Baldwin (Robert "Buzz") Papers, 1950-2018, bulk 1980-

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Summary

Title:
Robert "Buzz" Baldwin papers
Dates:
1950-2018, bulk 1980-
Extent:
13.5 Linear Feet 9 RSBs
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Robert "Buzz" Baldwin Papers (SC1648). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The materials consist of reprints that range between 1950 and 2017, correspondence, and photographic slides.

Biographical / historical:

Robert "Buzz" Baldwin was born in September 30, 1927 in Madison, Wisconsin. He recieved his Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin in 1950. He continued his studies in biochemistry at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, where he received his D.Phil degree (British Equivalent of a PhD) in 1954. In 1955, he became an assistant professor of biochemistry at the University of Wisconsin and later an associate professor in 1958.

In 1959 Baldwin became part of a six-member group of researchers at Stanford's newly formed biochemistry department (headed by the late Arthur Kornberg) in the Stanford University School of Medicine. He became a full professor at Stanford in 1964. He went on to serve as the Chair of the department from 1989-1994. He became professor emritus of biochemistry in 1998.

Arrangement:

There are different subsets of correspondence that Baldwin kept: alphabetical, by subject, and by either chronological or chronological/alphabetical - original order was maintained.

Physical location:
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: http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-02-07 13:29:17 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

The 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:

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:

[identification of item], Robert "Buzz" Baldwin Papers (SC1648). Department 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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