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Date of Stanford Medical School Commencement, 1979?

Jan 06, 2009 01:34

Sorry, I know, asking something insane again, but can anyone tell me how on EARTH I can find out what the date was of commencement ceremonies at Stanford University School of Medicine in 1979? I actually need the EXACT date; it's important to my storyline.

Things Tried:

Googled various combinations of "graduation"; "commencement"; "Stanford ( Read more... )

~medicine: medical education, usa: education: higher education

Comments 9

tlatoani January 7 2009, 02:42:54 UTC

Call the Stanford Medical School Dean's office and ask. They'll have all of those old programs somewhere.

mashfanficchick January 7 2009, 02:47:52 UTC

Hmm. Wow. That is a thought. Don't know that I'd have the guts to do it, but maybe. Thanks fr the suggestion. :-)

atanvarne_lj January 7 2009, 05:45:58 UTC

Or the Registrar's Office (Records). Trust me, it wouldn't be an odd question for a typical Records Office staff member to be asked. You can even email them if you'd rather. Here's their contact info page: http://med.stanford.edu/md/registrar/contact.html

mashfanficchick January 7 2009, 06:02:43 UTC

Thank you so much. I think I might be able to e-mail them easier than I could talk to them. (Especially if I made a new e-mail account...*is scared of the big smart people*)

kaiz January 7 2009, 02:49:47 UTC

What tlatonani said. Alternately, contact the Stanford University Archives or the Lane Medical Archives. One of the reference staff may be able to access that information quickly.

mashfanficchick January 7 2009, 02:53:07 UTC

Hey, thanks! I think I'd be a lot less afraid to call the Archives than the Dean's office.

kaiz January 7 2009, 02:54:27 UTC

LOL! Never fear, reference librarians get calls like this all the time :-)

mashfanficchick January 7 2009, 02:58:01 UTC

*snickers* I'm sure. The Dean's office, on the other hand...probably does as well, but that doesn't mean I want to call them!

asugar January 7 2009, 10:45:36 UTC

Why don't you search the May/June 1979 archives of the Stanford campus newspaper online? Undoubtedly there were quite a few stories related to the event. Most newspapers are archived completely online nowadays although you may need to pay a nominal fee if you are a non-subscriber. My father graduated from the university in 1963 and the business school in 1966 and his graduations were late May. I assume that the medical school's graduation ceremonies are similarly timed.

You could also try the alumni association, the Palo Alto (the city Stanford is in) newspaper, or the San Mateo County Times.