Special Collections & University Archives

Arthur Leonard Schawlow
Arthur Leonard Schawlow
Benoit Mandlebrot
Benoit Mandlebrot
Stanford Powwow, 2006
Stanford Powwow, 2006
Eric Gill's The Four Gospels, 1931
Eric Gill's The Four Gospels, 1931
San Carlos Borromeo Basilica Mission choir book, Carmel, CA
San Carlos Borromeo Basilica Mission choir book, Carmel, CA
Ampex NOVA
Ampex NOVA
Carleton Watkins, Mission
Carleton Watkins, Mission
Baskerville's Virgil, 1757
Baskerville's Virgil, 1757
Bay area video arcade, Ira Nowinski, 1981-1982
Bay area video arcade, Ira Nowinski, 1981-1982
Sonatas, piano, no. 4, F minor. Selections (Sketches). Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856.
Sonatas, piano, no. 4, F minor. Selections (Sketches). Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856.
Ampex video and audio tape technology
Ampex video and audio tape technology
Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA, 1889.
Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA, 1889.
Geoffrey Tory, Champfleury, 1549
Geoffrey Tory, Champfleury, 1549
"Extra" SF Chronicle issued following attack on Pearl Harbor, 1941 Dec 7
Special Collections serves 1,700 Stanford students a year in over 120 classes.
Albrecht Dürer, Underweysung der Messung, 1525
Albrecht Dürer, Underweysung der Messung, 1525
Kelmscott Press, Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye, 1892
Kelmscott Press, Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye, 1892
The horse in motion
The horse in motion
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Featured collections

Here are a few of our notable collections. Check more out on the Libraries' Collections page.

R. Buckminster Fuller

R. Buckminster Fuller Collection


Fuller's versatile career as an architect, lecturer, mathematician, writer, and social critic is documented extensively.

Edward A. Feigenbaum, circa 1970s

Edward A. Feigenbaum Papers

Primarily concerns his work in artificial intelligence at Stanford University.

William Shockley

William Shockley Papers

Professional and personal papers documenting research on transistors and electronics; genetic influences on intelligence; and science education.

Quick links

Finding aids
Available at the Online Archive of California
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Photocopies, digital, and audiovisual reproductions are available.

Special Collections Unbound

The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability—Designing for Abundance

On April 17th the Stanford University Libraries held a special talk by architect, designer, and sustainable growth pioneer, William McDonough, co-author, with Michael Braungart, of the exciting new book: The Upcycle: Beyond Sustainability—Designing for Abundance. We are pleased to be able to share the video of the event.

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Posted in Special Collections Unbound by Daniel Hartwig | May 17, 2013 at 6:09pm
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