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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Richard William Weiland papers
Creator:
Weiland, Richard William
Identifier/Call Number: SC0855
Identifier/Call Number: 12507
Physical Description:
46 Linear Feet
(70 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1969-2008
Abstract: Collection includes personal
correspondence, 1969-2002; materials pertaining to Microsoft, both his career there and the
company, 1976-99; his research materials and notebooks on computers, the software industry,
investments, and other interests, 1988-2006; papers, yearbooks, notebooks, and other items
from his student career, 1971-80 (high school, Oregon State University, Stanford University,
and Harvard Business School); materials pertaining to his philanthropic interests; and
photographs and other AV materials.
This collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in
advance of intended use.
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.
This collection was given by Mike Schaefer to Stanford University, Special Collections and
University Archives, in 2007 and 2008.
Richard William Weiland Papers (SC0855). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Richard Weiland earned his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at Stanford in
1976. His first job was with his former high school classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen at
Microsoft, where he managed the completion of the COBOL compiler and helped develop the
BASIC interpreter. He left Microsoft in 1988 to pursue full-time philanthropy, where his
interests were education; lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights; health and human
services; and the environment.
The collection includes personal correspondence, 1969-2002; materials pertaining to
Microsoft, both his career there and the company, 1976-99; his research materials and
notebooks on computers, the software industry, investments, and other interests, 1988-2006;
papers, yearbooks, notebooks, and other items from his student career, 1971-80 (high school,
Oregon State University, Stanford University, and Harvard Business School); materials
pertaining to his philanthropic interests; and photographs and other AV materials.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Computer software industry
Charities
Endowments
Weiland, Richard William
Microsoft Corporation