Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Records, 1952-2005

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Summary

Title:
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences records
Dates:
1952-2005
Creators:
Tyler, Ralph Winfred, Wilson, O. Meredith, and Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University
Extent:
160.5 Linear Feet (107 cartons)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Records (SC1055). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

Administrative records of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences include correspondence of the executive director, Board of Directors meeting minutes and agendas, financial records, reports, grant files, statistical information on Center fellows, and other records.

Biographical / historical:

The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University (CASBS) is a national and international resource that exists to extend knowledge of the principles governing human behavior to help solve the critical problems of contemporary society. CASBS offers a residential postdoctoral fellowship program for scientists and scholars from this country and abroad. Since 1954, CASBS fellowships have been awarded to scholars working in a diverse range of disciplines. These include the five core social and behavioral disciplines of anthropology, economics, political science, psychology and sociology as well as scholars from a wide range of humanistic disciplines, education, linguistics and the biological sciences.

Acquisition information:
The records were transferred to the Stanford University Archives by the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences in August 2011; August 2012; May 2015; August 2021; and February 2022.
Physical location:
Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged three business days in advance. For more information on paging collections, see the department's website: https://library.stanford.edu/libraries/special-collections.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
University Archives staff
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-01-15 08:52:31 -0800 .

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Restrictions:

Materials are 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:

While University Archives is the owner of the physical and/or digital items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.

Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Records (SC1055). Dept. 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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