Stanford University Press

Stanford University Press
Parent company Stanford University Libraries
Founded 1892
Country of origin United States
Headquarters location Redwood City, California
Distribution Ingram Academic (US)
Combined Academic Publishers (UK)[1]
Publication types Books
Imprints Stanford Law Books, Stanford Security Studies
Official website www.sup.org
2008 conference booth

The Stanford University Press (SUP) is the publishing house of Stanford University. In 1892, an independent publishing company was established at the university. The first use of the name "Stanford University Press" in a book's imprinting occurred in 1895. In 1917, the university bought the press, making it a division of Stanford.

In 1999, the press became a division of the Stanford University Libraries. It was located on Page Mill Road in the Stanford Research Park to the southeast of the Stanford campus before moving to its current location, Redwood City, in 2012-2013.[2] It publishes about 130 books per year.

Major awards

Publications

1933 murder trial

In 1933, David Lamson, a sales manager at SUP, was accused of murdering his wife, Allene, at their home on the Stanford campus. Janet Lewis, wife of Stanford poet Yvor Winters, campaigning for Lamson's acquittal, wrote a pamphlet emphasizing the dangers of using circumstantial evidence. Lamson was ultimately released after being tried four times.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Marston Book Services". Retrieved 2017-12-04.
  2. ↑ "Redwood City moves complete".
  3. ↑ "The Ordeal of David Lamson". 16 December 2012.
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