Robert Averill Walker papers, 1950-1995
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Papers pertain largely to his administrative duties at Stanford University and include correspondence, minutes, agenda, memoranda, and reports; subjects include the overseas studies program, the political science department, international studies, curriculum reviews, and faculty/staff housing on campus. Also of note are the minutes with indexes from the Committee on University Policy, 1959-68, and the Advisory Committee on Land and Building Development, 1951-57. Collection also includes photograph albums and slides of the Stanford overseas campuses and/or programs in Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Japan.
Description
| Type of resource | mixed material |
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| Extent | 21.75 linear feet |
| Place | California |
| Publication date | 1950 - 1995 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Associated with | Walker, Robert Averill, 1914- |
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Subjects
| Subject | Stanford University > Administration |
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| Subject | Stanford University, Committee on International Studies. |
| Subject | Stanford University > Curricula |
| Subject | Stanford University., Department of Political Science |
| Subject | Stanford University > Faculty |
| Subject | Stanford University, Overseas Studies Program. |
| Subject | Foreign study |
| Subject | Universities and colleges > Administration |
| Subject | Universities and colleges > Curricula |
| Genre | Photographs |
| Genre | Slides |
Bibliographic information
| Biographical/Historical | Robert A. Walker was professor of political science at Stanford University from 1949 until his retirement in 1976. He was a co-founder of the overseas studies program at Stanford, and active on university committees dealing with land use planning and faculty/staff housing. He was also instrumental in curriculum studies, serving as director of general studies in the 1950s-60s. He earned his B.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago; he worked for the National Resources Planning Board and taught at Kansas State before joining the Stanford faculty. He died Feb. 3, 1998. |
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| Ownership | Gift of the estate of Robert A. Walker, 1998. |
| Location |
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| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/zt717br9295 |
| Location | Dept. of Special Collections Stanford Univ. Libraries |
Access conditions
- Use and reproduction
- The materials are open for research use and may be used freely for non-commercial purposes with an attribution. For commercial permission requests, please contact the Stanford University Archives (universityarchives@stanford.edu).
- Copyright
- Copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. All rights reserved.