Past Programs
Some of the Society's past programs are now available as
streaming audio through the Stanford iTunes
site!! To get started, install iTunes on your computer (see instructions below). Then, to listen,
click on the blue audio buttons in the the program list.
Instructions for Using Stanford iTunes
- If you've got iTunes installed,
- Go out to http://itunes.stanford.edu/ in your web browser.
- From there, click on "Open Stanford on iTunes U" -- this will pull up iTunes and open a special section of the music store.
- To get to SHS programs, from the Categories menu on the left, click on "Campus Life"
- On the Campus Life page, SHS is listed under "Featured Contributors"
- The SHS programs are free to listen to online or to download to your computer.
- If you do not have iTunes, download it for free from Apple at http:// www.apple.com/itunes/download/ (there are versions for both PC and Mac). Once you have iTunes installed, follow the instructions above.
2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Annual Historic House and Garden Tour
The Stanford Historical Society will be showing four grand old houses built between 1905 and the mid-1920s. Three of these were built by members of the university’s founding faculty, while the fourth was built by a member of the first graduating class who returned to teach. Proceeds from the tour support the work of the Stanford Historic Houses Project, whose members are documenting pre-1930 campus houses. Their recent work was awarded a Governor’s Historic Preservation Award for 2007.
Tickets purchased by April 18 will cost $20 per person. After that date and on the day of the tour, tickets cost $25. Make checks payable to the Stanford Historical Society and send to: Sweeney, Box 19290, Stanford, CA 94309. All tickets will be distributed on the day of the tour at 607 Cabrillo Avenue (entrance on Santa Ynez Street). Parking will be available at the Tresidder Union lot, with shuttle service from the front of the nearby Stanford Faculty Club. For more information, please call 650-324-1653 or 650-725-3332, or email susan.sweeney@stanford.edu or cglasser@stanford.edu.
Print out tour flier or map; press release and/or press photos for further details.
Also Available: tour preview; photos of homes on tour, and a campus parking map.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Founders' Celebration
Noon-5:45 p.m.
The Stanford Family Mausoleum will be open to the public at noon and will close at 5 p.m. A celebration will begin at the Memorial Church at 5:15 p.m. Speeches will be given by President John Hennessy and two Stanford students. For more details, please see Founders' Celebration web page.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Gym Dig: Visit the excavation of the ruins of the Men's Gymnasium with University Archaeologist Laura Jones
5:00 - 6:30 p.m., at the intersection of Lasuen and Museum Way (Alumni Center in case of rain)
This monumental structure collapsed in the Great Quake just months before its completion. The ruins of its massive concrete foundations lay forgotten in an open field next to Frost Amphitheater. Now, an archaeological dig is taking place at the site in preparation for construction of the new Performing Arts Center which will cover a portion of the ruin. This is a unique opportunity to visit a dig in progress, and a rare opportunity to see beneath the surface of this fascinating site.
Please wear sensible walking shoes and be prepared for muddy conditions if it keeps raining. The surface is uneven, so you may want to bring your walking stick as well. Cameras welcome. For more information, please contact Stanford Historical Society at (650) 725-3332 or cglasser@stanford.edu.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Haas Center and the Tradition of Public Service at Stanford
5:00 -
6:30 p.m. in Building 320, Room 105
(Geology Corner). The speaker is Catherine Milton, Founding Director, Haas Center; currently Visiting Fellow, John Gardner
Center for Youth and Their Communities, the School of Education.
For more information, please contact Stanford Historical Society at (650) 725-3332 or cglasser@stanford.edu.
2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
The Legendary Wayne Vucinich: Growing Up in Yugoslavia
Larry Wolff, Editor, Memoirs of My Childhood
in Yugoslavia, and Professor of History, New York
University.
Introduction by Norman Naimark, Robert & Florence McDonnell Professor
of Eastern European Studies, Stanford University. Co-sponsored by the History
Department, a reception and book signing will
follow the talk. Copies of the book will be available for purchase by check or cash at the event and at The Society
for the Promotion of Science and Scholarship.
Regular price: $35.00. Special price at the talk: $30.00, sales tax included.
4:30 - 6:00 p.m. (New Time!), Oak
West
Lounge, Tresidder Union.
