Guide to the Stanford University, Committee of Fifteen, Records

Processed by Patricia White; machine-readable finding aid created by Patricia White

Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

Stanford, California

2000

Note

This encoded finding aid is compliant with Stanford EAD Best Practice Guidelines, Version 1.0.

Overview

Call Number: SC0600

Creator: Stanford University. Committee of Fifteen.

Title: Stanford University, Committee of Fifteen, records

Dates: 1965-1972

Physical Description: 1.5 Linear feet

Language(s): The materials are 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

Administrative Information

Provenance

Custodial History

Administrative transfer

Information about Access

None.

Ownership & Copyright

Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.

Cite As

[Identification of item], Stanford University, Committee of Fifteen, Records (SC0600). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Historical Note

The Committee of Fifteen, first constituted in the fall of 1965, is composed of six faculty, six students, and three staff representatives. It was directed by President Wallace Sterling in November 1965 to draft recommendations concerning judicial procedures and appellate review, although it also considered other issues pertaining to student affairs. After two years of study, the Committee proposed the Legislative and Judicial Charter, which was approved by a student referendum, the Academic Council, and the Board of Trustees in 1968. Subsequent to this action, the primary responsibility of the Committee became that of overseeing amendments to the Charter of 1968.

Scope and Content

These records of the Committee of Fifteen date from 1965 to 1972 and consist of minutes, agenda, memoranda, correspondence, reports, proposals, clippings, and other documents. Most of the records date from 1970 to 1972 and pertain to the process of amending the Legislative and Judicial Charter of 1968. Of note is the transcript of an open meeting held on March 8, 1971 which was considering two specific amendments. Issues addressed in the earlier records include the closing of the Union Residence, the liquor problem on campus, social regulations, the advising process, and student representation on other university committees.

The bulk of these records appear to have been maintained by Prof. Frederick W. Crawford, chair of the Committee from February 1971 to May 1972.

Access Terms

Crawford, Frederick W.

Stanford University -- General subdivision--Administration.;

College discipline--California--Stanford.

Students--Legal status, laws, etc.--California--Stanford.

Series 1 Committee Minutes and Records 1965-1972

Box 1, Folder 1

Minutes 1965-66

Box 1, Folder 2

Minutes 1970

Box 1, Folder 3

Minutes 1971 Feb. - June

Box 1, Folder 4

Open meeting, 8 Mar. 1971 : transcript [document is incorrectly dated Mar. 9, 1971]

Box 1, Folder 5

Open meeting, 8 Mar. 1971 : report and statements

Box 1, Folder 6

Open meeting, 8 Mar. 1971 : summary of oral testimony

Box 1, Folder 7

Open meeting, 8 Mar. 1971 : text of statement by L. Kedes

Box 1, Folder 8

Open meeting, 8 Mar. 1971 : notes by F. W. Crawford

Box 1, Folder 9

Minutes 1971 Oct. - 1972 April

Box 1, Folder 10

Minutes 1972 May

Box 1, Folder 11

Subcommittee on Student Membership on University Committees, report May 31, 1966

Box 1, Folder 12

Subcommittee on Judicial Procedure 1966

Box 1, Folder 13

Subcommittee on Alternative Systems 1971-72

Box 1, Folder 14

Subcommittee on Individual Rights 1971-72

Box 1, Folder 15

Subcommittee on Residual Authority 1971-72

Box 1, Folder 16

Committee of Fifteen rules 1971

Box 1, Folder 17

Recommended Committee of Fifteen Amendment Procedure circa 1971

Box 1, Folder 18

Attendance records and notes by F. W. Crawford

Box 1, Folder 19

Member lists and appointment records 1970-72

Series 2 Memoranda and Correspondence 1965-1972

Box 2, Folder 1

Memos and correspondence 1965-66

Box 2, Folder 2

Memoranda to the committee 1969

Box 2, Folder 3

Memoranda to the committee 1970

Box 2, Folder 4

Memoranda to the committee 1971-1972

Box 2, Folder 5

Memoranda to the committee from F. W. Crawford 1971-1972

Box 2, Folder 6

Memo (not circulated) on Judicial Reform 5 Apr. 1971

Box 2, Folder 7

Memoranda from F. W. Crawford to others 1971

Box 2, Folder 8

Memoranda from F. W. Crawford to others 1972

Box 2, Folder 9

Correspondence to F. W. Crawford concerning C-15 matters 1970-1972

Box 2, Folder 10

Memoranda of other university officials concerning C-15 matters 1970

Box 2, Folder 11

Memoranda of other university officials concerning C-15 matters 1971

Box 2, Folder 12

Memoranda of other university officials concerning C-15 matters 1972

Series 3 Documents 1965-72

Box 2, Folder 13

Recommendations of the Committee on Judicial Procedures 16 Apr. 1965

Box 2, Folder 14

ASSU. Recommended changes in by-laws and judicial procedures 29 Sept. 1965

Box 2, Folder 15

Union Residence issue Oct. - Nov., 1965

Box 2, Folder 16

Feldman, Gary. "Thoughts on the Committee of Fifteen," 11 Nov. 1965

Box 2, Folder 17

Wilbur Hall System Dec. 1965

Box 2, Folder 18

"Role of Students in University Governance" [possibly written by Law School professor] circa 1965

