Stanfords University

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http://www.stanford..edu/about/history/
The Stanfords visited several great universities of the East to gather
ideas. An urban legend, widely circulated on the Internet but untrue,
describes the couple as poorly-dressed country bumpkins who decided to
found their own university only after being rebuffed in their offer to
endow a building at Harvard. They did visit Harvard's president but
were well-received and given advice on starting a new university in
California.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leland_Stanford_Junior_University
Stanford was founded by Leland Stanford, a railroad magnate, United
States Senator, and former California Governor, and his wife, Jane
Stanford. It is named in honor of their only child, Leland Stanford,
Jr., who died in 1884 just before his 16th birthday. He died in
Florence, Italy after falling ill in Athens while traveling abroad
with his parents.[7] His parents decided to dedicate a university to
their only son, and Leland Stanford told his wife, "The children of
California shall be our children."
There exists a popular story that a lady in "faded gingham" and a
gentleman in a "homespun threadbare suit" went to visit the provost of
Harvard about making a donation, were rebuffed, and then founded
Stanford.[8] The historical account is that the Senator and Mrs.
Stanford visited Harvard's President Eliot and asked how much it would
cost to duplicate Harvard in Palo Alto. Eliot replied that he supposed
$15 million would be enough