Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Robert C. Calfee papers
- Dates:
- 1964-1979
- Creators:
- Calfee, Robert C. and Calfee, Robert C.
- Abstract:
- Office files regarding Calfee's position as Associate Dean of Research and Development, School of Education, and Director of the Stanford Center for Research and Development in Teaching.
- Extent:
- 6 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item] Robert C. Calfee Papers (SC0226). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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Office files regarding Calfee's position as Associate Dean of Research and Development, School of Education, and Director of the Stanford Center for Research and Development in Teaching.
- Biographical / historical:
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Robert Calfee (1933-2014) was a professor emeritus of education at Stanford (1969- ) and former dean of the University of California-Riverside Graduate School of Education. An influential scholar who wrote extensively about pedagogy, he was devoted to rigorous research on the practice of teaching and then seeing that his findings had a direct impact on children's education. This commitment led him to pioneer new approaches to training classroom teachers, to work directly with schools and to help launch LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., which was a leader in the educational entertainment market.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Professor Robert Calfee, 1980.
- 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: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-06 11:15:52 -0800 .
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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[identification of item] Robert C. Calfee Papers (SC0226). 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