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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Robert D. Hess papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0460
Physical Description:
71 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1949-1992
Abstract: Papers primarily pertain to Hess'
research interests and include correspondence, lectures, articles, papers, reprints, project
files, reports, and video and audio tapes; some files pertain to the cross-cultural study he
conducted with Hiroshi Azuma of the University of Tokyo comparing the interaction of mothers
and children in the United States and Japan. The papers also include records from his
Chicago pre-school study.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of Jared Hess, 1993; and transfer from the School of Education, Stanford, 1997.
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. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Robert D. Hess Papers (SC0460). Department of Special Collections and University Archives,
Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Hess, a pioneer in the study of child development, held the Lee L. Jacks Professorship of
Child Education at Stanford University. He received his a.b. at the University of California
Berkeley in 1947 and his Ph.D. in human development from the University of Chicago in 1950.
He taught at Chicago before joining the Stanford faculty.
Papers primarily pertain to Hess' research interests and include correspondence, lectures,
articles, papers, reprints, project files, reports, and video and audio tapes; some files
pertain to the cross-cultural study he conducted with Hiroshi Azuma of the University of
Tokyo comparing the interaction of mothers and children in the United States and Japan. The
papers also include records from his Chicago pre-school study, as well as
audiorecordings.
The materials in Addenda 1993-102 are restricted and may become available in 2036. All
other materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in
original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Child development -- Research.
Child development -- Cross-cultural studies.
Audiotapes.
Stanford University. Graduate School of Education.
Faculty
Azuma, Hiroshi
Hess, Robert D.