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Call Number: SC0664
Creator:
Beyers, Robert W.
Title: Robert W. Beyers papers
Dates: 1965-1992
Physical Description:
11 Linear feet
Summary: These files were maintained by Robert W. Beyers and kept
separate from the general files of the News Service, although they relate primarily to
his work as director of the News Service. The files include correspondence, press
releases, copies of university correspondence and memos, ephemera, articles, and
clippings. Subjects include public perception of Stanford (1972), reactions to articles
in the CAMPUS REPORT (1968-89), the Vietnam War and anti-war protest, H. Bruce Franklin,
the ASSU and social regulations for women students (1965-66), John Voevodsky (inventor
and entrepreneur), the proposed Reagan Library at Stanford, Donald Kennedy, and indirect
cost recovery at Stanford. Among the ASSU files is a copy of the results from a 1965
questionnaire of women students and a transcript of a KZSU program "The Seventy Third
Year" broadcast on May 30, 1965 featuring interviews with Richard E. Guggenhime, Phillip
H. Rhinelander, and Scott McBride regarding the 1964-65 academic year. The "Comments
1988-89" files include notes and letters on the controversy over a speech by George
Shultz.
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
Gift of Robert W. Beyers, 2002.
This collection is open for research.
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.
Robert W. Beyers Papers (SC0664). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Robert W. Beyers, known for his candid reporting, directed the Stanford News Service
from 1961 to 1990. Educated at Cornell University, he was a journalist and public
relations director before joining the University of Michigan News Service. He came to
Stanford in 1961 with his Michigan mentor, Lyle Nelson; together they created the
STANFORD OBSERVER, a monthly publication for alumni, and the CAMPUS REPORT, a weekly
internal newspaper. Beyers was awarded the Kenneth M. Cuthbertson Award for exceptional
service to the university in 1983. He died in October 2002.
These files were maintained by Robert W. Beyers and kept separate from the general files
of the News Service, although they relate primarily to his work as director of the News
Service. The files include correspondence, press releases, copies of university
correspondence and memos, ephemera, articles, and clippings. Subjects include public
perception of Stanford (1972), reactions to articles in the CAMPUS REPORT (1968-89), the
Vietnam War and anti-war protest, H. Bruce Franklin, the ASSU and social regulations for
women students (1965-66), John Voevodsky (inventor and entrepreneur), the proposed
Reagan Library at Stanford, Donald Kennedy, and indirect cost recovery at Stanford.
Among the ASSU files is a copy of the results from a 1965 questionnaire of women
students and a transcript of a KZSU program "The Seventy Third Year" broadcast on May
30, 1965 featuring interviews with Richard E. Guggenhime, Phillip H. Rhinelander, and
Scott McBride regarding the 1964-65 academic year. The "Comments 1988-89" files include
notes and letters on the controversy over a speech by George Shultz.
Beyers, Robert W.
Beyers, Robert W.
Franklin, H. Bruce (Howard Bruce), 1934-
Guggenhime, Richard E.
Kennedy, Donald, 1931-
KZSU (Radio station: Stanford, Calif.)
McBride, Scott.
Rhinelander, Phillip H.
Shultz, George Pratt, 1920-
Stanford University--Students.
Stanford University--Women..
Stanford University. Associated Students.
Stanford University. News Service.
Voevodsky, John.
Federal aid to research--Overhead costs.
Presidents--United States--Archives.
Student movements--California--Stanford
Students--Political activity
Vietnam War, 1961-1975
Women college students.