Stanford University, Office of Vice President for Business and Finance, records, 1949-1985.

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Stanford University, Office of Vice President for Business and Finance, records, 1949-1985.

Files, 1960-1967, which include correspondence, notes, memos and reports dealing with the Ford Foundation, the Plan of Action for a Challenging Era (PACE), Palo Alto-Stanford Hospital Center and the Stanford Children's Convalescent Hospital; and correspondence and patents, 1949-1959, pertaining to various electronic inventions; and the records of Rodney Adams, Director of Finance and Treasurer, 1976-85, pertaining to endowment funds, research and consulting, and administrative matters.

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