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Call Number: SC0190
Creator:
Stansky, Peter, 1932-
Title: Peter Stansky papers
Dates: 1960-1987
Physical Description:
6 Linear feet
Summary: The papers consist of three different sections, each
representing a distinct academic activity: Stansky's committee involvement, publishing
activities, and his library correspondence. The committee records include minutes and
correspondence with various members of the Academic Senate, the Drama Department, the
English Department, the Land and Building Committee, and the Foreign Campus
Sub-Committee which was centered in Clivedon, England; the latter committee is also
represented by class lists and syllabi. Stansky's publishing activities constitute the
second major portion of the collection and include drafts of articles and books,
including ENGLAND SINCE 1867 and ON NINETEEN EIGHTY-FOUR, as well as correspondence with
his publishers, including Harcourt and Garland. The third part of the collection
consists of his correspondence relating to the Stanford University Libraries from 1968
to 1980. An addition made in 2003 consists of two scrapbooks on Stansky's career,
1960-69.
Language(s): In English.
Repository:
Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: speccollref@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/spc.html
Gift of Peter Stansky, 1983-2003.
This collection is open for research.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials
must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is
given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not
intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission
must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Peter Stansky Papers (SC0190). Department of Special Collections and University
Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Peter Stansky, born in New York in 1931, has had a long and distinguished career in the
field of history. He received his first BA in History from Yale, and a few years later
received his second BA in History from King’s College, Cambridge. Assuming he would
eventually go into the practice of Law, he sent out but then withdrew applications to
Harvard Law School, eventually earning his Ph.D. in History from Harvard. He taught at
Harvard until 1968, when he joined the Stanford faculty. In 1974 Stansky became the
holder of the endowed Frances and Charles Field Chair in History, and has been the
chairman of Stanford's History Department for at least two terms.
Stanksy’s scholarly interests have been quite diverse during his time at Stanford
University. He has authored or co-authored numerous books on British social and literary
topics, such as The Unknown Orwell, The Road to Wigan Pier, Orwell: The Transformation,
Ambitions and Strategies, and numerous other books on subjects including Winston
Churchill, Victorian society, William Morris, and William Gladstone. Along with
scholarly publications, Stansky has served on many Stanford committees and has been
actively involved with the Stanford University Library collection development.
The Peter Stansky Papers consists of three different sections, each representing a
distinct academic activity Peter Stansky was involved with: his committee involvement,
his publishing activities, and his library correspondence.
His committee work ranged from Academic Senate, the Drama Department, the English
Department, the Land and Building Committee, and the Foreign Campus Sub-Committee which
was centered in Clivedon, England. The content of this section is predominantly minutes
and correspondence with various committee members. The last of these committees, the
Foreign Campus Sub-Committee, contains both the minutes of the meetings (boxes 2 and 3)
and class lists and syllabi (box 4).
Peter Stansky’s publishing activities constitute the second major portion of this
collection. Along with the actual material dealing with the compilation of the text or
book, this section also includes correspondence with the various publishers, such as
Harcourt and Garland. The last two boxes of this collection (boxes 10 and 11) contain
file cards with notes on his various publications.
Finally, Peter Stansky was involved with Stanford’s library development, and included in
his papers are his correspondence with the Stanford University Libraries from 1968-1980
(box 9).
An addition made in 2003 consists of two scrapbooks on Stansky's career, 1960-69.
Stanford University--Administration.
Stanford University--Faculty.
Stanford University. Dept. of History.
Stanford University. Libraries.
Stanford University. Overseas Study
Program.
Stanford University. Senate of the Academic
Council.
Stansky, Peter, 1932-
England--Intellectual life--Study and teaching.
Great Britain--Politics and government--Study and
teaching.