Description
The bulk of Bush's papers pertain to
his years at Stanford, 1945-1988; earlier materials include his student work and several
files pertaining to his tenure as Dean of the Faculty at Kansas State Teachers College.
Included in his Stanford papers are his subject files which contain notes, articles by Bush
and others, reprints, newsletters, clippings, and other items; manuscript, typescript, and
published versions of his writings and speeches; class materials; audio tapes; and one film.
His research interests centered on secondary and higher education and teacher training;
there is also material from research projects conducted in Australia.
Background
Robert N. Bush was Professor of Education at Stanford University from 1945 until his
retirement in 1976, when he was appointed Professor Emeritus. He cofounded the Stanford
Center for Research and Development in Teaching and served as its director from 1965 to
1976. He was instrumental in the development of two educational innovations: microteaching
and the flexible schedule.
Extent
13 Linear Feet
30 boxes
Restrictions
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.
Availability
This collection is open for research.