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Call Number: SC0476
Creator:
Bush, Robert Nelson.
Title: Robert Nelson Bush papers
Dates: 1936-1988
Physical Description:
11.25 Linear feet
Summary: The bulk of Bush's papers pertain to his years at Stanford,
1945-1988; earlier materials include his student work and several files pertaining to
his tenure as Dean of the Faculty at Kansas State Teachers College. Included in his
Stanford papers are his subject files which contain notes, articles by Bush and others,
reprints, newsletters, clippings, and other items; manuscript, typescript, and published
versions of his writings and speeches; class materials; audio tapes; and one film. His
research interests centered on secondary and higher education and teacher training;
there is also material from research projects conducted in Australia.
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
Gift of Mrs. Robert N. Bush, 1994, and transfer from Cubberley Library, 2002.
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.
Robert Nelson Bush Papers (SC0476). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Robert N. Bush was Professor of Education at Stanford University from 1945 until his
retirement in 1976, when he was appointed Professor Emeritus. He cofounded the Stanford
Center for Research and Development in Teaching and served as its director from 1965 to
1976. He was instrumental in the development of two educational innovations:
microteaching and the flexible schedule.
The bulk of Bush's papers pertain to his years at Stanford, 1945-1988; earlier materials
include his student work and several files pertaining to his tenure as Dean of the
Faculty at Kansas State Teachers College. Included in his Stanford papers are his
subject files which contain notes, articles by Bush and others, reprints, newsletters,
clippings, and other items; manuscript, typescript, and published versions of his
writings and speeches; class materials; audio tapes; and one film. His research
interests centered on secondary and higher education and teacher training; there is also
material from research projects conducted in Australia.
Bush, Robert Nelson.
Stanford University. School of
Education--Faculty
Education
Education, Secondary--Australia.
Education, Secondary--Curricula.
Education, Secondary--United States.
Teacher-student relationships.
Teachers--Training of.