Other History Links
A number of other sites contain historical information about Stanford which may be of interest:
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General Histories
- Suggested Readings in Stanford History, developed and maintained by the University Archives
- Stanford and Silicon Valley Archives Project Department of Special Collections and University Archives
- Stanford University History, maintained by the Office of University Communications
Historical Photographs
- Stanford Historical Photograph Collection maintained by Stanford University Archives, with support from the Stanford Historical Society
Subject Histories
- Biology:
- Business: Stanford Graduate School of Business: A 75 Year History
- Chemistry:
- Stanford Chemistry Department History 1891 to 1976 by Professor Eric Hutchinson
- Stanford Chemistry Department 1977 to 2000 by Emeritus Professor Harry S. Mosher
- Education: Stanford School of Education Timeline
- Electrical Engineering:
- History of EE at Stanford
- Timeline of EE at Stanford
- Frederick E. Terman Associates Collection of the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.) History Center.
- Law:
- Stanford Law School History
- A Brief History of the Stanford Law School, 1893-1946 by Marion R. Kirkwood and William B. Owens. March, 1961.
- Medicine: Stanford University School of Medicine and the Predecessor Schools: An Historical Perspective, by John L. Wilson, M.D., former Dean of the School of Medicine
- Museum: History of the Cantor Arts Center
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Physics:
- Early Development of the Ginzton Laboratory
- History of the Stanford Physics Department
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) Highlights and Milestones from the SLAC Archives and History Office
- Psychology: History of the Department of Psychology
- Sociology: History of the Department of Sociology
- Trees: Trees of Stanford
Other Resources
- Obituaries:
Palo Alto Library / Palo Alto Historical Association Obituary Index. Searchable Subject Browse (last name, first name) to find obituary citations. This index allows searches for citations to articles and obituaries from the Palo Alto Weekly, the Palo Alto Daily News, and other local newspapers. In addition, over 23,000 obituaries collected by the Palo Alto Historical Association from as far back as the 1890's are indexed.
