Guide to the Stanford University, Physical Sciences Program,
Records
Stanford University Libraries
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
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Overview
Call Number: SC0169
Creator:
Stanford University. Physical Sciences
Program.
Title: Stanford University, Physical Sciences Program,
records
Dates: 1931-1973
Physical Description:
2.5 Linear feet
Summary: Collection pertains both to the School of Physical Sciences and
the later program in physical sciences. Included are correspondence, budgets, fiscal
records, and miscellaneous items, 1934-72; one file on courses, 1931-32; course
materials for the general program classes (survey of physical sciences and astronomy),
1952-73; and course materials for several physics classes, 1955-65. Collection also
includes a file on the campus observatory, 1960-64.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
Administrative Information
Provenance
Administrative transfer 1977.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
Ownership & Copyright
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.
Cite As
Stanford University, Physical Sciences Program, Records (SC0169). Department of
Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
The School of Physical Sciences, instituted in 1926, consisted of the departments of
chemistry, geology, mathematics, and physics; in 1949 the School of Humanities and
Sciences was organized and retained a general program in physical sciences. The program
was administered by chemistry professor Claudio Alvarez-Tostado.
Description of the Collection
Collection pertains both to the School of Physical Sciences and the later program in
physical sciences. Included are correspondence, budgets, fiscal records, and
miscellaneous items, 1934-72; one file on courses, 1931-32; course materials for the
general program classes (survey of physical sciences and astronomy), 1952-73; and course
materials for several physics classes, 1955-65. Collection also includes a file on the
campus observatory, 1960-64.
Access Terms
Alvarez-Tostado, Claudio.
Stanford University--Curriculum..
Stanford University. Observatory.
Stanford University. Physical Sciences
Program.
Stanford University. School of Physical
Sciences.
Physical sciences.
Science --Study and teaching.
Collection Contents
Box 1, Folder 1
Advisee placement, 1965-66
Box 1, Folder 2
Appointments of lab assistants, 1949-65
Box 1, Folder 4
Correspondence, 1950 and 1972
Box 1, Folder 5
Correspondence re lab instructors, 1960-72
Box 1, Folder 6
Courses, 1931-32 and undated
Box 1, Folder 7
Courses 1, 2, 3, 50 – correspondence, 1955-66
Box 1, Folder 8
Fiscal records, budget statements, 1934-45
Box 1, Folder 9
Fiscal records, budget statements, 1945-48
Box 1, Folder 10
Fiscal records, miscellaneous, 1934-37
Box 1, Folder 11
Fiscal records, miscellaneous, 1938-46
Box 1, Folder 12
Fiscal records, miscellaneous, 1946-48
Box 1, Folder 13
Fiscal records, miscellaneous, 1951-61
Box 1, Folder 14
Lab schedules and general material, 1966, 1972 and
undated
Box 1, Folder 15
Miscellaneous material, 1964-70 and undated
Box 1, Folder 16
Miscellaneous T.A. material, n.d.
Box 1, Folder 18
Undergraduate instructional scientific equipment, proposal, ca.
1966
Box 1, Folder 19
P.S. 1 [survey of physical sciences, with lab work],
1965-67
Box 1, Folder 21
P.S. 1 old exams, 1959-64
Box 1, Folder 22
P.S. 1 labs, 1966-68 and undated
Box 1, Folder 25
P.S. 2 [survey of physical sciences, with lab work],
1965-68
Box 2, Folder 2
P.S. 2 old exams, 1960-67
Box 2, Folder 4
P.S. 3 [survey of physical sciences, with lab work],
1966-68
Box 2, Folder 7
P.S. 3 old exams, 1952-60
Box 3, Folder 1
P.S. 3 old exams, 1962-71
Box 3, Folder 2
P.S. 3 labs, 1966 and n.d.
Box 3, Folder 3
P.S. 5 [survey of physical sciences, no lab work], 1966-72 and
n.d.
Box 3, Folder 4
P.S. 6 [survey of physical sciences, no lab work], old exams,
1969-70
Box 3, Folder 6
P.S. 7 [survey of physical sciences, no lab work],
1966-72
Box 3, Folder 8
P.S. 50 [astronomy], 1966, 1971 and n.d.
Box 3, Folder 11
Physics, miscellaneous, 1960
