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Guide to "The Celebration of a Presidency: the Gerhard Casper Years 1992-2000" [videorecording]
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Description
Video tape includes footage from various talks by Casper, his appearances in the Gaieties and at commencement exercises, and comments by Condoleezza Rice, John Hennessy, Robert Kinnally, and John Etchemendy.
Background
Formerly Dean of the Law School and University Provost at the University of Chicago, Gerhard Casper became the 9th president of Stanford University in 1992. His concerns while in office included restoration of the campus after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, a comprehensive study of undergraduate education, recruitment and retention of faculty, the integration of the Stanford Alumni Association into the university, and the creation of a new Science and Engineering Quad. He left office in 2000 to resume his scholarly career in constitutional law.
Extent
0.125 Linear feet (1 volume)
Restrictions
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.
Availability
This collection is open for research.