Wayne S. Vucinich was a founding father of Russian and East European scholarship after World War II and a beloved mentor to
thousands of students during his five decades at Stanford. He was instrumental in founding and securing permanent funding for
the Center for Russian and East European Studies, which he directed from 1972 to 1985. Vucinich also was curator of the
Russian and East European Collections at the Hoover Institution from 1974 to 1977 and developed and edited its well-regarded
series, Studies of Nationalities in the USSR. From 1981 to 1982, he was president of the American Association for the
Advancement of Slavic Studies, which established the Vucinich Book Prize in his honor in 1982.
Nearby parking is available at the Tresidder parking lot. For more information, please contact Stanford Historical Society at (650) 725-3332 or cglasser@stanford.edu.
Friday, September 28, 2007
Reminiscences on Student Life
Panelists: John Bunnell, former Director of Undergraduate Admissions; Jon Erickson, former University Bursar; Larry Horton, Director, Govt. & Community Relations; Sally Mahoney, former Acting Vice President for Student Resources. Moderator: Pat Shea.
1:00 - 2:30 p.m., Old Union Clubhouse Ballroom.
Nearby parking is available at the Tresidder parking lot. For more information, please contact Stanford Historical Society at (650) 725-3332 or cglasser@stanford.edu.
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
The “New” Union: Lecture and Tour
Laura Jones, Director of Heritage Services.
5:00 - 6:30 p.m., Old Union Clubhouse Ballroom.
Nearby parking is available at the Tresidder parking lot. For more information, please contact Stanford Historical Society at (650) 725-3332 or cglasser@stanford.edu.
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Annual Meeting and Reception
4:15-6:45 p.m. Stauffer Auditorium, Hoover Institution. The Stanford Historical Society will present "Reflections: Stanford in the 1990's, President Emeritus Gerhard Casper in Conversation with Alan Acosta." President Emeritus Gerhard Casper is Peter and Helen Bing Professor in Undergraduate Education, Professor of Law, and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. Alan Acosta is Associate Vice President and Director of University Communications.
Due to limited seating, RSVP by April 23 to Charlotte Glasser at (650) 725-3332 or cglasser@stanford.edu.
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Annual Historic House and Garden Tour
The Stanford Historical Society will be showing homes and gardens in the historic lower San Juan district, featuring some of the lovely 1908-10 "double houses", which were built in response to so many faculty members choosing to build off campus in the area that became Professorville. This tour also launches Book IV in the Historic House series: Historic Houses IV: Early Residential Communities of the Lower San Juan District, Stanford University. Admission tickets purchased by April 20 will cost $20 per person. A ticket and book can be pre-ordered for $35. After that date, tickets can be purchased at the door for $25 and books for $20. For more information, please call 650-324-1653 or 650-324-0200, or email susan.sweeney@stanford.edu or adams@cdr.stanford.edu.
Print out tour flier or map and/or press release for further details.
Also Available: photos of homes on tour, a tour preview (MS Word file) and a campus parking map.
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Founders' Celebration
The celebration will begin with a procession at the top of the Oval on Serra Street at 11:00 a.m. that will end at the Stanford Family Mausoleum. Speeches will be given by President John Hennessy and two Stanford students at the Mausoleum. The Mausoleum will be open after the ceremony until 4:00 p.m. to allow visitors inside for this special occasion. For more details, please see Founders' Celebration web page.
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Stanford Grounds and Plants: 30 Years of Changes and Beyond
5-6:30 p.m. Oak West Lounge, Tresidder Union. Herb Fong, University Grounds Manager, will talk about the campus grounds, trees, animals, natural habitat, and how the campus has evolved over the years.
The event is open to the public and refreshments will be provided. For more information, please contact Stanford Historical Society at (650) 725-3332 or cglasser@stanford.edu.
Tuesday, January 30, 2007
'A Snapshot in Time'....Stanford University Campus Planning
5-6:30 p.m. Oak East Lounge, Tresidder Union. David P. Lenox, University Architect, will share his vision on the future development of the Stanford campus.
Nearby parking is available at the Tresidder Lot. The event is open to the public and refreshments will be provided. For more information, please contact Stanford Historical Society at (650) 725-3332 or cglasser@stanford.edu.
2006
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Palo alto Stanford Heritage 19th Annual Holiday House Tour
1-4 pm in Professorville.
