Donald Kennedy, President of Stanford University, papers, 1972-2009

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Summary

Creators:
Kennedy, Donald and Stanford University. Office of the President
Extent:
375.5 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item] Donald Kennedy, President of Stanford University, papers (SC0315). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Contains materials related to his time as Stanford's eighth president and vice president and provost under his predecessor President Richard W. Lyman.

Biographical / historical:

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.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Presidential records are restricted for a minimum of 20 years from end of term. This collection is closed until processed.

Terms of access:

While Stanford University 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. Except materials in the public domain, any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the rightsholders, heir(s), or assigns. For more information, see: https://library.stanford.edu/special-collections-policies.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item] Donald Kennedy, President of Stanford University, papers (SC0315). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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