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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Donald Kennedy personal papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0708
Physical Description:
17.75 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1975-2007
Summary: This collection
contains his speech files dating from 1975 to 2007; these include Stanford events,
commencements at other universities, conferences, government testimony, memorials, and
others. There is also an unprocessed accession (2003-003) which includes his personal copies
of congressional hearings while serving as FDA Commissioner.
Language of Material:
Undetermined .
Access: Please consult the University Archivist for access to the unprocessed
materials.
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.
Donald Kennedy Personal Papers (SC0708). Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Kennedy, holder of three degrees from Harvard, joined Stanford's biology faculty in 1960;
while on leave from 1977 to 1979 he served in Washington, D.C., as commissioner of the Food
and Drug Administration. Kennedy was Stanford's eighth president, serving from 1980 to 1992.
Prior to taking office he was vice president and provost under his predecessor Richard W.
Lyman. During his presidency, Stanford celebrated its centennial and its full emergence as a
world-class university. Kennedy was at the forefront of the university's student public
service initiative and efforts to renew faculty commitment to teaching. His term in office
also included the university's disagreement with the federal government over reimbursement
for the indirect costs of research.
This collection contains his speech files dating from 1975 to 2007; these include Stanford
events, commencements at other universities, conferences, government testimony, memorials,
and others. There is also an unprocessed accession (2003-003) which includes his personal
copies of congressional hearings while serving as FDA Commissioner.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Universities and colleges -- Administration.