William Bradford Shockley papers, 1860-2002, bulk 1940-1988

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Summary

Creators:
Shockley, May Bradford and Shockley, William, 1910-1989
Extent:
495.75 Linear Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], William Bradford Shockley papers (SC0222). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Professional and personal papers relating to Professor Shockley's controversial interests in environment and genetic influences on intelligence; research on transistors and electronics; and science education. Also includes extensive family materials including diaries and correspondence.

Biographical / historical:

Professor of engineering at Stanford (1958-1975; emeritus 1975-1989). Shockley was co-recipient of the Nobel Prize in physics, 1956.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Professor William B. Shockley, 1980 and 1986, and of Mrs. William B. Shockley, 1990, 1995, 2007 and 2008.
Arrangement:

The original accession is arranged in three series: 2) Correspondence; 3) Correspondence Enclosures; 4) Shockley Family Papers. Ten subsequent accessions follow: 1986-050; 1986-087; 1990-117; 1990-126; 1995-153; 1999-178; 2007-198; 2007-276; 2008-315; 2008-337.

Note: Audio recordings of Shockley's telephone conversations originally arranged as "Series 1" were later incorporated into the "Audiovisual material" subseries in Accession ARCH-2007-198. There is no series 1.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Accession ARCH-2007-198, boxes 183-185 are closed for 75 years from date of creation. Materials are otherwise open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.

Terms of access:

Copyright has been transferred to Stanford University. All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the University Archivist, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064.

Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], William Bradford Shockley papers (SC0222). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Stanford University Archives, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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