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Guide to the William Shockley and Eugenics Collection
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Call Number: SC0864
Creator:
Spicer, William E., collector.
Title: William Shockley and eugenics collection
Dates: 1965-1970
Physical Description:
0.25 linear foot
Summary: This collection of miscellaneous materials, originally part of William Spicer's files, pertains to William Shockley's interest
in eugenics and heredity. The collection includes two papers by Shockley, "Possible Transfer of Metallurgical and Astronomical
Approaches to the Problem of Environment versus Ethnic Heredity," 1966, and "City Slums and Research Taboos - A National Sickness
Diagnosed," 1967; Shockley's letter to Spicer regarding the U.S. News and World Report interview with Shockley, 1965 (copy
attached); form letter by Shockley in response to his 1965 talk on "Population Control and Eugenics" with 17 enclosures (articles,
press releases, and other correspondence, including George W. Beadle); and form letter by Shockley requesting feedback on
his drafted response to criticisms from faculty in the Genetics Department of S. U. School of Medicine, 1966.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department 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
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.
William Shockley and Eugenics Collection (SC0864). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
William E. Spicer was a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Stanford University, 1962-1992.
This collection of miscellaneous materials, originally part of William Spicer's files, pertains to William Shockley's interest
in eugenics and heredity. The collection includes two papers by Shockley, "Possible Transfer of Metallurgical and Astronomical
Approaches to the Problem of Environment versus Ethnic Heredity," 1966, and "City Slums and Research Taboos - A National Sickness
Diagnosed," 1967; Shockley's letter to Spicer regarding the U.S. News and World Report interview with Shockley, 1965 (copy
attached); form letter by Shockley in response to his 1965 talk on "Population Control and Eugenics" with 17 enclosures (articles,
press releases, and other correspondence, including George W. Beadle); and form letter by Shockley requesting feedback on
his drafted response to criticisms from faculty in the Genetics Department of S. U. School of Medicine, 1966.
Beadle, George Wells, 1903-1989.
Shockley, William, 1910-
Spicer, William E., collector.
Eugenics.
Genetics.