The records pertain to administrative matters, including the Center's various homes, and its programs, including fellowships, lectures, and workshops. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, proposals, publicity, and photographs. Audio-visual materials are cataloged under a separate call number (SC 827) and have their own finding aid.

The Stanford Humanities Center, founded in 1980 by then-President Donald Kennedy, is dedicated to the advanced study of human history and culture. Humanities Center programs stress work of a multidisciplinary and collaborative nature. Now one of the most dynamic humanities centers in the country, the Stanford Humanities Center offers up to thirty-five fellowships every year, supports fifteen to twenty year-long research workshops, and stages numerous public events.

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This collection is open for research.