Robert E. Horn papers SC1503
Eilene Lueck
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
November 2023
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Robert E. Horn papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC1503
Physical Description:
3.5 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1982-2001
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.
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format and must be reformatted to
a digital use copy.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 2019.
Biographical Note
Robert E. Horn (b.1933) is a political scientist, futurist, and strategist specializing in visualizing information through
large information murals or visual posters.
Horn has taught at Harvard and Columbia universities. His consulting clients have included the Alberta Department of the Environment,
Foresight Canada, International Futures Forum (UK), Boeing, AT&T, HP, and other Global 1000 companies. He is a fellow of the
World Academy of Art and Science and a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. At Stanford University, Horn was a visiting scholar at the Center
for the Study of Language and Information from 2012-2013.
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of research materials assembed by Robert E. Horn such as articles, newspaper clippings, and journals.
Conditions Governing Use
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
[identification of item] Robert E. Horn papers (SC1503). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Information visualization
Political science
Public policy
Strategic planning -- Business
Papers, 2019-222 Accession ARCH-2019-222
Box 1
Mapping Hypertext [book] by Robert E. Horn, w/ note.
1989
Box 1
Loose papers, booklet.
1950-1995
Box 1
Article/Chapter photocopies, organized alphabetically by author. A - Mc.
1995 [1950-1995]
Box 2
Article/Chapter photocopies by alpha by author last name. Mc-Z.
1995 [1950-1995]
Box 2
"Issue Map" series: Mapping Great Debates: 1. Can Computers Think?;
1995
Box 2
"Issue Map" series: Mapping Great Debates: 2. Can the Turing Test Determine Whether Computers Can Think?;
1995
Box 2
"Issue Map" series: Mapping Great Debates: 3. Can Physical Symbol Systems Think?;
1995
Box 2
"Issue Map" series: Mapping Great Debates: 4. Can Chinese Rooms Think?;
1995
Box 2
"Issue Map" series: Mapping Great Debates: 5. Can Connectionbist Networks Think? Can Computers Think in Images?;
1995
Box 2
"Issue Map" series: Mapping Great Debates: 6. Do Computers Have to Be Conscious to Think?;
1995
Box 2
"Issue Map" series: Mapping Great Debates: 7. Are Thinking Computers Mathematically Possible?
1995
Box 3
Developing Instructional Materials and Procedures. Information Mapping Course. Robert E. Horn.
1982
Box 3
Possible new arguments or moves + evidence [news, magazine clippings] (3 folders)
1998-2001
