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Title: "Becoming Stanford: The Making of an American University" [videorecording]
Identifier/Call Number: V0206
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2.0 videotape(s) (VHS)
Date: 1999
Summary: Part 1, "The Founding," covers the origins and building of the university through World War I; highlights include Stanford
family history, the first Big Game between Stanford and UC Berkeley, early student life, the rise of tenure, and the 1906
earthquake. Part 2, "The Transformation," covers the development of Stanford as a world-renowned research university; highlights
include the administrations of Provost Frederick E. Terman and President J. E. Wallace Sterling, the role of federal funding
in the university's expansion, the turmoil of the 1960s, and the growth of new technologies leading to the personal computer
revolution.
creator:
Stanford Channel (Television station : Stanford, Calif.)
This collection is open for research.
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"Becoming Stanford: The Making of an American University" (V0206). Department of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Part 1, "The Founding," covers the origins and building of the university through World War I; highlights include Stanford
family history, the first Big Game between Stanford and UC Berkeley, early student life, the rise of tenure, and the 1906
earthquake. Part 2, "The Transformation," covers the development of Stanford as a world-renowned research university; highlights
include the administrations of Provost Frederick E. Terman and President J. E. Wallace Sterling, the role of federal funding
in the university's expansion, the turmoil of the 1960s, and the growth of new technologies leading to the personal computer
revolution.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Stanford Channel (Television station : Stanford, Calif.)
Stanford University--History.
Stanford University. -- General subdivision--History.;
Videorecordings.