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SC0696
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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Stanford University, Centennial Office, records
Identifier/Call Number: SC0696
Physical Description:
49.25 Linear Feet
(82 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1891-1991
Date (bulk): 1979-1991
Summary: Records include
correspondence, minutes, proposals, publications, publicity, photographs, research materials
on centennial celebrations at other universities, videotapes, and other
materials.
Physical Description: Special Collections and University
Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website:
http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
Language of Material:
English .
This collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in
advance of intended use.
The records were received via administrative transfer in 1989, as well as collected by the
Stanford University Archives from various sources, 1989-2011.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Stanford University began its centennial celebrations in 1985, the centennial of the
Founding Grant, and continued through 1991, the centennial of the university's opening day.
Highlights included the Cornerstone Weekend in 1987 with classes, panels, and addresses by
George P. Shultz, Bernardo Sepulveda Amor of Mexico, and Joe Clark of Canada; a visit from
Mikhail Gorbachev; and a weekend finale in 1991 featuring roundtables with Stanford faculty
and national figures such as George Shultz, Ted Koppel, Bill Clinton, Milton Friedman, Peter
Sellars, and Jack Valenti, and a stadium spectacular with performances by Whoopi Goldberg,
Bobby McFerrin, Hiroshima, Joan Baez, and others.
[Identification of item], Stanford University, Centennial Office, Records (SC0696).
Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
The records include correspondence, minutes, proposals, publications, publicity,
photographs, research materials on centennial celebrations at other universities,
videotapes, and other 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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Stanford University -- centennial
Universities and colleges -- Anniversaries, etc.