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Stanford University, Special Services Office, Records
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  • Immediate Source of Acquisition note
  • Information about Access
  • Ownership & Copyright
  • Cite As
  • Description of the Collection

  • Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
    Title: Stanford University, Special Services Office, records
    Identifier/Call Number: SC0106
    Physical Description: 6 Linear Feet
    Date (inclusive): 1967-1973
    Language of Material: Undetermined .

    Immediate Source of Acquisition note

    Administrative transfer, Special Services Office, April 1973, June 1977.

    Information about Access

    Series I - restricted until 2049.
    Series II - restricted until 2049; must apply with the University Archivist for access according to SPEC Access to health information (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mj3VI_dOjKfZvi2I4dgt0Rq0vUSr85fD/view).
    Series III - restricted until 2049; must apply with the University Archivist for access.
    Series IV - restricted until 2049; must apply with the University Archivist for access according to SPEC Access to health information (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mj3VI_dOjKfZvi2I4dgt0Rq0vUSr85fD/view).

    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 University, Special Services Office, Records (SC0106). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

    Description of the Collection

    Series I - Office records of the Special Services Office. These six boxes contain mainly office correspondence and informative material pertaining to the draft and draft counseling. Also included are 5 volumes of computer printouts of statistical analyses concerning Stanford students and their draft classifications. The order and the titles of the folders in this collection were preserved exactly as they were received in the Archives office. The register contains some information added by the arranger in an attempt to indicate the contents of the file where not clear from its title.
    Series II - Files consisting mainly of correspondence relating to named individuals and specific counseling cases. These files were selected to serve as examples and illustrations of the work done by the draft counseling office.
    Series III - Files of students who filed for exemption as Conscientious Objectors, their statements, letters of support, and, in some cases, transcripts of their personal appearances.
    Series IV - II-S (student deferment classification) files kept for the academic years 1971/72 and 1972/73. These files were received in April 1977.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Draft.
    Conscientious objectors