Overview
Administrative Information
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Description of the Collection
Access Terms
Overview
Call Number: V0079
Creator:
Stanford Alumni Association
Title: Stanford Alumni Association, "Origins of Modern Society," [videorecordings]
Dates: 1988-1993
Physical Description:
3 Linear feet 32 videotapes (MII)
Summary: Lectures on the history, politics, arts, and philosophy of western culture by Stanford professors Gabriel A. Almond, William
Chace, Gordon A. Craig, Terence Emmons, J. Martin Evans, Albert Guerard, Michael Jameson, David M. Kennedy, Carolyn Lougee,
John Perry, Leonard G. Ratner, Antony Raubitschek, Lawrence Ryan, James Sheehan, Ezra Solomon, and Walter G. Vincenti.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36-48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html.
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 Stanford Alumni Association, 1994.
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 Alumni Association, "Origins of Modern Society," Videorecordings (V0079). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
"Origins of Modern Society" was a course developed by Prof. Wayne S. Vucinich for Stanford University seniors. The video series
was produced by the Stanford Alumni Association in conjunction with Stanford Instructional Television.
Description of the Collection
The "Origins of Modern Society" video series features lectures in Western culture by sixteen Stanford professors. The tapes
were developed by Professor Wayne S. Vucinich and offered to Stanford University seniors as a capstone to their undergraduate
education. The video series was produced by the Stanford Alumni Association in conjunction with Stanford Instructional Television.
Access Terms
Almond, Gabriel A. (Gabriel Abraham), 1911-2002
Chace, William M.
Craig, Gordon Alexander, 1913-2005
Emmons, Terence.
Evans, J. Martin (John Martin), 1935-2013.
Guérard, Albert J. (Albert Joseph), 1914-
Jameson, Michael.
Kennedy, David M.
Lougee, Carolyn.
Perry, John.
Ratner, Leonard G.
Raubitschek, A. E., (Antony Erich), 1912-1999
Ryan, Lawrence.
Sheehan, James J.
Solomon, Ezra.
Stanford Alumni Association
Vincenti, Walter G., (Walter Guido), 1917-
Civilization, Western.
Videorecordings.