Description
Collection includes personal
correspondence, 1969-2002; materials pertaining to Microsoft, both his career there and the
company, 1976-99; his research materials and notebooks on computers, the software industry,
investments, and other interests, 1988-2006; papers, yearbooks, notebooks, and other items
from his student career, 1971-80 (high school, Oregon State University, Stanford University,
and Harvard Business School); materials pertaining to his philanthropic interests; and
photographs and other AV materials.
Background
Richard Weiland earned his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at Stanford in
1976. His first job was with his former high school classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen at
Microsoft, where he managed the completion of the COBOL compiler and helped develop the
BASIC interpreter. He left Microsoft in 1988 to pursue full-time philanthropy, where his
interests were education; lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights; health and human
services; and the environment.
Extent
46 Linear Feet
(70 boxes)
Restrictions
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.
Availability
This collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in
advance of intended use.