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"The Stanford Archaeology Center now hosts “Collecting in Life and Death: The Curatorial Legacy of Leland Stanford Jr.,” a student-created exhibit that explores Leland Jr.’s affinity for collecting. Anthropology Ph.D. candidate Sabrina…
The Stanford Archaeology Center and Stanford University Archaeology Collections' recent Before Stanford public symposium was featured in Stanford 125's final newsletter. Under REUNION HOMECOMING WEEKEND HIGHLIGHTS, they note "…
The Stanford Daily interviewed Dr. Christina J. Hodge about the Before Stanford exhibit at a recent symposium relating to the event and celebrating Stanford's 125th anniversary. They also interviewed a public guest very supportive of the exhibits…
"Stanford University opened 125 years ago this Saturday – on Oct. 1, 1891...Over the past year, the Stanford community has celebrated in creative ways, from anniversary-themed coursework in design thinking and archaeology to alumni clubs holding…
"Chinese archeology student exhibition tells the secret history of Stanford" is SinovisionNet's video report on the new Archaeology Center exhibition Chinese American at Stanford: A Reflexive Archaeology. This video showcases exhibition…
Workers from Stanford's early years "left artifacts, stories, and a legacy of Chinese-American engagement and stewardship that continues to instruct and to inspire, said Bright Zhou, ’16, curator of a small exhibit at the Stanford Archaeology…
The four-case exhibit was the result of a class, ARCHLGY 134: “Museum Cultures: Material Representation in the Past and Present,” taught by Christina Hodge, academic curator and collections manager. Over a 10-week quarter, students attended…
Thousands of Chinese immigrant workers helped to build Leland Stanford’s Central Pacific Railroad and the wealth that became Stanford University... “At first, Chinese-Americans came to Stanford as cooks and gardeners,” Zhou said. “Today,…
Titled “From Curios to Ambassadors: Changing Roles of the Daggett Collection from Tribes of the Lower Klamath River,” the exhibit was the product of ARCHLGY 134: “Museum Cultures: Material Representation in the Past and Present.” The class, led…
Danielle Raad digs in as the new curator of the Stanford University Archaeology Collections
The new curator and assistant director of the Stanford University Archaeology Collections says the pieces in her charge have something to offer all disciplines. “It’s really powerful to be in the presence of objects. The more time you spend with a work of art or artifact, the more it can teach you.”