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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Donald Kennedy, president of Stanford University, papers
Creator:
Kennedy, Donald
Creator:
Stanford University. Office of the
President
Identifier/Call Number: SC0315
Identifier/Call Number: 14123
Physical Description:
348.25 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1972-2009
Physical Location: Special Collections
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[identification of item] Donald Kennedy, president of Stanford University, papers (SC0315).
Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
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be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94305-6064. 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
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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.
Contains materials related to his time as Stanford's eighth president and vice president
and provost under his predecessor President Richard W. Lyman.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Universities and colleges -- Administration.
Lyman, Richard W.
Stanford University -- General subdivision--Presidents.;