Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Information about Access
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Biographical/Historical Sketch
Description of the Collection
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Stanford University, Institute of American History, records
Identifier/Call Number: SC0162
Physical Description:
7.75 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1938-1973
Summary: The administrative
records include correspondence predating the Institute's official founding, correspondence
regarding THE CRISIS OF THE UNION (1966), manuscripts of articles, publications, materials
relating to conferences, workshops, committees, special scholarships, the Coe fellowships,
and other Institute activities.
Language of Material:
Undetermined .
Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Administrative transfer, History Department: Institute of American History, 1977.
Information about Access
This collection is open for research.
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
Stanford University, Institute of American History, Records (SC0162). Department of Special
Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
The Institute was founded in 1942 by Professor Edgar E. Robinson and the Stanford History
Department to examine current conceptions of American History, and current methods of
presenting American History in the schools, colleges and university.
Description of the Collection
The administrative records include correspondence predating the Institute's official
founding, correspondence regarding THE CRISIS OF THE UNION (1966), manuscripts of articles,
publications, materials relating to conferences, workshops, committees, special
scholarships, the Coe fellowships, and other Institute activities.