Guide to the Kenneth Pitzer Papers
Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Libraries.
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
Copyright © 2015 The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.
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Overview
Call Number: SC0087
Creator:
Pitzer, Kenneth S., (Kenneth Sanborn), 1914-1997
Title: Kenneth Pitzer papers
Dates: 1968-1980
Bulk Dates: 1968-1970
Physical Description:
4 Linear feet
Summary: Papers include correspondence, press releases and articles relating to Dr. Pitzer's appointment to and resignation from the
presidency of Stanford; his chron files; subject files; and appointment book (Aug. 1969-Aug. 1970).
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
Provenance
Gift of Kenneth Pitzer, 1970, and Bancroft Library, 1998.
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
Kenneth Pitzer Papers (SC0087). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Sixth president of Stanford University, December 1968 to September 1, 1970.
Description of the Collection
Papers include correspondence, press releases and articles relating to Dr. Pitzer's appointment to and resignation from the
presidency of Stanford; his chron files; subject files; and appointment book (Aug. 1969-Aug. 1970).
Access Terms
Pitzer, Kenneth S., (Kenneth Sanborn), 1914-1997
Universities and colleges--Administration.
Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence re resignation, A – K
Box 1, Folder 2
Correspondence re resignation, L – Z
Box 1, Folder 3
Correspondence with Trustees
Box 1, Folder 4
Press releases, news articles
Accession ARCH-1998-074
Additional Material
Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence A - K Pitzer resignation from Stanford
Box 1, Folder 2
Correspondence L - Z Pitzer resignation from Stanford
Box 1, Folder 3
Correspondence with Trustees Pitzer resignation from Stanford
Box 1, Folder 5
Stanford, later items to 1980
Box 1, Folder 6
Stanford trip - August 26-28, 1968
Box 1, Folder 6
Stanford trip - Sept. 9-12, 1968
Box 1, Folder 11
Clippings 1968 Aug. - Sept.
Box 2, Folder 1
Stanford trip, Sept. 18-21, 1968
Box 2, Folder 3
Cuthbertson, Kenneth, 1968
Box 2, Folder 4
Re students or student matters, 1968
Box 2, Folder 5
Discussion with Stanford students (Sept. 1968)
Box 2, Folder 7
Chemistry Dept - Stanford
Box 2, Folder 12
Stanford - Humanities & Sciences
Box 2, Folder 13
KSP acknowledgements re Stanford appointment - first half of alphabet
Box 2, Folder 14
KSP acknowledgements re Stanford appointment - second half of alphabet
Box 3, Folder 1
Re Stanford appointment - no reply
Box 3, Folder 2
Acknowledge of appointment from Stanford people
Box 3, Folder 4
Stanford Academic Council, 1968-69
Box 3, Folder 5
Stanford Academic Council, 1969-70
Box 3, Folder 8
Stanford Appointment and Tenure Policy
Box 4, Folder 1
AAUP - governance of University
Box 4, Folder 2
Executive Organization & Personnel Advisory Committee
Box 4, Folder 3
University Advisory Committee
Box 4, Folder 5
Stanford Research Institute
Box 4, Folder 6
Resignation clippings, etc., 1970
Box 4, Folder 7
Press releases, news articles Pitzer resignation from Stanford
Box 4, Folder 8
Stanford misc. financial information
Box 4, Folder 9
Stanford University misc. 1968
Box 5, Folder 1
Dr. Pitzer's Chronological file Stanford material, Aug. - Nov. 1968
Box 5, Folder 2
Reading file, December 1968
Box 5, Folder 3
Reading file, January 1969
Box 5, Folder 4
Reading file, February 1969
Box 6, Folder 3
Reading file, August 1969
Box 6, Folder 4
Reading file, September 1969
Box 6, Folder 5
Reading file, October 1969
Box 6, Folder 6
Reading file, November 1969
Box 6, Folder 7
Reading file, December 1969
Box 6, Folder 8
Reading file, January 1970
Box 7, Folder 1
Reading file, February 1970
Box 8, Folder 2
Reading file, Sept. 1970 - June 1971
Box 8, Folder 3
Appointment book, Aug. 1969 - Aug. 1970
