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Call Number: SC1010
Creator:
Stanford University. Board of Trustees.
Title: Stanford University, Board of Trustees, meeting records
Dates: 1885-2012
Physical Description:
96.5 Linear feet (and 39.6 megabytes)
Summary: The materials consist of Board of Trustees meeting agendas, minutes, and supporting materials.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
The materials are restricted for 20 years from creation date.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
University Archivist, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of the University
Archives as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such
permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Stanford University, Board of Trustees, Meeting Records (SC1010). Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Prior to 2010, Board of Trustee agendas, minutes, and supporting material were separated into three separate collections (Minutes--1011,
Agendas--1010, Supporting Material--SC0027). In 2010, it was decided to keep all meeting materials intact in a single collection
as received from the Board of Trustees.
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University was established on November 11, 1885, by the Grant Founding
and Endowing the Leland Stanford Junior University (the "Founding Grant"). The powers and duties of the Board derive from
the Founding Grant, amendments, legislation, and court decrees. In addition, the Board operates under its own bylaws and a
series of resolutions on major policy.
Although the Founding Grant named the initial group of trustees, they did not hold meetings until 1898. Jane Stanford, the
surviving founder of the university, served as president of the Board from 1898-1903. Regular meetings began in 1903 following
Jane Stanford's decision to transfer oversight of the university to the Board.
As custodian of the endowment and all the properties of Stanford University, the Board administers the university's invested
funds, sets the annual budget, and determines policies for operation and control of the university. Among the powers given
to the trustees by the Founding Grant is the power to appoint a president.
As of 2012, Board membership is set at 35, including the President of the University, who serves as an ex officio member with
voting privileges. Trustees serve five-year terms and are eligible for appointment to one additional five-year term.
Standing committees of the Board include Academic Policy, Planning, and Management; Alumni and External Affairs; Audit and
Compliance; Development; Finance; Land and Buildings; the Medical Center; and Trusteeship. Special committees include Athletics,
Compensation, Investment Responsibility, and Litigation.
The materials consist of Board of Trustees meeting agendas, minutes, and supporting materials.
The materials are arranged in two series: 1. Records created prior to 2010; 2. Records created since 2010.
Stanford University -- General subdivision--Finance.;
Stanford University--Administration.
Stanford University--Finance.