Baxter (William F.) Committee Records, 1966-1973

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Summary

Title:
William F. Baxter committee records
Dates:
1966-1973
Creators:
Baxter, William F.
Abstract:
Minutes, memoranda, correspondence, reports, press releases, clippings, and other items pertaining to Baxter's work as chair of the Committee on Research Policy as well as his work with the Provost's Committee on Economics, the Presidential Search Committee, Committee on Planning and Search in the Dept. of Economics, and the Stanford Campus Homeowners Association. Collection also includes clippings and press releases pertaining to student unrest at Stanford, 1968-1971.
Extent:
3.25 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item] William F. Baxter Committee Records (SC0420). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection documents Baxter's work on university committees, primarily the Academic Council's Committee on Research Policy . The records ,which date from 1966 to 1973 , include minutes, memoranda, correspondence, reports, press releases, and clippings. Other committees represented are the Provost's Committee on Economics, the Presidential Search Committee, Committee on Planning and Search in the Department of Economics, and the Stanford Campus Homeowners Association. The collection also includes clippings and press releases pertaining to student unrest at Stanford, 1968-1971 .

Biographical / historical:

William F. Baxter earned his a.b. at Stanford University in 1951 and his j .d. at Stanford Law School in 1956. He has been on the Stanford Law School faculty since 1960. From 1966 to 1969 he was chairman of the Academic Council's Committee on Research Policy which considered University policy on research contracts and grants in regard to their impact on the University as a whole. One of its directives was to conduct a continuing review of problems relating to classified research.

Acquisition information:
Gift of William F. Baxter, 1986.
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

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-03-18 09:15:30 -0700 .

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Restrictions:

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Preferred citation:

[identification of item] William F. Baxter Committee Records (SC0420). 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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