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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: John D. Goheen papers
creator:
Goheen, John D.
Identifier/Call Number: SC0267
Physical Description:
8 Linear Feet
(15 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1936-1977
Abstract: The papers pertain largely to East Asian studies at Stanford and in Japan and Taiwan, as well as Goheen's teaching and scholarly
works. They include correspondence, memoranda, minutes, proposals, reports, papers, class materials, American Philosophical
Association files, and photograph albums. Other subjects include an intercultural education project in the Palo Alto Unified
School District, 1960-1962, and Goheen's appointment to Stanford.
Conditions Governing Access note
There are some personnel type materials in at least one file, possibly more. Needs review
This collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in advance of intended use.
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.
[Identification of item], John D. Goheen Papers (SC0267). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
John D. Goheen was a professor of philosophy at Stanford University from 1950 to 1972. Goheen, who earned his Ph.D. at Harvard,
taught at Harvard and Queens College (New York) before coming to Stanford. He was instrumental in setting up the university's
study centers in Japan and Taiwan in the 1960s; he was awarded the Order of the Sacred Treasure by the Japanese government
for his contributions to U.S.-Japanese cultural and educational relations. He retired from teaching in 1972, but continued
to be active on the Stanford campus, serving as the university Ombudsperson from 1974 to 1985.
The papers of John D. Goheen document his life as a student, teacher, and scholar, with special emphasis on his years at Stanford
University and his role in developing overseas study centers in Japan and Taiwan. Included are correspondence, memoranda,
minutes, proposals, reports, lecture notes, syllabi, manuscripts, and articles, largely dating from 1950 to 1977; correspondence
files and photograph albums pertaining to the Seminar in American Studies at Tokyo and Stanford in Tokyo, 1951-1963; and Goheen's
student notes and papers while at Harvard, 1931-1937. Also of note are correspondence files with the Ford Foundation and
the Rockefeller Foundation concerning funding of programs, 1952-1963; materials pertaining to an intercultural education
project in the Palo Alto Unified School District, 1960-62; and Goheen's correspondence files while an officer of the American
Philosophical Association, 1968-1970.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Philosophy -- Study and teaching.
Albums.
Photoprints.
Intercultural education.
East Asia -- Study and teaching.
Stanford University. Department of Philosophy. Faculty
Palo Alto Unified School District.
Stanford University. Stanford Center for Chinese Studies in Taipei
Stanford University. East Asian Studies
American Philosophical Association.
Stanford University. Stanford Center for Japanese Studies
Goheen, John D.
Goheen, John D.