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Notable collections

  • Dime Novels Full Text

    Complete texts of 100 books from the series, Secret Service, illuminate perceptions of race in turn-of-the-century America.

    Nemo, King of the Tramps

  • R. Buckminster Fuller Collection

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

    R. Buckminster Fuller

  • Memorial Library of Music

    Scores of operas, symphonic works, chamber music, and choral works by major composers from the 17th to 20th centuries.

    Gaetano Donizetti. Excerpt from Betly (La capanna svizzera). Original manuscript. 1836. MLM 264

  • Lully Project

    The Lully Project is a repository of primary sources on microfilm originally gathered in support of publication of works of Jean-Baptiste Lully (1632-1687).

    Detail from engraving by P. Mignard.

  • Julio de Osma Collection

    The collection includes over 100 music manuscripts by Spanish composer Julio de Osma.

    Detail from Danza Tropical (1922)

  • George Antheil Collection

    George Antheil was an avant-garde composer and pianist whose performances caused riots. The collection consists of George Antheil's correspondence. All but one of the letters are photocopies; the dates range from 1920 to 1959.

    Antheil's signature

  • Florence Underwood Collection

    Florence Underwood studied with Darius Milhaud at Mills College in the 1940s. The collection consists primarily of her written music and the research she conducted to write the music. In addition, scrapbooks, personal, and legal papers make up a portion of the collection.

    Florence Underwood

  • Philosophy Talk

    Philosophy Talk is a talk radio program founded by Stanford professors John Perry and Ken Taylor.

    Philosophy Talk logo

  • Eadweard Muybridge Photographs

    Collection includes original Muybridge glass plate negatives and prints, as well as modern day copy prints of his photographs. Original materials include images of the Stanfords' residences in Sacramento and San Francisco, and two printed cards from his horse in motion series.

  • Hanna House Collection

    Correspondence, blueprints, drawings, photographs, and other records relating to the planning, design and construction of the campus home of Professor and Mrs. Paul R. Hanna designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

    Frank Lloyd Wright

  • Jane Stanford Papers

    Documents the founding and administration of Stanford University, along with her personal and social affairs.

    Jane Stanford

  • Leland Stanford Papers

    Materials relating to the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad, Stanford's political career, business and financial interests, and the founding and construction of Stanford University.

    Leland Stanford, 1824-1893.

  • Edward A. Feigenbaum Papers

    Primarily concerns his work in artificial intelligence at Stanford University.

    Edward A. Feigenbaum, circa 1970s

  • Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program Interviews

    Explores the institutional history of Stanford, with an emphasis on the tranformative post-WWII period.

    Jing Lyman

  • William Shockley Papers

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

    William Shockley

  • Frederick Emmons Terman Papers

    Documents all phases of his long and influential career as an educator, electronics engineer, administrator, and author.

    Frederick Emmons Terman

  • KZSU Project South Interviews

    Transcripts and audio recordings of interviews with Civil Rights workers in the South recorded by Stanford students during the summer of 1965.

    KZSU Project South

  • Morley Baer Photographs

    Photographs of Stanford University buildings done by Baer for the architects for the University.

    Law School

  • Philip G. Zimbardo Papers

    Research and teaching files, professional files and correspondence, audiovisual materials, professional papers, and materials documenting the Stanford Prison Experiment.

    Philip G. Zimbardo

  • Stanford University Map Collection

    Maps of campus, other lands owned by Jane and Leland Stanford or the University, and adjacent communities.

  • Stanford University Architectural Drawings Collection

    Drawings of campus buildings and other properties owned by the university and faculty.

    Library

  • Stanford University Poster Collection

    Documents academic and student life, including athletics, drama, lectures, films, musical events, organizations, dances, parties and other social events, and political activities.

    Bruce Connor, Three Films

  • Stanford Football Game Programs

    Stanford football game program covers, 1892-2013.

    1971 Rose Bowl program

  • Stanford University Audio Collection

    Audio recordings of Stanford events and activities.

    Campus planning

  • Stanford University Video Collection

    Video recordings documenting Stanford University events, 1934- .

    Television in classrooms

  • Steven Chu Papers

    Papers pertain primarily to topics in physics and include notes, overhead transparencies from his lectures, reprints, articles, memos, proposals, correspondence, charts, drawings, notebooks, and audiovisual materials. Subjects include electric dipole moment, diode lasers, and dye lasers; there are some materials pertaining to departmental matters.

    Steven Chu, professor of physics, in laser lab.

  • Donald E. Knuth Papers

    Papers reflect his work in the study and teaching of computer programming, computer systems for publishing, and mathematics.

    Donald E. Knuth
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