Mark Mancall papers, 1937-1996

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Summary

Extent:
10 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item] Mark Mancall Papers (SC1593). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains lecture notes, research files, correspondence, and photos.

Biographical / historical:

Mark Mancall (1932-2020) helped transform undergraduate learning by starting the Grove House residential learning project, establishing the vibrant residence-based learning academic program known as Structured Liberal Education (SLE) and re-envisioning the Overseas Studies program. An expert on the history, religions, languages and cultures of Central and Southeast Asia, Mancall joined the faculty of the Department of History in 1965. He received his bachelor's degree in Far Eastern languages from the University of California, Los Angeles. He then went on to Harvard University, where he earned his master's degree in East Asian regional studies and his doctorate in history and Far Eastern languages.

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:

Materials are open for reasearch; box 13 is restricted.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item] Mark Mancall Papers (SC1593). 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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