Rambo (William R.) Papers, 1939-1992, bulk 1954-1974

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Summary

Title:
William R. Rambo papers
Dates:
1939-1992, bulk 1954-1974
Creators:
Rambo, William R. (William Ralph)
Abstract:
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.
Extent:
35 Linear Feet (29 boxes)
Language:
The material is in English.
Preferred citation:

[identification of item] William R. Rambo Papers (SC0132). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

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)

Biographical / historical:

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.

Acquisition information:
Gift of William R. Rambo, 1975, 1976, 1997.
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 2025-03-05 10:18:07 -0800 .

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Restrictions:

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Preferred citation:

[identification of item] William R. Rambo Papers (SC0132). 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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