Stanford University was founded in 1885 by California senator Leland Stanford and his wife, Jane, to "promote the public welfare by exercising an influence in behalf of humanity and civilization."
University Stanford: University Stanford ໄດ້ສ້າງຕັ້ງຂຶ້ນໃນ 1885 ໂດຍແຄລິຟໍເນຍຢູ່ວຽງຈັນຝົນ Leland Stanford ແລະພັນລະຍາຂອງລາວ, Jane, "ເພື່ອສົ່ງເສີມການສະຫວັດດີການສາທາລະນະໂດຍການໃຊ້ອິດທິພົນໃນນາມຂອງມະນຸດແລະພົນລະເຮືອນ."