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Stanford University, Office of Vice President and General
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SC0178
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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Stanford University, Office of Vice President and General Counsel,
records
Identifier/Call Number: SC0178
Physical Description:
13.5 Linear Feet
(10 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1968-1976
Summary: These records are
office files maintained by Siena's office during his term as Legal Advisor to the President.
Primary concerns were faculty and student affairs, campus security and demonstrations,
personnel, university and government relations. The files include correspondence, memoranda,
notes and supporting documents.
Language of Material:
Undetermined .
The following materials were removed from the collection.
Federal regulations and xeroxes of pages from the federal register unless specifically part
of a letter or other communication.
Published pamphlets regarding the by-laws, charters, etc., of boards of trustees or
overseers of major U.S. colleges and universities.
Duplicates of Stanford related published documents.
The material is arranged in eleven series: 1. Campus disruptions, 2. Campus security, 3.
Faculty affairs, 4. Government relations, 5. Personnel, 6. Lands and buildings, 7. Schools
and departments, 8. Student affairs, 9. University relations, 10. Miscellaneous, 11.
Additional material.
Box Listing
Box Series 1 Campus Disruptions 2 Campus Security 3 Faculty Affairs 4 Government Relations
5 Personnel 6 Lands and Buildings (A to F) 7 (d.b.) Lands and Buildings (G to Z) Schools and
Departments 8 Student Affairs 9 Student Affairs University Relations 10 Miscellaneous 11-21
Additional material
All boxes are record storage cartons except #7, a document box.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Administrative transfer, President's Office, 1977.
Restricted while being processed. Office of the General Counsel may contact the University
Archivist for access
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Stanford University, Office of Vice President and General Counsel, Records (SC0178). Dept.
of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
A Stanford law graduate (1961), Siena was appointed legal advisor to the President of the
University in January 1970. Formerly associated with Covington & Burling, a prominent
Washington D. C. law firm, Siena later served in the Department of the Army as Deputy Under
Secretary for International Affairs. He also served as a consultant to the Office of
Economic Opportunity and a member of the Board of the National Capital Area Civil Liberties
Union.
As Legal Advisor to the President, Siena worked with Presidents Kenneth Pitzer (January
1970 to September 1970) and Richard Lyman (September 1970 to 1977) as well as the provost
and other university officials on legal matters. He acted as liaison with outside counsel,
reviewed campus operations in light of existing laws and regulations, and monitored
legislative and regulatory changes affecting the University.
These records are office files maintained by Siena's office during his term as Legal
Advisor to the President. Primary concerns were faculty and student affairs, campus security
and demonstrations, personnel, university and government relations. The files include
correspondence, memoranda, notes and supporting documents.
President's Office Records, 1970-1977 (restricted)
University Relations, SC
Peter Allen: Student Demonstrations papers, SC 157
Siena, James V: Stanford news release, 12-5-69
The files were received from the President's Office in no evident alphabetical,
chronological or series order. Series were reestablished in processing based on
abbreviations on folder labels designating "personnel" "faculty affairs," etc. Several
folders had no distinguishing notation and were not obviously part of any of the established
series; these folders were placed at the end of the collection as a miscellaneous unit.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Universities and colleges -- Administration.