Farm Land
Stories about Stanford history.
‘We Are With You in Spirit if Not in Body’
Dozens of Japanese American Stanford students were corralled in camps during World War II. Even as their lives were put on pause, some stayed connected to the Farm.
by Jack Herrera
The Lost Lineman
‘My turn came and I went straight for the dummy and it went straight for me,’ said Lowell Wilson about that fateful day on the practice field.
by Sam Scott
The Pen Pal President
When Herbert Hoover and Ray Lyman Wilbur went to Washington, they left their friend Robert Swain in charge of the university. But they never quite relinquished control.
by Rich Jaroslovsky
Meet Stanford’s First Black Administrator
Sam McDonald came to campus to build roads and departed with one named after him.
by Sam Scott
Who Lives, Who Dies
In 1969, the fate of millions was determined by pulling birthdates from a glass container.
by Sam Scott
