Guide to the Sennet W. Gilfillan Correspondence with Stanford University SCM0044

Finding aid prepared by Daniel Hartwig

Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives

Stanford University Libraries.

557 Escondido Mall

Stanford, California, 94305

Repository email: speccollref@stanford.edu

May 2011

Title: Sennet W. Gilfillan correspondence with Stanford University

Identifier/Call Number: SCM0044

Contributing Institution: Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 53.0 item(s)

Date (inclusive): 1947-1958

creator: Gilfillan, Sennet W.

Custodial History note

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.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Jacobson, David S.

Stanford University--Finance.

Stanford University. Dept. of Electrical Engineering

Stanford University. -- General subdivision--Finance.;

Terman, Frederick Emmons, 1900-1982

Box 1

Correspondence

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