Stanford University, Office of Vice President for Business and Finance, records, 1949-1985

Summary

Title:

Stanford University, Office of Vice President for Business and Finance, records

Dates:

1949-1985

Creators:

Stanford University. Office of Vice President for Business and Finance

Extent:

18.75 Linear Feet

Language:

Undetermined .

Preferred citation:

[item identification], Stanford University, Office of Vice President for Business and Finance, records (SC0068). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Files, 1960-1967, which include correspondence, notes, memos and reports dealing with the Ford Foundation, the Plan of Action for a Challenging Era (PACE), Palo Alto-Stanford Hospital Center and the Stanford Children's Convalescent Hospital; and correspondence and patents, 1949-1959, pertaining to various electronic inventions; and the records of Rodney Adams, Director of Finance and Treasurer, 1976-85, pertaining to endowment funds, research and consulting, and administrative matters.

Acquisition information:

Administrative transfer, Kenneth Cuthbertson, Vice President for Finance, 1969. Transfer, 1992. Transfer, 2003.

Physical location:

Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Universities and colleges -- Administration.
Universities and colleges -- Finance.
Universities and colleges -- Business management

Names:

Ford Foundation
Stanford University. Office of Vice President for Business and Finance
Stanford Children's Convalescent Hospital.
Adams, Rodney.
Cuthbertson, Kenneth M.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:

University Archives staff

Date Encoded:

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-01-14 11:31:14 -0800 .

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

[item identification], Stanford University, Office of Vice President for Business and Finance, records (SC0068). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:

Stanford University, University Archives

Stanford University Archives, Green Library

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US

Contact:

(650) 725-1022

specialcollections@stanford.edu

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