor of American History Emeritus at Stanford University.Earlier in his career, he taught at the University of Washington, University of Utah, and Michigan State University.
The Stanford University School of Humanities and Sciences is the heart of the ... Art & Art History—One of the original University departments under the name ...