Box 2, Folder 19

LASSU. Open House Policy Jan. 1966

Box 2, Folder 20

The Stanford Liquor Policy; a Recommendation to President Sterling from the Committee on Student Affairs and Services 9 Feb. 1966

Box 2, Folder 21

Rules of the Stanford Judicial Council [1969]

Box 2, Folder 22

The Legislative and Judicial Charter of 1968, as amended winter Quarter 1968-69

Box 2, Folder 23

Recommendations of SJC in Statement to Stanford Community June 1969

Box 2, Folder 24

Proposed Alterations in Judicial Charter in Section II, with memo from Jack Friedenthal Aug. 4, 1969

Box 2, Folder 25

Proposed Amendments to The Legislative and Judicial Charter of 1968, with cover note by Jack H. Friedenthal circa 1970

Box 2, Folder 26

Status of Proposed Amendments to the Legislative and Judicial Charter of 1968, as of May 26, 1970

Box 2, Folder 27

The Stanford Legislative and Judicial System, issued by the Office of the President Sept. 25, 1970

Box 2, Folder 28

Rules of the Stanford Judicial Council October 1970

Box 2, Folder 29

Academic Council, Committee on Committees, report on "community self-discipline," Nov. 19, 1970

Box 3, Folder 1

AAUP, Stanford Chapter. Report on Faculty Self-Discipline Jan. 1971

Box 3, Folder 2

Rules of the Stanford Judicial Council, draft Jan. 5, 1971

Box 3, Folder 3

ASSU. Resolution on the S.J.C. and Student Self-Discipline Feb. 1971

Box 3, Folder 4

Rules of the Stanford Judicial Council, as amended May 11, 1971

Box 3, Folder 5

Proposed Amendments to The Legislative and Judicial Charter of 1968 [Article II E, F, G], proposed by the Committee of Fifteen, - draft and finished document June 2, 1971

Box 3, Folder 6

The Stanford Legislative and Judicial System, issued by the Office of the President Sept. 24, 1971

Box 3, Folder 7

Procedures for the Adjudication of Student Disciplinary Cases Effective November 29, 1971

Box 3, Folder 8

The Legislative and Judicial Charter of 1968, as amended winter Quarter 1968-69, with further amendments proposed in 1971

Box 3, Folder 9

ASSU. Resolution that C-15 postpone business circa 1971

Box 3, Folder 10

Telephone call from Kim McCall [transcript] Feb. 10, 1972

Box 3, Folder 11

Some Issues of Judicial Charter Reform 29 March 1972

Box 3, Folder 12

Amendments relating to the SJC (as of 17 May 1972)

Box 3, Folder 13

Possible Amendment Procedures, various drafts 19 May 1972

Box 3, Folder 14

Proposed Charter Amendments 24 May 1972

Box 3, Folder 15

Amended Version of The Legislative and Judicial Charter of 1968 proposed by the Committee of Fifteen 25-26 May 1972

Box 3, Folder 16

Majority Comments on the Amendments to The Legislative and Judicial Charter of 1968 proposed by the Committee of Fifteen 25-26 May 1972

Box 3, Folder 17

Minority Report of C-15, 1971-72 June 1, 1972

Box 3, Folder 18

A New Proposal for a Student Judicial System at Stanford, S. Feferman [Oct. or Nov. 1972]

Box 3, Folder 19

ASSU. Committee for a Stanford Judicial System. Proposal for Establishing a University Judicial System 1972

Box 3, Folder 20

Some Major Rights and Responsibilities of Students at Stanford including Rules of Student Conduct 1972

Series 4 Miscellaneous Records

Box 3, Folder 21

Clippings 1969 and undated

Box 3, Folder 22

Clippings, with related memos and drafts of responses 1971

Box 3, Folder 23

Clippings, with related memos and drafts of responses Jan. - Mar. 1972

Box 3, Folder 24

Clippings, with related memos and drafts of responses Apr. - May 1972

Box 3, Folder 25

Sources on other university disciplinary systems

Box 3, Folder 26

Documents on the history of legislative and judicial procedures at Stanford

Box 3, Folder 27

Miscellaneous