Access to Collection
Publication Rights
Acquisition Information
Biographical / Historical
Scope and Content
Preferred Citation
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Oswald G. Villard papers
Creator:
Villard, Oswald G.
Identifier/Call Number: SC0584
Physical Description:
108.5 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1932-1998
Date (bulk): 1958-1998
Abstract: The papers include
correspondence, articles and research papers, memoranda, reports, research files, contracts,
minutes, and other materials, 1958-1998. Institutions represented in the papers include
Stanford University, Stanford Research Institute, Naval Research Advisory Committee, USAF
Scientific Advisory Board, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Union of Radio
Science International, and the Voice of America. The collection also includes instruction
manuals and a log for radio station W6YX, 1932-1933 (club station at Stanford)
Language of Material:
English .
Access to Collection
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in
advance of intended use.
Publication Rights
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.
Acquisition Information
This collection was given to the Stanford University Archives in 1998 by Oswald G.
Villard.
Biographical / Historical
O. G. Villard, Jr., a leader in electromagnetic theory and experimental methods, earned his
engineer's degree in 1943 and his Ph.D. in 1949 at Stanford, studying with Dr. F. E. Terman.
He joined the faculty in Stanford's electrical engineering department and later was one of
the founders of the Stanford Research Institute, now SRI International. He is a member of
the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the
IEEE and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Scope and Content
The papers include correspondence, articles and research papers, memoranda, reports,
research files, contracts, minutes, and other materials, 1958-1998. Institutions represented
in the papers include Stanford University, Stanford Research Institute, Naval Research
Advisory Committee, USAF Scientific Advisory Board, Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers, Union of Radio Science International, and the Voice of America. The collection
also includes instruction manuals and a log for radio station W6YX, 1932-1933 (club station
at Stanford)
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Oswald G. Villard Papers (SC0584). Dept. of Special Collections,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Electrical engineering -- Study and teaching.
Stanford University. Department of Electrical
Engineering. Faculty
Naval Research Advisory Committee.
Stanford Research Institute