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Call Number: SC0282
Creator:
Golden Gate Kindergarten Association (San Francsico, Calif.)
Creator:
Stanford University. Board of Trustees.
Title: Stanford University, Board of Trustees, records
Dates: 1884-2001
Physical Description:
17.5 Linear feet
Summary: Records of the Trustees, 1897-2001, pertaining to legal issues, financial affairs, investments, academic departments, student
housing, gifts received, real estate, campus development, and other administrative concerns. Also included are records pertaining
to the Leland Stanford Junior Kindergarten Trust and its major beneficiary, the Golden Gate Kindergarten Association, 1884-1979.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives.
Stanford University Libraries.
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
The records are restricted until twenty years after the date of their creation.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections 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, Records (SC0282). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Powers and Duties—The Board of Trustees is custodian of the endowment and all properties of the University. The Board administers the invested
funds, sets the annual budget, and determines policies for the operation and control of the University. The powers and duties
of the Board of Trustees 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.
Membership—Board membership is set at 35, including the President of the University who serves ex officio and with vote. Trustees serve
a five-year term and are eligible for appointment to one additional five-year term. At the conclusion of that term, a Trustee
is not eligible for reelection until after a lapse of one year. Eight of the Trustees are elected or appointed in accordance
with the Rules Governing the Election or Appointment of Alumni Nominated Trustees. They serve a five-year term.
Officers of the Board—The officers of the board are a chair, one or more vice chairs, a secretary, and an associate secretary. Officers are elected
to one-year terms at the annual meeting in June, with the exception of the chair, who serves a two-year term. Their terms
of office begin July 1.
Committees—Standing committees of the Board are 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.
Meetings—The Board generally meets five times each year.
Records of the Trustees, 1897-2000, pertaining to legal issues, financial affairs, investments, academic departments, student
housing, gifts received, real estate, campus development, and other administrative concerns. Also included are records pertaining
to the Leland Stanford Junior Kindergarten Trust and its major beneficiary, the Golden Gate Kindergarten Association, 1884-1979.
Golden Gate Kindergarten Association (San Francsico, Calif.)
Leland Stanford Junior Kindergarten Trust.
Stanford University--Administration.
Stanford University--Finance.
Stanford University. Board of Trustees.
College trustees.
Kindergarten.
Universities and colleges--Administration.
Universities and colleges--Finance.