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The Western History Lecture Series

A series of lectures focused on the history of western North America, co-sponsored by the Bill Lane Center and the History Department.

Upcoming Events

November
12
Date
Tuesday, November 12, 2024, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Lane History Corner, Room 307, Building 200
450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Speaker
Mark Brilliant

 

Join us for an engaging lecture by historian Mark Brilliant as part of our Western History Lecture Series. 

Past Events

March
14
Date
Thursday, March 14, 2024, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Lane History Corner, Room 307, Building 200
450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Speaker
Jared Farmer

The Western History Lecture Series presents Jared Farmer, Walter H. Annenberg Professor of History at the University of Pennsylvania.

October
23
Date
Monday, October 23, 2023, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Lane History Corner, Room 002, Building 200
450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Speaker
Margaret O’Mara

The Western History Lecture Series presents Margaret O'Mara, Scott and Dorothy Bullitt Professor of American History at the University of Washington.

May
4
Date
Thursday, May 4, 2023, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Lane History Corner, Room 203, Building 200
450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Speaker
Thomas Andrews

In late April of 1873, the Great Horse Flu—a virulent form of equine influenza that sickened more than 90% of horses, mules, and donkeys in…

April
24
Date
Monday, April 24, 2023, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Lane History Corner, Room 307, Building 200
450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Speaker
Andrés Reséndez

The Western History Lecture Series presents Andrés Reséndez Professor of History at the University of California, Davis.

February
2
Date
Thursday, February 2, 2023, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Lane History Corner, Room 307, Building 200
450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Speaker
Rachel St John

The Western History Lecture Series presents Rachel St. John Associate Professor of History at the University of California, Davis.…

January
18
Date
Wednesday, January 18, 2023, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Location:
Lane History Corner, Room 307, Building 200
450 Jane Stanford Way, Stanford, CA 94305
Speaker
Claudio Saunt

The Western History Lecture Series presents Claudio Saunt, Richard B. Russell Professor in American History and Regents' Professor at the University of Georgia.

November
10
Date
Thursday, November 10, 2022, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:
Stanford University
450 Jane Stanford Way
History Corner, Building 200
Room 307
Speaker
Louis Warren

The Western History Lecture Series presents "Blood Money," a talk by Louis Warren on California's Indian war bonds.