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Stanford University was founded in 1885 by California senator Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane, “to promote the public welfare by exercising an influence in behalf of humanity and civilization.”
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In 2016, Stanford University celebrates 125 years of impact...
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Stanford opened its doors on Oct. 1, 1891, with some 555...
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The university officially opened on October 1, 1891 to 555 students. On the university's opening day, Founding President David Starr Jordan (1851–1931) said to Stanford's Pioneer Class: " [Stanford] is hallowed by no traditions; it is hampered by none. Its finger posts all point forward." [1]
Stanford University was founded in 1885 by Leland and Jane Stanford, dedicated to the memory of Leland Stanford Jr., their only child. The institution opened in 1891 on Stanford's previous Palo Alto farm.
Stanford opened its doors on Oct. 1, 1891, with some 555 students enrolled in the first year. The Stanford Family Leland, Jane and Leland Jr. sat for this portrait at the Walery Studio in Paris c. 1881-1883.
14 de mar. de 2000 · The Stanfords did found their university, modeled after Cornell and located on the grounds of their horse-trotting farm, in memory of their son (hence the school's...
5 de jun. de 2024 · The university was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane (née Lathrop), and was dedicated to their deceased only child, Leland, Jr.; it opened in 1891. The university campus largely occupies Stanford’s former Palo Alto farm.
1861. Sept. 4. Leland Stanford elected governor of California. 1868. May 14. Leland Stanford Jr. born. 1869. May 10. Leland Stanford drives Gold Spike at Promontory, Utah, for the first transcontinental railroad.