Inventory of the Ed Zschau papers
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Inventory of the Ed Zschau papers
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- Hoover Institution Archives Staff
- Date Completed:
- 1988
- Encoded by:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Microsoft Word and MARC record by Jill Golden.
© 2012 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Title: Ed Zschau papers
Dates: 1982-1987
Collection Number: 86046
Creator: Zschau, Ed, 1940-
Collection Size:
193 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 3 computer tape reels
(81.4 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, press releases, bills, testimony, studies, campaign literature, printed matter, and video tapes,
relating to Congressional election campaigns, and various national political issues, particularly export administration of
high technology products.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages: In
English
Administrative Information
Access
Collection is open for research.
The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to
copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives
at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see
or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.
Publication Rights
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Ed Zschau papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 1986.
Accruals
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find
the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number
of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Biographical Note
Zschau has an A.B. degree from Princeton University and M.B.A., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University. He was founder
and CEO of System Industries from 1968 through 1981. In 1982 Zschau was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and represented
the Silicon Valley area in Congress for two terms, ending in 1986. In 1987 he became a General Partner of Brentwood Associates,
a venture capital firm, and in 1988 was elected Chairman and CEO of Censtor Corp., a position held until he became General
Manager of the IBM Storage Systems Division from 1993 to 1995. He is currently the chairman of Princeton Power Systems,
Inc., StarTek, Inc., co-founder and chairman of Polyera Corporation, and director of WashingtonLive, Inc. and Chisholm, Inc.
He currently teaches in the electrical engineering department at Princeton University.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, press releases, bills, testimony, studies, campaign literature, printed
matter, and video tapes, relating to Congressional election campaigns, and various national political issues, particularly
export administration of high technology products.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
United States. Congress. House.
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
United States. Politics and government, 1981-1989.
Export controls--United States.
High technology industries--United States.
California--Politics and government--1951-
Statesmen--United States.
Box: 12-16
1986 campaign video tapes
Box: 19-21
Correspondence
1986 May 26-July 17
Box: 22-23
Floor statements by Zschau
Box: 27-30
Correspondence
1986 April 2-May 23
Box: 30-33
Correspondence
1986 January 22-April 3
Box: 34-37
Correspondence
1986 September 23-December 9
Box: 37-40
Correspondence
1986 December 1-1986 January 21
Box: 41-43
Task force hearings
1984 July 31-August 1
Scope and Content Note
Includes 1986 trade bill
Box: 44-46
Bills sponsored and co-sponsored by Zschau
Box: 46-49
Miscellaneous cases and issues
Box: 57-60
Miscellaneous high technology
Box: 66-69
High Technology Task Force
Box: 77-81
Press clippings regarding Zschau
Box: 82-84
Correspondence
1986 July 18-September 19
Box: 85-86
Press clippings regarding Zschau
Box: 86-88
"Dear colleagues" letters
Box: 100-102
Export Administration Act
Box: 117-120
Correspondence
1985 January-February
Box: 125-128
Correspondence
1984 January 1-February 21
Box: 128-131
Correspondence
1985 September 21-October 31
Box: 135-138
Correspondence
1985 March 1-April 3
Box: 148-151
Correspondence
1984 February 22-March 31
Box: 152-154
Correspondence
1984 May 10-June 20
Box: 154-157
Correspondence
1984 June 20-July 31
Box: 157-160
Correspondence
1984 August 1-September 19
Box: 160-163
Correspondence
1984 November 1-December 31
Box: 169-172
Correspondence
1985 November 1-December 31
Box: 172-174
Correspondence
1984 September 20-October 31
Box: 175-177
Correspondence
1985 April 4-30
Box: 180-183
Correspondence
1985 May 1-June 10
Box: 183-186
Correspondence
1984 April 1-May 9
Box: 186-189
Correspondence
1985 June 10-July 31
Box: 189-192
Correspondence
1985 August 1-September 20
Box: 193-194
Clippings regarding Zschau
1983-1984
Location: Tape Cabinet
3 computer tape reels of data from correspondence and other files
