Social Thought archive, circa 1986-1998

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Summary

Title:
Social Thought archive
Dates:
circa 1986-1998
Creators:
Social Thought and Phillips, Michael, 1938-
Abstract:
Collection of audio recordings from public radio program Social Thought.
Extent:
20 Linear Feet (20 boxes) and 1.3 gigabyte(s) 1 audio CD
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Social Thought archive (M2750). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, California.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection comprises audio recordings (both edited and unedited) of interviews conducted by Michael Phillips for his radio show Social Thought, a public radio program from 1988 to 1998. Boxes 1-19 contain the audio recordings, and Box 20 contains paper files, including recording and broadcast information as well as signed releases, photographs, and other material.

Biographical / historical:

Michael Phillips (1938-) is an author of eleven books. As a banker in 1967 he organized Mastercard, and he has been a business consultant involved with marketing research and corporate responsibility for companies around the world. Phillips was president of the Point Foundation from 1972 to 1974 and Business and Portfolio Manager of Glide Foundation from 1971 to 1981. In addition to his books, Phillips has written articles for Esquire, WET, Whole Earth Review, and CoEvolution Quarterly. From 1988 to 1998 he produced and hosted the national public radio program Social Thought, interviewing a variety of thinkers and scholars in fields such as economics, sociology, political science, public policy, and the environment. The program was also broadcast on Armed Forces Radio.

Acquisition information:
Gift; 2021. Accession 2021-413
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Media listing created by Ada and Elsie Sussman
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-07-31 14:49:23 -0700 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy. Digital matertials are closed until processed.

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.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Social Thought archive (M2750). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, California.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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