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Sandstone & Tile originally appeared as the Stanford Historical Society Newsletter and the inaugural issue was published in April, 1976, three months after the founding of the society. In the second year, the newsletter’s founding editor, Peter C. Allen, launched an annual feature issue, naming it Sandstone & Tile. In 1985, the newsletter was permanently renamed Sandstone & Tile by co-editors Karen Bartholomew and Roxanne Nilan. The journal publishes research articles on various aspects of Stanford history, in addition to serving as a chronicle of the history of the society.

Three handsomely printed and illustrated issues are published each year. A copy of each issue is mailed to all members of the society as a membership benefit. Digital copies of recent issues are available below.

List of Main Topics in All Issues

Winter 2024, Volume 48, No. 1

  • The Gordon Craig Diaries | James J. Sheehan
  • Okada House and the Asian American Experience at Stanford | Jacob Wang, Gloria Saito, Lee Salisbury, Edwin Carlos

     

Fall 2023, Volume 47, No. 3

  • Chicano Murals at Casa Zapata | Georgina Hernandez
  • My Life as a Resident Fellow: 1984–1991 | Denis Phillips
  • Stanford Historical Society News
  • Stanford Historical Society Membership
  • SHS 2022–23 Financial Summary

Spring/Summer 2023, Volume 47, No. 2 

  • How a Stanford Speech Scandal Led to the Invention of Academic Freedom: The Case of Edward A. Ross | Emily J. Levine
  • George Shultz: Citizen of Stanford | Philip Taubman, John Taylor
  • Historical Society News
  • From the President, 2022–2023
  • In Memoriam: Andy Doty

Winter 2023, Volume 47, No. 1

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  • Who Killed Jane Stanford? | Richard White
  • John Hennessy: Inside the President’s Office, excerpt from Voices from the Hennessy Presidency, a new book published by the Stanford Historical Society
  • Q&A with Eric Knight, editor of Voices from the Hennessy Presidency
  • SHS News