Guide to the Robert D. Hess Papers SC0460
Daniel Hartwig
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
October 2010
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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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.
Ownership & Copyright
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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.
Cite As
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.
Description of the Collection
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.
Access to Collection
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.
Papers Accession ARCH-1997-188
Box 1
Chicago Pre School Study, Original Data L 1-40
Box 2
Chicago Pre School Study, Original Data L 1-40 (cont'd.)
Box 2
Interaction Protocols, Subjects 110-165
Box 3
Interaction Protocols, Subjects 110-165 (cont'd.)
Box 4
Chicago Pre School Study Misc.
Box 5
Chicago Pre School Study, Original Data
Box 6
Chicago Pre School Study, Original Data
Box 7
Chicago Pre School Study, Original Data, Interaction Protocols, Subjects
12-42
Box 8
Chicago Pre School Study, Follow Up Files, Interaction Protocols, Subjects
43-60
Box 9
Chicago Pre School Study, Follow Up Files
Box 10
Tapes: Block Sort Game, Interaction Game - video, reel to reel; 2 video tapes
for Helical Scan Video Recorder, reel to reel; Father Interviews, audio
cassettes
Box 11
Tapes: Mother Interviews, Father Interviews, Teacher Interviews, audio
cassettes; 4 video tapes for Helical Scan Video Recorder, reel to reel
Box 12
Tapes: Block Sort Game, Interaction Game (1973) - video, reel to
reel
Box 13
Tapes: Block Sort Game (1973) - video, reel to reel
Box 14
Tapes: Block Sort Game (1973) - video, reel to reel
Box 15
Tapes: Tower Building Telling How - video, reel to reel; Communication Game,
Teacher Workshop Feedback Session, Teacher Interviews, audio cassettes
Box 16
Tapes: Tower Building Telling How (1975-1976) - video, reel to
reel;
Box 17
Tapes: Interaction Game (1973) - video, reel to reel; a few Tower Building
Telling How - video, reel to reel
Box 18
Tapes: Block Sort Game (1973) - video, reel to reel
Box 19
Tapes: Unstructured Block Sort, Interaction Game (1973) - video, reel to
reel
Box 20
Chicago Pre School Study,
Box 20
Interaction Protocols, Subjects 61-109 (cont'd.)
Box 21
Chicago Pre School Study,
Box 21
Original Data UL 1-42 (cont'd.)
Box 21
Interactions Protocols, Subjects 61-109
Box 22
Chicago Pre School Study,
Audiorecordings Accession ARCH-1998-052
Box 1, folder 1
Block Sort Game 5/16/73 (1057 DAD)
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 1, folder 2
Block Sort Game 6/5/73 (1059 MA)
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 1, folder 3
Block Sort Game 7/27/73 (1058 CC)
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 1, folder 4
Block Sort Game 8/1/73 (1060 MP)
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 2, folder 1
Unstructured/Block Sort Games 9/13/73 (2001 RE)
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 2, folder 2
Interaction/Block Sort 9/20/73 (2002 MH)
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 2, folder 3
Interaction/Block Sort 9/20/73 (2003 RL)
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 3, folder data_value_missing_ec35b9e8ba88494f27b2a175c84954d6
1066 (CS) Block Sort Game
1973 Jun 4
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 3, folder data_value_missing_8b3b1434e589b495a4294f5291e694fb
1065 (JD) Block Sort Game
1973 Aug 22
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 3, folder data_value_missing_f6a8abc09c3f72fdebb8194825d5f095
1067 (AC) Block Sort Game
1973 May 30
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 3, folder data_value_missing_4cb2b4476e015f6480aa41098e2ffd8e
2013 (SB) Unstructured/Block Sort
1973 Nov 7
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 3, folder data_value_missing_cc14a0058510762ad172b68b3fe3d2cd
1064 (LT) Block Sort Game
1973 Aug 7
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 3, folder data_value_missing_4d340d82d75adcf3614e5c246fb5ea61
1063 (JB) Block Sort Game
1973 May 14
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 3, folder data_value_missing_6997ff17354f915ffeb7869b34cf53f9
1062 (DD) Block Sort Game
1973 May 9
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 3, folder data_value_missing_cf7b6036984cb86d55b863aeba1a001e
2010 (DG) Unstructured/Block Sort
1973 Sept 29
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 3, folder data_value_missing_3f774592dd0dfb8fdd2a5452a42fc8cd
2008 (PC) Unstructured/Block Sort Games
1973 Oct 3
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 3, folder data_value_missing_f635fc88e4f710e4c30744eff5f7cfdd
2009 (ES) Unstructured/Block Sort
1973 Sept 26
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 3, folder data_value_missing_09078018549caaab92e1bf8aadf8357b
2005 (BB) Unstructured/Block Sort
1973 Sept 29
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 3, folder data_value_missing_35fbf974d1fcb4fa54f4108b95fcdb97
2007 (KM) Unstructured/Block Sort Games
1973 Oct 3
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 3, folder data_value_missing_2f5d0c5a540f17e0a9533616a698ff41
2006 (MW) Unstructured Game/Block Sort
1973 Sept 26
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 3, folder data_value_missing_fccb00911cd9e7209363695630411f37
2014 (SP) Unstructured/Block Sort Game
1973 Oct 11
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 3, folder data_value_missing_c8c23dad4ca39c154f626747db6b9b22
1061 (JC) Block Sort Game
1973 Jul 30
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 3, folder data_value_missing_6345987662590f9109f0edb5dd3894af
2015 (DS) Unstructured/Block Sort
1973 Oct 29
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 4, folder data_value_missing_2ece2045efc6e5aead6116b6de7330f5
2004 (BT) Unstructured/Block Sort Games
1973 Oct 3
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 4, folder data_value_missing_899c170075d22b78fb530e2907fc2285
2011 (GH) Unstructured/Block Sort
1973 Sept 26
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Box 4, folder data_value_missing_38ffde1cde1364f7eb581838b99d6b9a
2012 (RS) Unstructured/Block Sort
1973 Nov 7
General Physical Description note: 1 audiotape(s)
(reel-to-reel)
Addenda, 1993-102
Conditions Governing Access
Boxes 1 and 2 are restricted. Materials may become available in 2036.