Biographical / Historical
Custodial History
Preferred Citation
Scope and Contents
Conditions Governing Use
Conditions Governing Access
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: John L. Hennessy Personal Papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC1362
Physical Description:
43.5 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1968-1998
Physical Location: Special Collections and University
Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36-48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website:
http://library.stanford.edu/spc .
Biographical / Historical
John L. Hennessy is Director of Knight-Hennessy Scholars, the largest fully endowed
graduate-level scholarship program in the world. He is Chairman of the Board of Alphabet and
serves on the Board of Directors for Cisco Systems and the Board of Trustees for Gordon and
Betty Moore Foundation. Formerly the tenth President of Stanford University, he is also a
computer scientist who co-founded MIPS Computer Systems and Atheros Communications. He and
Dave Patterson were awarded the ACM A.M. Turing Prize for 2017.
Custodial History
While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to
examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made
available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction
beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or
assigns.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], John L. Hennessy Personal Papers (SC1362). Department of Special
Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Scope and Contents
The materials consist of publications, research and teaching files, professional files and
correspondence, and audiovisual materials.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and digital items, permission to
examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made
available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction
beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or
assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original
format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
College administrators.
Computer scientists.
Computer science -- Research
Hennessy, John L.