Sandstone & Tile, Fall 2011
Volume 35, Number 3

Psychology at Stanford, The First 85 Years

by Al Hastorf

Albert “Al” Hastorf served as executive director of the Psychology Department from 1961 to 1970, dean of Humanities & Sciences from 1970 to 1974, and the university’s vice president and provost from 1981 to 1984. A graduate of Amherst College with a B.A. in history, he earned his master’s and Ph.D. degrees in psychology from Princeton University and headed Dartmouth’s Psychology Department before he joined the Stanford faculty in 1961. Hastorf died in September 2011 after half a century at Stanford. This article is adapted from a talk he gave to the society in April 2011 on his personal story and the early history of the Stanford Psychology Department, which has been ranked number one in the country for more than 50 years. (read more)

Stanford's Unknown Architectural Milestone

The Ruth Lucie Stern Research Building, by Architects Birge and David Clark.

By Paul V. Turner

The first truly modern building constructed by Stanford University is virtually unknown at Stanford.1 The Ruth Lucie Stern Research Building, erected in 1939 at the Stanford Medical School in San Francisco, is now part of the California Pacific Medical Center, which acquired Stanford’s facilities when the medical school moved to the main campus in the 1950s. The building’s architectural significance has recently been recognized by the city of San Francisco, averting its planned demolition and assuring its preservation. (read more)

In This Issue:

• Psychology at Stanford: The First 85 Years
• Stanford’s Unknown Architectural Milestone: The Ruth Lucie Stern Research Building, by Architects Birge and David Clark
• Stanford through the Century
• SHS Membership Roster
• SHS 2010–2011 Financial Summary
• In Memoriam, Anthony E. Siegman
• Upcoming Society Activities
• Read more ...