Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Patricia Ryan Madson papers
- Dates:
- circa 1987-2007
- Creators:
- Madson, Patricia Ryan and Madson, Patricia Ryan
- Extent:
- 2.5 Linear Feet (2 half boxes & 1 flat box)
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Patricia Ryan Madson Papers (SC1496). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection primarily consists of ephemera from Stanford events including, Founder's Day, the Cornerstone Dedication, and the Cantor Museum of the Arts Opening Gala. It also includes some photos, VHS tapes, and notes from various performances and speeches. Includes copies of letters written by Leland and Jane Stanford that were used in performances.
- Biographical / historical:
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Patricia Ryan Madson is the author of IMPROV WISDOM: DON'T PREPARE, JUST SHOW UP (Random House, 2005) and a professor Emerita from Stanford University where she taught from 1977-2005. In the Drama Department she served as the head of the undergraduate acting program and developed the improvisation program. In 1998 she was the winner of the Lloyd W. Dinkelspiel Award for Outstanding Innovation in Undergraduate Education at Stanford. She founded and coached the Stanford Improvisors and taught beginning and advanced level courses in Improvisation for undergraduate as well as adults in Stanford's Continuing Studies Program. In 1996 she founded the Creativity Initiative at Stanford, an interdisciplinary alliance of faculty who share the belief that creativity can be taught. Patricia has taught Design Improv for the School of Engineering, and was a guest lecturer for the Stanford Technology Ventures Program and for the Mayfield Fellows program. (Excerpt from https://profiles.stanford.edu/patricia-madson)
- Acquisition information:
- Gift, 2019.
- 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
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-11-04 11:26:34 -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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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 94304-6064. 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. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Patricia Ryan Madson Papers (SC1496). 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