Guide to the Stanford Humanities Center Records

Stanford University Libraries Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Stanford, California

October 2010

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Overview

Call Number: SC0876

Creator: Stanford Humanities Center.

Title: Stanford Humanities Center records

Dates: 1982-2007

Physical Description: 6.5 Linear feet

Summary: The records pertain to administrative matters, including the Center's various homes, and its programs, including fellowships, lectures, and workshops. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, proposals, publicity, and photographs. Audio-visual materials are cataloged under a separate call number (SC 827) and have their own finding aid.

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

Administrative Information

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

Stanford Humanities Center Records (SC0876). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biographical/Historical Sketch

The Stanford Humanities Center, founded in 1980 by then-President Donald Kennedy, is dedicated to the advanced study of human history and culture. Humanities Center programs stress work of a multidisciplinary and collaborative nature. Now one of the most dynamic humanities centers in the country, the Stanford Humanities Center offers up to thirty-five fellowships every year, supports fifteen to twenty year-long research workshops, and stages numerous public events.

Description of the Collection

The records pertain to administrative matters, including the Center's various homes, and its programs, including fellowships, lectures, and workshops. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, reports, proposals, publicity, and photographs. Audio-visual materials are cataloged under a separate call number (SC 827) and have their own finding aid.

Access Terms

Stanford Humanities Center.

Humanities --Research.

Humanities --Study and teaching (Higher).

Collection Contents

Papers Accesion ARCH-2007-237

History of SHC – administrative organization

Box 1, Folder 1

Directors:

Box 1, Folder 2

Directors: Biographies

Box 1, Folder 3

Directors: Correspondence

Box 1, Folder 4

Directors: Press

Box 1, Folder 5

Bylaws

Box 1, Folder 6

Committee members, 1983-2007

History of SHC – buildings & moves

Box 1, Folder 7

Mariposa &Rogers houses: History 1984-93

Box 1, Folder 8

Mariposa &Rogers houses: Renovations 1985-96

Box 1, Folder 9

Mariposa &Rogers houses: Bible Sheets 1990

Box 1, Folder 10

Mariposa &Rogers houses: Room M-20

Box 1, Folder 11

Mariposa &Rogers houses: IWP (Infrastructure Wiring Project) 1999

Box 1, Folder 12

Mariposa &Rogers houses: Furniture Upgrades

Box 1, Folder 13

Mariposa &Rogers houses: ADA Compliance 1996-99

Box 1, Folder 14

Mariposa &Rogers houses: Press 1999

Box 1, Folder 15

Annex: Administration 1992-97

Box 2, Folder 1

Annex: Furniture Upgrade 1988

Box 2, Folder 2

Annex: Space Requests 1998-99

Box 2, Folder 3

Bowman house: Building Administration 2000-01

Box 2, Folder 4

Bowman house: Artist's sketch

History of SHC – Operations

Box 2, Folder 5

Staff Handbook

Box 2, Folder 6

Facilities: ABM Definitions & Schedules

Box 2, Folder 7

Facilities: Work Orders

Box 2, Folder 8

Facilities: Building Security

Box 2, Folder 9

Computing Services 1995-2000

Box 2, Folder 10

External Computing Guides

Box 2, Folder 11

Internal Computing Guides 1996

Box 2, Folder 12

Computer Budget 1996-97

Box 2, Folder 13

Equipment 1986-99

Box 2, Folder 14

Early Website

Box 2, Folder 15

Y2K

Box 2, Folder 16

Lunches: Menus & feedback

Publicity & Public Relations

Box 2, Folder 17

Press releases and clippings, 1988-2003

Box 2, Folder 18

News articles of events

Box 3

Annual Reports: 1989 – 2006

Box 3, Folder 1

Newsletters 1995-2001 (incomplete set)

Box 3, Folder 2

Campaign Materials

Stanford Humanities Review

Box 3, Folder 3

General records 1999-2000

Box 3, Folder 4

Accounts

Fellowship Programs

Box 3, Folder 5

Publicity 2006-07

Box 3, Folder 6

List of Fellows 1995-2006

Box 3, Folder 7

Fellowship Statistics 1982-96

Box 3, Folder 8

Review Guidelines 1987-2001

Box 3, Folder 9

Review Guidelines

Box 3, Folder 10

Miscellaneous: Stipends 1999-2000

Box 3, Folder 11

Miscellaneous: Offices 1999

Box 3, Folder 12

Miscellaneous: SHC activities 1998-99

Box 3, Folder 13

Publications

Box 3

Fellows' Manuals 1999-2006

Box 4, Folder 1

Fellows CVs and Project Descriptions (1)

Box 4, Folder 2

Fellows CVs and Project Descriptions (2)

Box 4, Folder 3

Fellows CVs and Project Descriptions (3)

Box 4, Folder 4

Fellows CVs and Project Descriptions (4)

Box 4, Folder 5

Fellows CVs and Project Descriptions (5)

