Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Information about Access
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Biographical/Historical note
Scope and Contents
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences records
Creator:
Tyler, Ralph Winfred
Creator:
Wilson, O. Meredith
Creator:
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
at Stanford University
Identifier/Call Number: SC1055
Physical Description:
100 Linear Feet
(80 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1952-2010
Language of Material: English
Abstract: Administrative
records of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences include executive
director's correspondence, Board of Directors meeting minutes and agendas, financial
records, reports, grant files, statistical information on Center fellows, and other
records.
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
The records were transferred to the Stanford University Archives by the Center for Advanced
Study in the Behavioral Sciences in August 2011; August 2012; and May 2015.
Information about Access
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested at least 48 hours in
advance of intended use.
Ownership & Copyright
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.
Cite As
[identification of item], Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Records
(SC1055). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical note
The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University (CASBS) is
a national and international resource that exists to extend knowledge of the principles
governing human behavior to help solve the critical problems of contemporary society. CASBS
offers a residential postdoctoral fellowship program for scientists and scholars from this
country and abroad. Since 1954, CASBS fellowships have been awarded to scholars working in a
diverse range of disciplines. These include the five core social and behavioral disciplines
of anthropology, economics, political science, psychology and sociology as well as scholars
from a wide range of humanistic disciplines, education, linguistics and the biological
sciences.
Scope and Contents
Administrative records of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences include
correspondence of the executive director, Board of Directors meeting minutes and agendas,
financial records, reports, grant files, statistical information on Center fellows, and
other records.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Social sciences -- Research.
Social sciences -- Study and teaching.
Wilson, O. Meredith
Tyler, Ralph Winfred
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
at Stanford University