William Hillman Shockley papers, circa 1860-1971, bulk 1890-1920

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Summary

Creators:
Shockley, William Hillman
Abstract:
The materials consist of photographs, lecture notes, letters, books, and manuscripts documenting Shockley's career as a mining engineer and professor at Stanford, including documentation of geology expeditions to Alaska, China and Russia.
Extent:
2.5 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], William Hillman Shockley Papers (SC1108). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The materials consist of photographs, lecture notes, letters, books, and manuscripts documenting Shockley's career as a mining engineer and professor at Stanford, including documentation of geology expeditions to Alaska, China and Russia.

Biographical / historical:

William Hillman Shockley (1855-1925) was an American mining engineer and amateur photographer. He worked and traveled in Russia, Korea, Australia, and China, and was active in the Chinese mining regions during the same approximate period when another American, Herbert Hoover, also worked as a young mining engineer. Shockley was the father of William B. Shockley, inventor of the transistor and winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics (1956). He married May Bradford, who had been a federal deputy surveyor of the mineral lands. The Shockley's son William B. was born in England in 1910; they returned to the U.S. in 1913.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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:

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 94305-6064. 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.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], William Hillman Shockley Papers (SC1108). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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