Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Villard, Oswald G.
- Abstract:
- The papers include correspondence, articles and research papers, memoranda, reports, research files, contracts, minutes, and other materials, 1958-1998. Institutions represented in the papers include Stanford University, Stanford Research Institute, Naval Research Advisory Committee, USAF Scientific Advisory Board, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Union of Radio Science International, and the Voice of America. The collection also includes instruction manuals and a log for radio station W6YX, 1932-1933 (club station at Stanford)
- Extent:
- 108.5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[identification of item], Oswald G. Villard Papers (SC0584). Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The papers include correspondence, articles and research papers, memoranda, reports, research files, contracts, minutes, and other materials, 1958-1998. Institutions represented in the papers include Stanford University, Stanford Research Institute, Naval Research Advisory Committee, USAF Scientific Advisory Board, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Union of Radio Science International, and the Voice of America. The collection also includes instruction manuals and a log for radio station W6YX, 1932-1933 (club station at Stanford)
- Biographical / historical:
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O. G. Villard, Jr., a leader in electromagnetic theory and experimental methods, earned his engineer's degree in 1943 and his Ph.D. in 1949 at Stanford, studying with Dr. F. E. Terman. He joined the faculty in Stanford's electrical engineering department and later was one of the founders of the Stanford Research Institute, now SRI International. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the IEEE and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
- Acquisition information:
- This collection was given to the Stanford University Archives in 1998 by Oswald G. Villard.
- Physical description:
- Special Collections and University Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours 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
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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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:
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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:
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[identification of item], Oswald G. Villard Papers (SC0584). Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
- Location of this collection:
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Stanford University Archives, Green Library557 Escondido MallStanford, CA 94305-6064, US
- Contact:
- (650) 725-1022