Guide to the Kennell A. Jackson Collection on Branner Hall
compiled by Stanford University Archives staff
Stanford University. Libraries.
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
February 2011
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Overview
Call Number: SC0789
Creator:
Jackson, Kennell A., 1941-2005.
Title: Kennell A. Jackson collection on Branner Hall
Dates: 1960-2004
Physical Description:
3.75 Linear feet (7 boxes)
Summary: These materials were collected by Kennell A. Jackson during his tenure as Resident Fellow in Branner Hall at Stanford. Included
are Branner yearbooks, directories, and assorted newsletters; scripts from Branner orientation skits, 1991-2003, and other
plays put on by dorm residents; dorm guides, brochures, rules, etc.; Jackson's communications to Resident Assistants and the
dorm in general and letters he received from residents and former residents, 1983-2004; flyers from Branner Presents and other
dorm events; a photograph album from the 1974-1975 year and other loose photographs; and reports by dormitory staff, 1987-1999.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
Administrative Information
Provenance
This collection was given to the Stanford University Archives by the estate of Kennell A. Jackson in 2005.
Information about Access
Materials in box 7 are restricted. The collection is otherwise open for research; materials must be requested at least 48
hours in advance of intended use.
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
[Identification of item], Kennell A. Jackon Collection on Branner Hall (SC0789). Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Kennell A. Jackson, who joined the Stanford faculty as professor of African history in 1969, was the Resident Fellow in Branner
Hall (an all-freshman dormitory) from 1980 until his death in 2005.
Description of the Collection
These materials were collected by Kennell A. Jackson during his tenure as Resident Fellow in Branner Hall at Stanford. Included
are Branner yearbooks, directories, and assorted newsletters; scripts from Branner orientation skits, 1991-2003, and other
plays put on by dorm residents; dorm guides, brochures, rules, etc.; Jackson's communications to Resident Assistants and the
dorm in general and letters he received from residents and former residents, 1983-2004; flyers from Branner Presents and other
dorm events; a photograph album from the 1974-1975 year and other loose photographs; and reports by dormitory staff, 1987-1999.
Other items of note are materials on the design and construction of the Branner puppet head and items pertaining to the theft
of a "Grimace" statue from a local McDonald's, 1987.
Access Terms
Stanford University. Branner Hall.
College students--California.
Dormitory life--California--Stanford
Box 1
Branner yearbooks 1977-1978, 1983-1992, and "Absolut Branner" undated
Box 2
Branner yearbooks
1996-2000
Box 2
Branner directories
2000-2001, 2004-2005
Box 2, Folder 1
Branner Banner Vol. 2, No. 2
Box 2, Folder 3
Branner guides, brochures, staff lists, etc.
1960-1992
Box 2, Folder 4
Branner Manor completed survey forms
1982
Box 2, Folder 5
Branner musical scripts
1985-2004
Box 2, Folder 6
Branner newsletter
1996 and undated
Box 2, Folder 7
Branner orientation skit
1991
Box 2, Folder 8
Branner orientation skit
1992
Box 2, Folder 9
Branner orientation skit
1993
Box 2, Folder 10
Branner orientation skit
1996
Box 2, Folder 11
Branner orientation skit
1997
Box 2, Folder 12
Branner orientation skit
1998
Box 2, Folder 13
Branner orientation skit
1999
Box 2, Folder 14
Branner orientation skit
2003
Box 2, Folder 15
Branner orientation skits
undated
Box 2, Folder 16
Branner pages from Face Book
undated
Box 3, Folder 1
Branner Presents (speakers series)
1980-91 and undated
Box 3, Folder 2
Branner puppet head (materials re its design and construction)
Box 3, Folder 3
Branner Quarterly Vol. 1 and 2
1984-1985
Box 3, Folder 4
Branner RA master list
1982-2000
Box 3, Folder 5
Branner RA promo book
1991
Box 3, Folder 6
Branner RAs, images
1993-1994
Box 3, Folder 7
Branner renovation
2001-2003
Box 3, Folder 8
Correspondence, general
1983-2005, undated
Box 3, Folder 10
Dorm floor plans and assigned rooms
Box 3, Folder 11
Flyers for Branner events
Box 3, Folder 12
Guides, rules, etc. for staff
1997-2003, undated
Box 3, Folder 13
Hall meeting agendas
1988-2003
Box 3, Folder 15
Kennell - letters to RAs and general dorm
1984-2000
Box 3, Folder 16
Kennell's cookies - notices and one recipe
Box 3, Folder 17
Kennell's outlines and text for talks re Stanford, dorm life, etc.
Box 3, Folder 18
Korobkin, Russell, report as academic coordinator
1988
Box 3, Folder 19
Letters to Kennell from Branner residents and former residents
1983-2004
Box 4, Folder 1
McDonald's Grimace event
1987
Box 4, Folder 3
Orientation evaluation results
1988
Box 4, Folder 5
RA reflections, notes
1987, 1994
Box 4, Folder 7
U.S. News and World Report, college ranking issues
1996-2002
Box 4, Folder 8
Wang, Bruce, report as advising associate
1999
Box 4, Folder 9
Wulfstat, Matt, "Branner Sucks?" (class paper?)
1989
Box 4, Folder 10
Branner's Interactive Multimedia Magazine
1995
Box 5, Folder 1
Assorted flyers for Branner events
Box 6, Folder 1
Framed letter from Milton Friedman after talk at Branner, with Rose Friedman's chocolate chip cookie recipe
1990
Box 6, Folder 2
Framed photograph of a group of Branner students
Box 6, Folder 3
Framed photograph "The Branner Leg from Rapp's Shoe Store"
Box 7, Folder 1
RA applications [restricted]
Box 7, Folder 2
Staff applications [restricted]
Box 7, Folder 3
Confidential matters [restricted]