Overview
Administrative Information
Biographical/Historical note
Scope and Contents note
Access Terms
Overview
Call Number: SCM0044
Creator:
Gilfillan, Sennet W.
Creator:
Gilfillan, Sennet W.
Title: Sennet W. Gilfillan correspondence with Stanford University
Dates: 1947-1958
Physical Description:
0.02 Linear feet (53 items)
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
Custodial History
Gift of Raymond O. Bergstrom, 1986.
Biographical/Historical note
Correspondence with Frederick E. Terman and David S. Jacobson regarding Gilfillan's contributions to scholarships for electrical
engineering students and the Gilfillan Wing of the Electronics Laboratory; some of Terman's letters concern faculty and research
projects of the department. Also includes two articles about Gilfillan.
Scope and Contents note
Gilfillan, Stanford Class of 1912, was an electronics manufacturer and developer of an airport radar landing system. He was
a frequent contributor to Stanford's programs in electronics and electrical engineering.
Access Terms
Jacobson, David S.
Jacobson, David S.
Stanford University -- General subdivision--Finance.;
Stanford University. Department of Electrical Engineering.
Terman, Frederick Emmons, 1900-1982