Leland Stanford attempted to buy the area now known as College Terrace, but developer Alexander Gordon refused to sell the property. The two men ultimately ended up in court after Stanford sued ...

Leland Stanford was but a vector, albeit a robust, capacious one, his coat buttons pulled taut with historical pressure. Anything in his orbit tended to bulge the same way, ...

W hen Leland and Jane Stanford bought a Santa Clara County horse farm in 1876, they were upholding an aristocratic tradition of placid living away from the city’s multitudes.

Leland Stanford claimed that “the machine cannot lie.” But Auguste Rodin, a renowned sculptor, accused Muybridge of lying. “Exposing Muybridge” shows that “machines cannot say anything.” ...

How did Leland Stanford donate his money? It was Senator Leland Stanford and his wife who founded the present-day Stanford University in 1885. To honor his only son, Leland Stanford Jr., he donated ...

Although Leland and Jane Stanford opened Stanford University together in 1891, her husband died shortly after building commenced, and Jane oversaw its creation. And she ensured that, both her husband ...

MENLO, Cal., Jane 24 -- The funeral services of Senator Leland Stanford were held to-day on the grounds of Stanford University at Palo Alto, and the remains were placed, in the family mausoleum.

SACRAMENTO — Sacramento's historic Leland Stanford mansion, one of the city's oldest homes, is opening its doors this month for special Halloween tours. The 1856 Victorian mansion – once owned ...

The Leland Stanford Mansion haunted house gives a Halloween-inspired interpretation of history with poison, patriarchy and climate disaster.

Now, a new graphic novel about the photographer seeks to retrace the Englishman’s life in San Francisco, his work with Leland Stanford, and the legendary images he captured of Yosemite more than 20 ...

the leland stanford mansion state historic park is hosting free spooky tours insidethe mansion. LOOK AT THIS OUTSIDE FESTIVAL DECOR IS A HINT OF WHAT AWAITS YOU INSIDE. AND THE ROOMS ARE DECORATED.