MacQuivey (Donald R.) papers, circa 1930-1990

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Summary

Title:
Donald R. MacQuivey papers
Dates:
circa 1930-1990
Abstract:
Donald MacQuivey was a telecommunications policy analyst during the Cold War, working for Harvard's Radio Research Lab, the Department of State, and the Stanford Research Institute.
Extent:
118 Linear Feet (98 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Donald R. MacQuivey Papers, M0834. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Background

Scope and content:

The professional papers of Donald MacQuivey consists primarily of correspondence, memoranda, and reports kept by Macquivey in the course of his work. One of MacQuivey's research interests was the dissemination of current information among colleagues; thus there are numerous article clippings, publications, and bibliographical references pertaining to communications.

Donald R. MacQuivey Papers: Series
  1. Bibliographical References
  2. Conferences & Presentations
  3. Correspondence
  4. Organizations
  5. Projects
  6. Publications
  7. Stanford Research Institute
  8. Stanford University
  9. Telecommunications General
  10. Telecommunications Chronological Files
  11. World War II
  12. Personal Files
  13. Audiovisual Media
Biographical / historical:

Donald R. MacQuivey (1913-1993) was an engineer and policy analyst in the field of telecommunications. He received several degrees from Stanford University, among them Radio Engineering in 1935, Electrical Engineering in 1939, and an MBA in 1942. During World War II, MacQuivey worked for the Harvard/MIT Radio Research Laboratory under Fred Terman, under whose auspices he traveled to Asia as a Technical Observer in 1944. Following the war, MacQuivey worked for the U.S. Department of State, Telecommunications Division until 1962, at which time he was employed by the Stanford Research Institute. MacQuivey's work largely centered on radio frequency allocation and management, as well as satellite communication and its implementation.

Acquisition information:
This collection was given by the estate of Donald R. MacQuivey to Stanford University, Special Collections in May, 1993. Accession 1993-048.
Physical location:
Special Collections materials are stored offsite and must be paged 36 hours in advance.
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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Franz Kunst; machine-readable finding aid created by Franz Kunst.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-11-16 13:26:57 -0800 .

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Restrictions:

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Preferred citation:

[identification of item], Donald R. MacQuivey Papers, M0834. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford Libraries, Stanford, Calif.

Location of this collection:
Department of Special Collections, Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6004, US
Contact:
(650) 725-1022
specialcollections@stanford.edu
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