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Call Number: SC0156
Creator:
Davis, Douglas Dewitt, 1937-
Title: Douglas Dewitt Davis papers
Dates: 1964-1974
Physical Description:
11 Linear feet
Summary: Papers cover Davis' administrative career at Stanford, focusing
on counseling and student residences. Includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, and
general material.
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 transfer, Office of Dean of Student Affairs, 1976.
This collection is open for research.
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.
Douglas Dewitt Davis Papers (SC0156). Department of Special Collections and
University Archives, Stanford University Libraries and Academic Information
Resources, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Mr. Davis was a graduate of Stanford University and the Stanford Law School, receiving
his B.A. degree in Political Science in 1959 and his LL.B. degree in 1964.
In 1964 Davis became Director of Wilbur Houses and took up residence in Trancos-Wilbur,
where he was a Faculty Resident from 1964-70. From 1965-69 he was Associate Dean of
Students for Counseling and Residences. He then became the Special Assistant to the
Provost for Academic Advising during 1969-70. In 1970, when the new Office of the Dean
of Undergraduate Studies was established at Stanford, he was appointed Associate Dean of
Undergraduate Studies, a position he held until he left Stanford in 1974.
Davis' responsibilities as Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies were twofold: as
general staff officer, he assisted in formulating policy and supervising the office; as
overall coordinator of undergraduate advising, he represented the office on various
committees and sub-committees pertaining to advising and was involved in developing new
and effective advising programs. In addition he supervised and directed the assigning of
freshmen to freshmen programs and courses and to thier advisors; and he worked closely
with the Dean of Students' Office on the assignment of freshman housing.
These records are evenly spread throughout Davis' ten years of employment at Stanford.
He was involved from 1964 on with many committees of various levels, either as a member
or as the recipient of minutes and copies of correspondence for his information. In the
later category, for example, the 16 folders headed "American Indians" do not contain
material originated by Davis, but sent to him by others.
Papers cover Davis' administrative career at Stanford, focusing on counseling and
student residences. Includes correspondence, memoranda, reports, and general material.
Since many of the files were titled "Freshmen" and then further subdivided, the record
group has been divided into two parts: "Freshmen" (Boxes 1 & 2), and "General Files"
(Boxes 3-8). Both groups are arranged alphabetically by subject within the general
category. In addition to the specific files on freshmen, much of the general material
refers to freshmen also, especially in the areas of counseling and residences. A
researcher interested in freshmen should consult both sections of the guide.
Davis, Douglas Dewitt, 1937-
Stanford University--Administration.
Stanford University--Student housing.
Stanford University--Students.
Stanford University. Dean of Students. Associate
Dean for Counseling and Residences.
Stanford University. Dean of Undergraduate
Studies.
Stanford University. Provost's Office. Special
Assistant for Academic Counseling..
Dormitories--California--Stanford.
Indians of North America--Education.
Minorities--Education (Higher).
Student counselors.
- BAP - Budget Adjustment Program
- CAAA - Committee on Academic Appraisal and Achievement
- CEEB - College Entrance Examination Board
- CLEP - College Level Examination Program
- COSS - Committee on Services to Students
- CUS - Committee on Undergraduate Studies
- SES - Study of Education at Stanford