Tickets will be limited. The price is $20 before December 1 and $25 on the day of the tour, if space remains available. Checks should be made out to PAST Heritage and sent to P.O. Box 308, Palo Alto, CA 94302. Tickets will be mailed in late November. For more information, please call 650- 327-4977.
Monday, November 6, 2006
Stanford Stadium: Lecture and Tour
5 - 7 p.m. in Kissick Auditorium, Arrillaga Family Sports Center at 641 Campus Drive.
Stanford Historical Society invites you to a lecture on the history of the old Stanford Football Stadium and a tour of the new stadium on Nov. 6. Speakers are Jon A. Erickson and Ray M. Purpur.
Nearby parking is available at the Varsity and Maples lots. The event is open to the public and refreshments will be provided. For more information, please contact Stanford Historical Society at (650) 725-3332 or cglasser@stanford.edu.Wednesday, October 4, 2006
How Stanford Spawned Silicon Valley: An Historical Perspective
Speaker: Henry Lowood, Ph.D. Curator for Germanic Collections and Curator for History of Science and Technology Collections Stanford University.
Is Stanford the engine that keeps Silicon Valley running? If so, in what sense did its spirit of innovation, management styles, and entrepreneurial spirit all have roots on campus? A close look at the history of this relationship can tell us more about what Stanford has meant for Silicon Valley – and what the Valley has meant for Stanford.
Featured speaker is Henry Lowood, Curator for the History of Science/Technology Collections, Stanford University Libraries. He will be introduced by Ed Feigenbaum, Kumagai Professor in the School of Engineering, Emeritus.
Pigott Hall, Room 113 (across from Clock Tower). Wednesday, October 4, 5:15 p. m.
Refreshments will be provided. Open to the public.
For more information, please contact Stanford Historical Society at (650) 725-3332 or cglasser@stanford.edu.Friday, September 29, 2006
The Renovated Knoll: Presidents, Precedents and Computer Music Talks on the history of the Knoll and its renovation, musical performance, and tour.
Featured speakers are Chris Chafe, Duca Family Professor, Department of Music, and Margaret J. Kimball, University Archivist.
The Knoll, 660 Lomita Court. Friday, September 29, 5:00 p.m.
Refreshments will be provided. Open to the public.
For more information, please contact Stanford Historical Society at (650) 725-3332 or cglasser@stanford.edu.Wednesday, May 10, 2006
Annual Meeting and Reception
The annual meeting of the Stanford Historical Society will begin at 4:15 p.m. at the Bishop Auditorium in the Graduate School of Business. It will feature David Kennedy, Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History and Director of the Bill Lane Center for the Study of the North American West, as the guest speaker. The title of his talk is "Stanford and the West." There will be a reception after the meeting.
Members of the society and of the general public are invited to attend. For more information, please contact Charlotte Glasser at (650) 725-3332 or cglasser@stanford.edu.Sunday, April 30, 2006
Stanford Historic Houses Tour Four houses by Bay Area architects of the early 20th century, A. W. Smith. Walter H. Ratcliff, Jr., and Charles Sumner, and their gardens will be open to the public.
1-4 p.m. Registration at 622 Cabrillo Avenue. Print out tour flier and see map and/or press release for further details.Saturday, April 22, 2006
A Company of Authors -- Sponsored by The Associates of the Stanford University Libraries
1:30 - 6:00 p.m., Stanford Humanities Center. See http://library.stanford.edu/depts/asul/calendar.html for futher details.Sunday, April 9, 2006
Commemoration of 1906 Earthquake Centennial
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Monday, April 10, 2006
Saturday, March 11, 2006
Tour of Stanford Mansion, Capitol, and Old Sacramento.
Wednesday, February 8, 2006
Bright Ideas that Make a Difference: Stanford Patents that have Changed the World. Panel Discussion with: John Chowning, Professor of Music Emeritus; Leonard Herzenberg, Professor of Genetics Emeritus; Cal Quate, Professor of Applied Physics Emeritus; Kathy Ku, Director, Office of Technology Licensing; Niels Reimers, Emeritus Director of Technology Licensing.
5:00 - 6:30 pm, Oak West Lounge, Tresidder Memorial UnionTuesday, January 17, 2006
Restrain, Respect and Rehabilitate: A Tale of Three Seismic Projects at Stanford - Chris D. Poland, Quake '06 Centennial Lecture Series. Sponsored by Stanford University and UC Berkeley. (See http://quake06.stanford.edu for more information.)
