Guide to the Lyle M. Nelson Papers
Finding aid prepared by Daniel Hartwig
Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University
Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, California, 94305-6064
Repository email: speccollref@stanford.edu
October 2010
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Title: Lyle M. Nelson collection
Identifier/Call Number: SC0989
Contributing Institution:
Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University
Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear foot
Date (bulk): Bulk, 1961-1977
Date (inclusive): 1961-1991
Summary: This matierials primarily pertain to Nelson's work
as director of university relations and includes correspondence, reports, memoranda,
clippings, articles, and other materials. Subjects include academic freedom and the
H. Bruce Franklin case, issues pertaining to plans for the Ladera Dam, the indirect
cost controversy of 1991, and the independence of the STANFORD DAILY and the 1977
legal case of Zurcher v. Stanford. Correspondence is largely congratulatory on
Nelson's career at Stanford, but does include other issues. There are also materials
on the White House Conference on Education in 1965 that Nelson helped to
organize.
Information about Access
This materials are 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
Lyle M. Nelson Papers (SC0989). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Nelson, emeritus professor of communication at the time of his death in 1997, came to
Stanford in 1961 as director of university relations. In 1968 he became executive
head of the department of communication and served as the department's chairman from
1972 to 1979. He was named the Thomas M. Storke Distinguished Professor of
Communication in 1973. In the early 1970s, Nelson helped raise funds to back the
STANFORD DAILY's protest of a Palo Alto police raid on its offices, a case the DAILY
lost in the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1984, Nelson won the Kenneth M. Cuthbertson
Award, Stanford's highest honor for exceptional service to the university.
Description of the Collection
This materials primarily pertain to Nelson's work as director of university relations
and includes correspondence, reports, memoranda, clippings, articles, and other
materials. Subjects include academic freedom and the H. Bruce Franklin case, issues
pertaining to plans for the Ladera Dam, the indirect cost controversy of 1991, and
the independence of the STANFORD DAILY and the 1977 legal case of Zurcher v.
Stanford. Correspondence is largely congratulatory on Nelson's career at Stanford,
but does include other issues. There are also materials on the White House
Conference on Education in 1965 that Nelson helped to organize.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Franklin, H. Bruce (Howard Bruce), 1934-
Nelson, Lyle M.
Stanford University--Public
relations..
Academic freedom
Ladera Dam (Calif.)
Collection Contents
Box 1, Folder 1
Academic Freedom statements 1962-65
Box 1, Folder 2
Chronology of SU events Feb. 1969-Feb. 1970
Box 1, Folder 3
Correspondence, largely congratulatory with a few clippings,
1968-72
Box 1, Folder 4
Correspondence, congratulatory and miscellaneous,
1971-73
Box 1, Folder 5
Educational reform, articles and clippings
Box 1, Folder 6
H. Bruce Franklin case--clippings, press releases, statements,
1972
Box 1, Folder 7
Indirect cost controversy clippings 1991
Box 1, Folder 8
Indirect cost controversy press releases, statements, articles,
1990-91
Box 1, Folder 9
Jokes and hoaxes [press release parodies]
Box 1, Folder 10
Ladera Dam materials (1 of 2) 1961-62
Box 1, Folder 11
Ladera Dam materials (2 of 2) 1961-62
Box 1, Folder 12
Photograph of Nelson with Bob Beyers and Bruce Bliven
Box 2, Folder 1
Pitzer (Kenneth), several press releases and a letter,
1968-69
Box 2, Folder 2
Pitzer --Lyman transition
Box 2, Folder 3
Stanford Daily independence, clippings and articles,
1969-70
Box 2, Folder 4
USOE Educational Relations Program--report and correspondence,
1963
Box 2, Folder 5
White House Conference on Education 1965--
publications
Box 2, Folder 6
White House Conference on Education 1965--correspondence
1964-65
Box 2, Folder 7
White House Conference on Education 1965--clippings, panel
handouts, and a few letters
Box 2, Folder 8
Young, Howard, "At Stanford University Even the Bad News Is Fit
to Print," USIS feature, September 1971
Box 2, Folder 9
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily, legal documents, 1977
