Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Stanford University
- Abstract:
- Records pertaining to student self-government consist of individual answers by Stanford students to a survey requested by Frank Kiernan of the School Citizens Committee on the advantages of self-government, 1913. Collection also includes a petition from Stanford students for a course in public speaking and completed survey forms on debating societies at other universities, 1912; and responses from fraternities to a request by Stanford president David Starr Jordan for their opinion on a proposed rule to limit membership when a chapter's academic performance falls.
- Extent:
- 0.25 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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Stanford Student Self-Government Collection (SC0799). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Records pertaining to student self-government consist of individual answers by Stanford students to a survey requested by Frank Kiernan of the School Citizens Committee on the advantages of self-government, 1913. Collection also includes a petition from Stanford students for a course in public speaking and completed survey forms on debating societies at other universities, 1912; and responses from fraternities to a request by Stanford president David Starr Jordan for their opinion on a proposed rule to limit membership when a chapter's academic performance falls.
- Acquisition information:
- These records were originally received in the President's Office.
- Physical location:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
- Terms of access:
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While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
- Preferred citation:
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Stanford Student Self-Government Collection (SC0799). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022