Guide to the Stanford Alumni Association, "Origins of Modern Society," Videorecordings

Daniel Hartwig & Jenny Johnson
Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford, California
September 2012
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Overview

Call Number: V0079
Creator: Stanford Alumni Association
Title: Stanford Alumni Association, "Origins of Modern Society," [videorecordings]
Dates: 1988-1993
Physical Description: 3 Linear feet 32 videotapes (MII)
Summary: Lectures on the history, politics, arts, and philosophy of western culture by Stanford professors Gabriel A. Almond, William Chace, Gordon A. Craig, Terence Emmons, J. Martin Evans, Albert Guerard, Michael Jameson, David M. Kennedy, Carolyn Lougee, John Perry, Leonard G. Ratner, Antony Raubitschek, Lawrence Ryan, James Sheehan, Ezra Solomon, and Walter G. Vincenti.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Physical Location: Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36-48 hours in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html.
Repository: Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc

Administrative Information

Provenance

Gift of Stanford Alumni Association, 1994.

Information about Access

This collection is open for research.

Ownership & Copyright

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Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Cite As

Stanford Alumni Association, "Origins of Modern Society," Videorecordings (V0079). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Biographical/Historical Sketch

"Origins of Modern Society" was a course developed by Prof. Wayne S. Vucinich for Stanford University seniors. The video series was produced by the Stanford Alumni Association in conjunction with Stanford Instructional Television.

Description of the Collection

The "Origins of Modern Society" video series features lectures in Western culture by sixteen Stanford professors. The tapes were developed by Professor Wayne S. Vucinich and offered to Stanford University seniors as a capstone to their undergraduate education. The video series was produced by the Stanford Alumni Association in conjunction with Stanford Instructional Television.

Access Terms

Almond, Gabriel A. (Gabriel Abraham), 1911-2002
Chace, William M.
Craig, Gordon Alexander, 1913-2005
Emmons, Terence.
Evans, J. Martin (John Martin), 1935-2013.
Guérard, Albert J. (Albert Joseph), 1914-
Jameson, Michael.
Kennedy, David M.
Lougee, Carolyn.
Perry, John.
Ratner, Leonard G.
Raubitschek, A. E., (Antony Erich), 1912-1999
Ryan, Lawrence.
Sheehan, James J.
Solomon, Ezra.
Stanford Alumni Association
Vincenti, Walter G., (Walter Guido), 1917-
Civilization, Western.
Videorecordings.


 

Videorecordings

Box 1

1.1 Origins of Modern Society #2: Dr. Sheehan (1 of 3) 1993 Apr 6

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 1

1.2 Origins of Modern Society #2: Dr. Kennedy (2 of 3) 1993 Apr 6

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 1

1.3 Origins of Modern Society #2: Q & A (3 of 3) 1993 Apr 6

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 1

1.4 Origins of Modern Society #4: Dr. Sheehan (1 of 3) 1993 Apr 20

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 1

1.5 Origins of Modern Society #4: Dr. Kennedy (2 of 3) 1993 Apr 20

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 1

1.6 Origins of Modern Society #4: Questions and Discussion (3 of 3) 1993 Apr 20

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 1

1.7 Origins of Modern Society #5: Dr. Sheehan (1 of 2) 1993 Apr 27

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 1

1.8 Origins of Modern Society #5: Dr. Kennedy (2 of 2) 1993 Apr 27

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 1

1.9 Origins of Modern Society #6: Dr. Sheehan/Q & A (1 of 2) 1993 May 4

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 1

1.10 Origins of Modern Society #6: Dr. Kennedy/Q & A (2 of 2) 1993 May 4

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 1

1.11 Origins of Modern Society #7: Dr. Sheehan/Q & A (1 of 2) 1993 May 11

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 1

1.12 Origins of Modern Society #7: Dr. Kennedy/Q & A (2 of 2) 1993 May 11

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 1

1.13 Origins of Modern Society #9: Dr. Sheehan/Q & A (1 of 2) 1993 May 25

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 1

1.14 Origins of Modern Society #9: Dr. Kennedy/Q & A (2 of 2) 1993 May 25

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 1

1.15 Origins of Modern Society: Interviews - Professor Sheehan and Professor Kennedy (Master 1 of 2) 1993 Jun 10

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 1

1.16 Origins of Modern Society: Interviews - Professor Sheehan and Professor Kennedy (Master 2 of 2) 1993 Jun 10

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 2

2.1 History 199: Gabriel A. Almond: "The Origin of Modern Politics" 1988 Feb 16

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 2

2.2 History 199: William Chace: "The Experimental Novel in the Modern World" 1988 Feb 23

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 2

2.3 History 199: Gordon A. Craig: "The Nineteenth Century: The Triumph and Crisis of Liberalism" 1988 Feb 18

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 2

2.4 History 199: Terence Emmons: "Russia and Europe" 1988 Feb 25

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 2

2.5 History 199: J. Martin Evans: "The European View of America" 1988 Mar 4

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 2

2.6 History 199: Michael Jameson: "Greece: The Invention of Politics" 1988 Jan 5

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 2

2.7 History 199: David M. Kennedy: "The American View of Europe" 1988 Mar 3

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 2

2.8 History 199: Carolyn Lougee: "The Age of Reason and Enlightenment" 1988 Jan 28

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 2

2.9 History 199: John Perry: "Descartes, Berkeley, Locke, and the New Way of Ideas" 1988 Jan 26

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 2

2.10 History 199: Leaonard G. Ratner: "Music as a Mirror to Society" 1988 Feb 2

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 2

2.11 History 199: Lawrence Ryan: "The Renaissance and the Discovery of the Modern World" 1988 Jan 14

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 2

2.12 History 199: James Sheehan: "The French Revolution" 1988 Feb 10

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 2

2.13 History 199: Ezra Solomon: "Economics as History" 1988 Feb 9

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 2

2.14 History 199: Walter G. Vincenti: "Thomas Edison and the Nature of Modern Technology" 1988 Feb 17

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 2

2.15 History 199: Albert J. Guerard: "The Novel as Art and Insight" 1988 Feb 24

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)
Box 2

2.16 History 199: Anthony Raubitschek: "The Legacy of Rome" 1988 Jan 7

Physical Description: 1 videotape(s) (MII)