2005
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Collegial Capital: The Organizations Research Community at Stanford 1970 - 2000. By Dick Scott, Professor of Sociology, Emeritus. Introduction by Ray Bacchetti, University Vice Provost, Emeritus.
5:00 p.m., Oak West Lounge, Tresidder Memorial Union.Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Reflections on a Zillion Years of College Admissions Decisions The insights and musings of Fred Hargadon, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Stanford 1969-1984, in conversation with Bill Stone of the Society's Board of Directors.
5:00 pm, Oak West Lounge, Tresidder Memorial Union.Wednesday, September 13, 2005
What Goes On In There, Anyway? An Architectural Tour.
Join us for an insider's VIP look at the architecture, design, and purposes of the James H. Clark Centerand the Center for Clinical Sciences Research, both designed by Architect Lord Norman Foster. Also on the tour will be the Fairdhild Science Building and the Beckman Center.(Meet in the inner courtyard at the Clark Center.) Light refreshments in the Bamboo garden at end of tour.
Monday, February 28, 2005
The Globalization of the Stanford Student: Overseas Studies 1973-1985
A conversation with Professor Mark Mancall, Former Director of Overseas Studies and Mike Hudnall, Former Deputy General Counsel.
5:00 pm, Oak West Lounge, Tresidder Memorial Union.Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Throught the Dean's Open Door: A conversation with former student affairs deans James W. Lyons and Norman W. Robinson.
5:00 pm, Oak West Lounge Tresidder Memorial Union.
2004
- Sunday, December 12, 2004, 2:00-5:00 pm
Holiday House Tour: Five nearly century-old campus houses will be open for the 17th Annual Holiday House Tour sponsored by Palo Alto Stanford Heritage (PAST). The Stanford Historical Society is co-sponsoring this first-ever campus holiday tour. The following houses will be open from 2 to 5 p.m.:
- 739 Santa Ynez Street. Architect, A.W. Smith. Built 1908.
- 747 Santa Ynez Street. Architect, Bakewell & Brown. Built 1909.
- 755 Santa Ynez Street. Architect, John K. Branner. Built 1915.
- 618 Mirada Avenue. Architect, Arthur B. Clark. Built 1909.
- 773 Dolores Street. Architect, Henry Gutterson. Built 1909.
Admission: Tickets will cost $20 if purchased in advance, $25 on the day of the tour. For more information, and to obtain tickets, check the PAST web site: http://www.pastheritage.org/events.html or call the PAST hotline at 650-299-8878.
- Wednesday, October 13, 2004, 4:30pm
Leland Stanford: The Man and the Book by Norman Tutorow. Tressidder Memorial Union - Oak West Lounge. Free admission: public welcome!
- Wednesday, September 29, 2004, 5:30pm
Seven Decades of Stanford Sports: Triumphs, Setbacks and the Inside Scoop, by Bob Murphy '53, The Voice of the Cardinal. Kissick Auditorium at Arrillaga Sports Center.
- Wednesday, May 12, 2004, 4:15pm
Annual Meeting. In Bishop Auditorium at Graduate School of Business. Program will feature Richard W. Lyman, President of Stanford University, Emeritus, in conversation with Nancy Packer, Professor of English, Emerita.
- Tuesday, April 13, 2004, 4:30pm.
One Cool Cop: Marv Herrington Tells All (Almost!) A Conversation with Marvin L. Herrington, Emeritus Chief of Stanford University Police and Bill Stone, SHS Board of Directors. Tressider Memorial Union - Oak East Lounge.
- Sunday, April 4, 2004, 10am-4pm
- Thursday, January 22, 2004, 4:30 pm.
Campus and City Plans: The Design and Influence of Stanford's Land Developments, by Dr. Margaret O'Mara, Program for the Study of the North American West, Stanford History Department. Tresidder Memorial Union, Oak West Lounge
2003
- October 21, 2003
From Religion at Stanford to Religions: The History and Politics of the Change Robert Gregg, Moore Professor in Religious Studies; Patricia Karlin-Neumann, Senior Associate Dean for Religious Life; and Imran Arif Maskatia, Islamic Students of Stanford University.
