Stanford, Jane Lathrop, 1828-1905
type Collector
dates 1828-1905
city Honolulu
stateHI
other citiesSan Francisco, CA; Sacramento, CA; Albany, NY;
sex F
history Jane Eliza Lathrop Stanford was a collector and philanthropist. She and her husband, Leland Stanford, founded the Leland Stanford Junior University in memory of their son, Leland Stanford, Jr. (1868-1884), who during a European tour contracted typhoid fever and died in Florence, Italy.

Jane Stanford died on February 28, 1905 in Honolulu, Hawaii.
decades1860-1870
1870-1880
1880-1890
1890-1900
1900-1910
updated 03/22/2024 12:09:29
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Repository Description Links
Stanford University Libraries
Special Collections and University Archives
Jane Lathrop Stanford Papers, 1860-1975 (SC 033B) see details...
Stanford University Libraries
Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford Family Papers, 1839-1964 (SC 033D) see details...
Hoover Institution
Library and Archives
Jane Lathrop Stanford miscellaneous papers, 1895-1902 see details...

see alsoStanford, Leland, 1824-1893