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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Stanford University, Board of Trustees, records
Identifier/Call Number: SC0282
Physical Description:
23.75 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1884-2016
Summary: Records of the
Trustees, 1897-2001, pertaining to legal issues, financial affairs, investments, academic
departments, student housing, gifts received, real estate, campus development, and other
administrative concerns. Also included are records pertaining to the Leland Stanford Junior
Kindergarten Trust and its major beneficiary, the Golden Gate Kindergarten Association,
1884-1979.
Physical Location: Special Collections and University
Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36-48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website:
http://library.stanford.edu/spc .
Language of Material:
English .
The records are restricted until twenty years after the date of their creation.
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.
Stanford University, Board of Trustees, Records (SC0282). Dept. of Special Collections and
University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Records of the Trustees, 1897-2000, pertaining to legal issues, financial affairs,
investments, academic departments, student housing, gifts received, real estate, campus
development, and other administrative concerns. Also included are records pertaining to the
Leland Stanford Junior Kindergarten Trust and its major beneficiary, the Golden Gate
Kindergarten Association, 1884-1979.
Powers and Duties—The Board of Trustees is custodian of the
endowment and all properties of the University. The Board administers the invested funds,
sets the annual budget, and determines policies for the operation and control of the
University. The powers and duties of the Board of Trustees derive from the Founding Grant,
amendments, legislation, and court decrees. In addition, the Board operates under its own
bylaws and a series of resolutions on major policy.
Membership—Board membership is set at 35, including the
President of the University who serves ex officio and with vote. Trustees serve a five-year
term and are eligible for appointment to one additional five-year term. At the conclusion of
that term, a Trustee is not eligible for reelection until after a lapse of one year. Eight
of the Trustees are elected or appointed in accordance with the Rules Governing the Election
or Appointment of Alumni Nominated Trustees. They serve a five-year term.
Officers of the Board—The officers of the board are a chair,
one or more vice chairs, a secretary, and an associate secretary. Officers are elected to
one-year terms at the annual meeting in June, with the exception of the chair, who serves a
two-year term. Their terms of office begin July 1.
Committees—Standing committees of the Board are Academic
Policy, Planning, and Management; Alumni and External Affairs; Audit and Compliance;
Development; Finance; Land and Buildings; the Medical Center; and Trusteeship. Special
committees include Athletics, Compensation, Investment Responsibility, and Litigation.
Meetings—The Board generally meets five times each year.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Universities and colleges -- Administration.
Kindergarten.
Universities and colleges -- Finance.
College trustees.