Access to Collection
Acquisition Information
Biographical / Historical
Preferred Citation
Scope and Contents
Publication Rights
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Gordon Bower papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC1223
Physical Description:
24.75 Linear Feet
17 boxes and 6.32 GB of digital files
Date (inclusive): 1950-2016
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.
Access to Collection
Recommendations and student materials are closed for 75 years from date of creation.
Otherwise tThe materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available
in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Acquisition Information
This collection was given by Gordon Bower to Stanford University, Special Collections in
October 2014.
Biographical / Historical
Gordon Bower is the Albert Ray Lang Professor (Emeritus) of Psychology at Stanford
University. He received a BA from Case Western Reserve University in 1954, and an MS (1957)
& Ph.D. (1959) in from Yale University, both in Psychology. Bower's research interests
include the study of human memory, mnemonic devices, retrieval strategies, recording
strategies, and category learning, including cognitive processes, emotion, imagery, language
and reading comprehension as they relate to memory.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Gordon Bower papers (SC1223). Dept. of Special Collections and
University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists primarily of teaching files and research files, correspondence, as
well as files from professional organizations. Also included are student materials and
recommendations, both of which are restricted for 75 years from date of creation.
Publication Rights
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/spc/using-collections/permission-publish.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Bower, Gordon H.
Stanford University. Department of Psychology.
Faculty
Bower, Gordon H.
Stanford University. Department of Psychology.
Faculty