Stanford Humanities Center, Raymond Fred West Memorial Lecture Series, 1920-2005

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Summary

Creators:
Stanford Humanities Center
Abstract:
Collection includes Bernard Knox's 1984 lectures on Psychology; Peter L. Galison's lectures, November 2002, "Poincare's Maps" and "Empires of Time: Einstein's Clocks"; and Lorraine Daston's lecture, March 2005, "Science as Work: Modern Obsessions."
Extent:
1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Stanford Humanities Center, Raymond Fred West Memorial Lecture Series (SC1072). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes Bernard Knox's 1984 lectures on Psychology; Peter L. Galison's lectures, November 2002, "Poincare's Maps" and "Empires of Time: Einstein's Clocks"; and Lorraine Daston's lecture, March 2005, "Science as Work: Modern Obsessions."

Biographical / historical:

The Raymond Fred West Memorial Lecture Series was established in 1910 by Mr. and Mrs. Frederic West of Seattle in memory of their son, a student at Stanford University. The lectures are to promote the subject of "immortality, human conduct, and human destiny."

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: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Terms of access:

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:

Stanford Humanities Center, Raymond Fred West Memorial Lecture Series (SC1072). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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