Richard William Weiland papers, 1969-2006
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Collection includes personal correspondence, 1969-2002; materials pertaining to Microsoft, both his career there and the company, 1976-99; his research materials and notebooks on computers, the software industry, investments, and other interests, 1988-2006; papers, yearbooks, notebooks, and other items from his student career, 1971-80 (high school, Oregon State University, Stanford University, and Harvard Business School); materials pertaining to his philanthropic interests; and photographs and other AV materials.
Description
Type of resource | mixed material |
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Extent | 45 linear feet |
Place | California |
Publication date | 1969 - 2006 |
Issuance | monographic |
Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
Associated with | Weiland, Richard William, 1953-2006 |
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Subjects
Subject | Microsoft Corporation. |
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Subject | Stanford University > Students |
Subject | Charities |
Subject | Computer software industry |
Subject | Endowments |
Bibliographic information
Acquisition | Gift of Mike Schaefer, 2007. |
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Biographical/Historical | Richard Weiland earned his undergraduate degree in electrical engineering at Stanford in 1976. His first job was with his former high school classmates Bill Gates and Paul Allen at Microsoft, where he managed the completion of the COBOL compiler and helped develop the BASIC interpreter. He left Microsoft in 1988 to pursue full-time philanthropy, where his interests were education; lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights; health and human services; and the environment. Weiland died in 2006 at the age of 53. The Pride Foundation of Seattle announced that Weiland had left $65 million of his estate to gay rights and HIV/AIDS organizations. The organization called it the largest single bequest ever given to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender causes. |
Note | Preliminary guide available. |
Location |
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Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/qb903wr2154 |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.