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{{Infobox publisher|image=[[File:Stanford_University_Press_Logo.png|220px]]|caption=Stanford University Press|founded=1892|country=United States|headquarters=[[Redwood City, California]]|distribution=[[Ingram Academic]] (US)<br>Combined Academic Publishers (UK)<ref>{{Cite web| title = Marston Book Services|
Stanford Briefs
Stanford Business Books|website={{URL|sup.org}}}}
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[[File:SUP colophon.jpg|thumb|The original Stanford University Press colophon.|alt=The words "Stanford University Press" superimposed on a line drawing of one of the gates to the main quad|left|333x333px]]
In 1925, SUP hired William Hawley Davis, Professor of English, to be the inaugural general editor at the press. In the following year, SUP issued its first catalog, listing seventy-five published books.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sup.org/about/|title=About the Press
[[File:The Press Gang.jpg|thumb|A 1929 photo of the Stanford University Press staff.|alt=A group of people in front of a building|400px]]
The first press director, Donald P. Bean, was appointed in 1945. By the 1950s, the printing plant ranked seventh nationally among university presses with respect to title output. The head book designer in the late 1950s and 1960s was printer and typographer [[Jack Stauffacher]], later an [[American Institute of Graphic Arts|AIGA]] medalist.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aiga.org/medalist-jackstauffacher|title=2004 AIGA Medalist: Jack Stauffacher|website=AIGA {{!}} the professional association for design|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref>
In 1999, the press became a division of the [[Stanford University Libraries]]. It moved from its previous location adjacent to the Stanford campus to its current location, in Redwood City, in 2012–13.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://library.stanford.edu/news/2014/01/redwood-city-moves-complete|title=Redwood City moves complete
Stanford Business Books, an imprint for professional titles in business, launched in 2000, with two publications about [[Silicon Valley]]. The press launched the Briefs imprint in 2012, featuring short-form publications across its entire list.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sup.org/books/imprints/?imprint=Stanford%20Briefs|title=Stanford Briefs Thumbnails|last=Press|first=Stanford University|website=www.sup.org|language=en|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stanfordpress.typepad.com/blog/2015/02/on-the-merits-of-brevity.html|title=On the Merits of Brevity|website=Stanford University Press Blog|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref> With funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, SUP debuted a publishing program for [[Digital scholarship|born-digital interactive scholarly works]] in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://stanfordpress.typepad.com/blog/2015/01/taking-digital-scholarship-to-the-presses.html|title=Taking Digital Scholarship to the Presses|website=Stanford University Press Blog|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sup.org/digital/|title=Stanford Digital Projects
In April 2019, the provost of Stanford University announced plans to cease providing funds for the press, drawing widespread criticism.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/Proposed-Cut-of-Stanford-U/246200 |title=Proposed Cut of Stanford U. Press's Subsidy Sparks Outrage |last=Kafka |first=Alexander C. |date=April 26, 2019 |website=[[The Chronicle of Higher Education]] |access-date=April 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/04/29/stanford-moves-stop-providing-funds-its-university-press |title=Stanford Moves to Stop Supporting Its University Press |last=Jaschik |first=Scott |date=April 29, 2019 |website=[[Inside Higher Ed]] |access-date=April 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/04/29/stanford-community-outraged-at-su-press-defunding-over-1000-sign-petitions/|title=Stanford community outraged at SU Press defunding, over 1,000 sign petitions|last=Miller|first=Elise|date=2019-04-29|website=The Stanford Daily|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref> Following protests from Stanford faculty and students, as well as the wider academic and publishing community,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aupresses.org/news-a-publications/news/1770-association-stands-in-support-of-stanford-university-press|title=Association Stands in Support of Stanford University Press|website=www.aupresses.org|access-date=2019-05-07}}</ref> the subsidy for the 2019–20 academic year was reinstated, with additional options for future fundraising on the press's part to be discussed.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.chronicle.com/article/Facing-Blowback-Stanford/246211|title=Facing Blowback, Stanford Partly Reverses Course and Pledges Press Subsidy for One More Year|last=Kafka|first=Alexander C.|date=2019-04-30|work=The Chronicle of Higher Education|access-date=2019-05-07|language=en-US|issn=0009-5982}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/05/01/provost-compromise-a-step-in-the-right-direction-on-su-press-defunding-but-not-enough-say-faculty/|title=Provost compromise a ‘step in the right direction’ on SU Press defunding, but not enough, say faculty|last=Miller|first=Elise|date=2019-05-01|website=The Stanford Daily|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/05/01/stanford-backs-down-year-ending-support-university-press|title=Stanford backs down -- for a year -- on ending support for university press|website=www.insidehighered.com|language=en|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/05/02/op-ed-graduate-students-on-sups-future/|title=Op-Ed: Graduate students on SUP's future|date=2019-05-02|website=The Stanford Daily|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-06}}</ref>
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== Digital publishing ==
SUP's digital projects initiative, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, advances a formal channel for peer review and publication of born-digital scholarly works in the fields of digital humanities and computational social sciences.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sup.org/digital/|title=Stanford Digital Projects
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== 1933 murder case ==
In 1933, David Lamson, a sales manager at SUP, was accused of murdering his wife, Allene, at their home on the Stanford campus.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://stanfordmag.org/contents/was-it-murder |title=Was It Murder?
==References==
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