J. Henry Meyer Memorial Library

<h2 id="namesake">Namesake</h2>
<p>The library was named for J. Henry Meyer (1855–1921), a wealthy California businessman who was an early supporter of Stanford, particularly the Stanford libraries. He was born in Sacramento and settled in San Francisco. He was a banker and an important influence on the development of the street railway systems in San Francisco and Los Angeles. He helped underwrite the establishment of Stanford's <a href="/facts/Lane_Medical_Library/9UzDPucL">Lane Medical Library</a>, and in 1916 he created a Stanford endowment fund to collect important western historical manuscripts. Two of his three children graduated from Stanford, and they continued his tradition of supporting the university. Their support, together with a grant from the U.S. <a href="/facts/United_States_Department_of_Education/VuahmIvb">Office of Education</a>, made the undergraduate library possible, and it was named in their father's honor.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a>
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<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Stanford_University_Libraries/eLansjyC">Stanford University Libraries</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li><a href="http://library.stanford.edu/">Stanford University Libraries</a></li></ul>
<p><a href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=J._Henry_Meyer_Memorial_Library¶ms=37.425686_N_122.16736_W_region:US_type:landmark">37°25′32″N 122°10′02″W / 37.425686°N 122.167360°W / 37.425686; -122.167360</a>
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<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>"Meyer Library closes permanently, relocating services to Lathrop". Stanford Daily. August 25, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014. <a href="http://www.stanforddaily.com/2014/08/25/meyer-library-closes-permanently-relocating-services-to-lathrop/" target="_blank">http://www.stanforddaily.com/2014/08/25/meyer-library-closes-permanently-relocating-services-to-lathrop/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>"Meyer Library's demolition in photos". Stanford Daily. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 12, 2015. <a href="http://www.stanforddaily.com/2015/03/09/meyer-librarys-demolition-in-photos/" target="_blank">http://www.stanforddaily.com/2015/03/09/meyer-librarys-demolition-in-photos/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"New Lathrop Library to host Meyer's services". Stanford Daily. May 9, 2014. Retrieved October 10, 2020. <a href="http://www.stanforddaily.com/2014/05/09/lathrop-library-to-replace-meyer/" target="_blank">http://www.stanforddaily.com/2014/05/09/lathrop-library-to-replace-meyer/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>The J. Henry Meyer Memorial Library dedication program. Stanford University. December 2, 1966. <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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J. Henry Meyer Memorial Library