Box 4, Folder 6

External Faculty Fellowship: publicity

Box 4, Folder 7

Internal Faculty Fellowship: Publicity

Box 4, Folder 8

Internal Faculty Fellowship: Sabbatical leave policy

Box 4, Folder 9

HIS [Humanities and International Studies] Fellowship: Publicity

Box 4, Folder 10

Associate Fellowship: Publicity

Box 4, Folder 11

Rockefeller Fellowship: Publicity

Box 4, Folder 12

Rockefeller Fellowship: Grant Information

Box 5, Folder 1

Digital Humanities Fellowship: publicity

Box 5, Folder 2

Dean Fellows

Box 5, Folder 3

Shared Research Group: publicity

Box 5, Folder 4

Graduate Fellowship: Publicity

Box 5, Folder 5

Graduate Fellowship: Pre-Doctoral

Box 5, Folder 6

Graduate Fellowship: Geballe

Box 5, Folder 7

Undergraduate Fellowship: Publicity

Box 5, Folder 8

Undergraduate Fellowship: Grant Proposal

Box 5, Folder 9

Undergraduate Fellowship: Grant Accounting

Major Events

Box 5, Folder 10

Conferences

Box 5, Folder 11

Camp Lectures

Box 5, Folder 12

Carnochan Lectures

Box 5, Folder 13

Miscellaneous Lectures

Box 5, Folder 14

Presidential Lectures

Box 5, Folder 15

Weeks Lectures

Box 5, Folder 16

West Lectures

Box 5, Folder 17

Miscellaneous Events

Research Workshops

Box 5, Folder 18

Correspondence

Box 5, Folder 19

Funding History

Box 5, Folder 20

NEH Application 2004

Box 5, Folder 21

Administrative Guide, version 1, 2002

Box 5, Folder 22

Administrative Guide, version 2, 2002

Box 5, Folder 23

Coordinator's Manual, 2000-01

Box 5, Folder 24

Coordinator's Manual, 2001-02

Box 5, Folder 25

Coordinator's Manual, 2002-03

Box 5, Folder 26

Coordinator's Manual, 2003-04

Box 5, Folder 27

Coordinator's Manual, 2004-05

Box 6, Folder 1

Coordinator's Manual, 2005-06

Box 6, Folder 2

Coordinator's Manual, 2006-07

Box 6, Folder 3

Workshop Sample Proposals

Box 6, Folder 4

Workshop Proposals 2003-04: general memos, etc.

Box 6, Folder 5

Workshop Proposals 2003-04: New

Box 6, Folder 6

Workshop Proposals 2003-04: Renewal (1 of 2)

Box 6, Folder 7

Workshop Proposals 2003-04: Renewal (2 of 2)

Box 6, Folder 8

Workshop Proposals 2004-05 (1 of 2)

Box 6, Folder 9

Workshop Proposals 2004-05 (2 of 2)

Box 6, Folder 10

Workshop Proposals 2005-06

Box 6, Folder 11

Workshop Proposals 2006-07

Box 7, Folder 1

Workshop evaluations 2001-02 (1 of 2)

Box 7, Folder 2

Workshop evaluations 2001-02 (2 of 2)

Box 7, Folder 3

Workshop End of Year Reports 2001-02

Box 7, Folder 4

Workshops 2003-04 Financials: Sept.-Nov.

Box 7, Folder 5

Workshops 2003-04 Financials: Dec.-April

Box 7, Folder 6

Workshops 2003-04 Financials: May-August

Box 7, Folder 7

Workshops 2003-04 Evaluations (1 of 2)

Box 8, Folder 1

Workshops 2003-04 Evaluations (2 of 2)

Box 8, Folder 2

Workshops 2003-04 End of Year Reports (1 of 2)

Box 8, Folder 3

Workshops 2003-04 End of Year Reports (2 of 2)

Box 8, Folder 4

Workshops 2004-05 Evaluations (1 of 3)

Box 8, Folder 5

Workshops 2004-05 Evaluations (2 of 3)

Box 8, Folder 6

Workshops 2004-05 Evaluations (3 of 3)

Box 8, Folder 7

Workshops 2004-05 End of Year Reports (1 of 2)

Box 8, Folder 8

Workshops 2004-05 End of Year Reports (2 of 2)

Box 9

Photographs (includes prints, negatives, and digital scans):

Box 9

1) Building, including a series of images by Jane Lidz

Box 9

2) Events: Conferences, Distinguished Visiting Fellows, Camp Lecture, Presidential Lecture, Weeks Lecture, West Lecture, and miscellaneous

Box 9

3) Fellows and Staff, 1993-2007

Box 9

4) Miscellaneous: Former Directors, Major Donors

Box 9

Set of slides (Nov. 1999) of text of poems (author not noted)

Box 10

Posters from Presidential Lectures, Bliss Carnochan Lectures, Weeks Lectures, West Lectures, Camp Lectures, conferences (including the SHC's 25th Anniversary), co-sponsored events, and others, 2001-07

Papers Accesion ARCH-2007-335

Materials pertaining to renovation of the Bowman Alumni building to house the Stanford Humanities Center

Box 1, Folder 1

Eames furniture brochure 2001

Box 1, Folder 2

40/4 wood furniture

Box 1, Folder 3

Davis furniture brochures 1998

Box 1, Folder 4

GF office furniture, Vol. III seating

Box 1, Folder 5

Room & Board Catalog [furniture company] 2000

Box 1, Folder 6

Bowman Hall Programming and Space Allocation Study, draft January 2000

Box 1, Folder 7

Vitra Standards [chair catalog] 2001

Box 1, Folder 8

Chair catalogs

Box 1, Folder 9

Seaside Graphics The Complete Tint book

Box 1, Folder 10

Full Upright Position, the modern furniture company, No. 5 [catalog]

Box 1, Folder 11

Floor/room/piece adhesives

Box 1, Folder 12

Illustration of interior 2001

Box 1, Folder 13

Magnified layout drawings with corresponding photos

Box 1, Folder 14

Photographs

Box 1, Folder 15

Photographs

Box 1, Folder 16

Photographs (incl. negatives)

Box 1, Folder 17

Photographs (incl. negatives)

Box 2 os

Oversize architectural drawings, renderings, etc., Meeks, Coates & Eaton Architects, and some photographs, 2000-01

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