Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- John Kaplan papers
- Dates:
- 1970-1983
- Creators:
- Kaplan, John
- Extent:
- .5 Linear Feet 2 half msbs
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], John Kaplan papers (SC1647). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains John Kaplan's manuscripts: "Marijuana, the New Prohibition" (1970) and "The Hardest Drug" (1983).
- Biographical / historical:
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John Kaplan obtained his bachelor of science degree in physics from Harvard University. He then worked in a Naval research lab for several years before returning to Harvard to attend Law School. He later became a law clerk for US Supreme Court Justice Thomas C. Clark. He began his teaching career teaching law at Northwestern University in 1962 and then at University of California Berkeley. In 1965 he joined the law faculty at Stanford University where he became the Jackson Eli Reynolds Professor of Law and later elected chair of the Faculty Senate for the 1988-1989 year.
Throughout his career, he served on various government committees, advising on drug laws, criminal law, and social issues - being best known for his work linking sociological research with legal policies as it applied to drug regulation.
- Physical location:
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Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36-48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: <a href="http://library.stanford.edu/spc" title="Homepage" target="_blank" class="external-link">http://library.stanford.edu/spc</a>.
Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged at least 36 hours in advance.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-09-19 14:43:59 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Materials are open for research use.
- Terms of access:
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While Special Collections is the owner of the physical and 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. See: http://library.stanford.edu/spc/using-collections/permission-publish
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], John Kaplan papers (SC1647). Department 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