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Call Number: SC0132
Creator:
Rambo, William R. (William Ralph), 1916-
Title: William R. Rambo papers
Dates: 1939-1992
Bulk Dates: 1954-1974
Physical Description:
35 Linear feet (29 boxes)
Summary: These papers, kept in their original arrangement, reflect Prof. Rambo's administrative responsibilities as well as his research
interests, largely during his time at Stanford University. Stanford subjects include the School of Engineering, the Electrical
Engineering Department, the Stanford Electronic Labs, the Applied Electronics Lab, research policy at Stanford, courses, the
Academic Senate, the University Land and Building Development Committee, and student demonstrations. Other subjects include
the American Society for Engineering Education, Engineering College Research Council, Joint Services Electronic Program, and
Rambo's research work with the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Navy.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Language(s): The material is in English.
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
Gift of William R. Rambo, 1975, 1976, 1997.
This collection is open for research.
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.
William R. Rambo Papers (SC0132). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
William R. Rambo was born September 3, 1916. He received his B.A. and Electrical Engineering degrees from Stanford University
in 1938 and 1941. He was a research associate at the Harvard Radio Research Lab and a research engineer with Airborne Instruments
Lab in New York before coming to Stanford as a research associate in 1951. He was made a Professor of Electrical Engineering
in 1957, Director of Electronics Labs in 1960, and Associate Dean of the School of Engineering in 1961. He retired as a Professor
Emeritus in 1972.
These papers, kept in their original arrangement, reflect Prof. Rambo's administrative responsibilities as well as his research
interests, largely during his time at Stanford University. Stanford subjects include the School of Engineering, the Electrical
Engineering Department, the Stanford Electronic Labs, the Applied Electronics Lab, research policy at Stanford, courses, the
Academic Senate, the University Land and Building Development Committee, and student demonstrations. Other subjects include
the American Society for Engineering Education, Engineering College Research Council, Joint Services Electronic Program, and
Rambo's research work with the U.S. Army, Air Force, and Navy.
The first twenty boxes were given to the Stanford University Archives by Prof. Rambo in 1975 and 1976. In 1997, he gave an
additional nine boxes of materials containing his chron files for 1961-72 and subject files and a photo album on student umest
at Stanford, 1966-73. Dr. Rambo's descriptive inventory for the student unrest files is included with the box and folder listing.
Common abbreviations used in this collection
AEL - Applied Electronics Lab ARPA - Advanced Research Projects Agency ASEE - American Society for Engineering Education ASSU
- Associated Students of Stanford University DoD - Department of Defense DSL - Digital Systems Lab DUR - Durand Bldg. ERL
- Electronics Research Lab IEEE - Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers, Inc. IPR - Institute for Plasma Research
ISL - Information Systems Lab JSEP - Joint Services Electronics Program McC - McCullough Bldg. NASA - National Aeronautics
and Space Administration N.I.G.M.S. - National Institute of General Medical Sciences NSF - National Science Foundation SEL
- Stanford Electronics Laboratories SES - Student Education Council SLAC - Stanford Linear Accelerator Center SRI - Stanford
Research Institute STL - Systems Techniques Lab TAC - Technical Advisory Committee (Joint Services Electronics Program)
The collection consits of one series and one addition: 1. Papers, 1939-1975.
Rambo, William R. (William Ralph), 1916-
Stanford Electronics Laboratories.
Stanford University. Academic Council.
Stanford University. Applied Electronics Laboratory.
Stanford University. Department of Electrical Engineering. Faculty.
Stanford University. Faculty Senate.
Stanford University. School of Engineering.
Stanford University. Stanford Electronics Laboratories.
Engineering research.
Student movements.