Overview
Administrative Information
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Description of the Collection
Access Terms
Overview
Call Number: SCM0269
Creator:
Fitting, Ralph U.
Creator:
Royden, H. L.
Creator:
Royden, H. L.
Title: Halsey L. Royden, "The History of the Stanford Mathematics Department"
Dates: 1988
Physical Description:
0.02 Linear feet (1 folder)
Summary: Covers the early years (1891-1924), the Blichfeldt era (1925-1938), the Szego period (1938-1949), and the 1950s-60s. Includes
brief accounts of the formation of the Dept. of Statistics and the Dept. of Computer Science.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
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
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
Halsey L. Royden, "The History of the Stanford mathematics Department" (SCM0269). Dept. of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Halsey L. Royden earned his B.S. in 1948 and his M.S. in 1949 at Stanford University and his Ph.D. at Harvard in 1951, after
which he returned to Stanford to join the faculty in the department of mathematics.
Description of the Collection
Covers the early years (1891-1924), the Blichfeldt era (1925-1938), the Szego period (1938-1949), and the 1950s-60s. Includes
brief accounts of the formation of the Dept. of Statistics and the Dept. of Computer Science.
Access Terms
Royden, H. L.
Stanford University -- General subdivision--History.;
Stanford University. Computer Science Department.
Stanford University. Department of Mathematics.
Stanford University. Department of Statistics.
College students--California.