Guide to the Hugh Skilling Papers

Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford, California
October 2010
Copyright © 2015 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.

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Overview

Call Number: SC1024
Creator: Skilling, Hugh Hildreth, 1905-
Title: Hugh Hildreth Skilling papers
Dates: 1954-1964
Physical Description: 0.5 Linear feet
Summary: Correspondence, memoranda, goal statements, agendas and notes pertaining to the University's Study of Undergraduate Education (1954-1956) and to the Electrical Engineering Department's Undergraduate Administration Committee (1961-1964).
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

Gift of Hugh Skilling, 1967.

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

Hugh Hildreth Skilling Papers (SC1024). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biographical/Historical Sketch

Hugh H. Skilling was professor of electrical engineering at Stanford (1928-1929, 1931-1971; emeritus 1971-1990) and served as head of the Department of Electrical Engineering from 1944 to 1967.

Description of the Collection

Collection includes correspondence, memoranda, goal statements, agendas, and notes pertaining to the University's Study of Undergraduate Education (1954-1956) and to the Electrical Engineering Department's Undergraduate and Graduate Administration Committees (1961-1964).

Access Terms

Skilling, Hugh Hildreth, 1905-
Stanford University. Department of Electrical Engineering.
College teachers.
Education, Higher.


Box 1, Folder 1

Undergraduate Education Committee 1954 Sep-Dec

Scope and Content Note

executive committee agenda and minutes, memorandum, proposals, and reports
Box 1, Folder 2

Undergraduate Education Committee 1955 Jan-Jul

Scope and Content Note

executive committee agenda and minutes, memorandum, proposals, and reports
Box 1, Folder 3

Undergraduate Education Committee 1955-1956

Scope and Content Note

correspondence, executive committee agenda and minutes, and reports
Box 1, Folder 4

Undergraduate Administrative Committee - Electrical Engineering Department 1961-1962

Scope and Content Note

agenda, bulletins, memorandum and proposals
Box 1, Folder 5

Undergraduate Administrative Committee - Electrical Engineering Department 1963-1964

Scope and Content Note

agenda, bulletins, memorandum and proposals
Box 1, Folder 6

Graduate Administrative Committee - Electrical Engineering Department 1961-1962

Scope and Content Note

agenda, correspondence, and memorandum
Box 1, Folder 7

Graduate Administrative Committee - Electrical Engineering Department 1963-1964

Scope and Content Note

agenda, correspondence, and memorandum