Guide to the Stanford University, Action Research Liaison Office, records
SC1652
University Archives staff
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
April 2024
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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Stanford University, Action Research Liaison Office, records
Creator:
Action Research Liaison Office (ARLO)
Identifier/Call Number: SC1652
Physical Description:
23.5 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1974-1983
Physical Location: Special Collections and University
Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more
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Language of Material:
English .
Conditions Governing Access
Restrictions apply. Box 1 contains organizational records on staffing and is closed until
2052. Boxes 11-13 contains student papers and reports and are closed until 2056. Otherwise,
materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original
format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Conditions Governing Use
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examine collection materials is not an authorization to publish. These materials are made
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Historical Summary
The Action Research Liaison Office (ARLO) was an experimental extra-departmental program
established by the ASSU in 1973 and began operation in 1974. Designed to advanced student
research by matching students with social action groups, small companies, and faculty, the
program helped students study and address community issues. This research would then be used
by these community groups in their project planning. In 1986, ARLO was dismantled due to the
restructuring of the Innovative Academic Courses office.
Content Description
The materials in this collection consist of project development files, student papers, and
operational records for the Action Research Liaison Office (ARLO) during the first decade of
its opperation, 1974-1983.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item] Stanford University, Action Research Liaison Office, records,
(SC1652). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University
Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Student activities.
Social advocacy.
College teaching and research
Records, 2024-588 Accession ARCH-2024-588
Box 2
Project files
1974-1975
Subjects
Alcoholism, drugs, children, conservation, employment, economic issues, education,
energy, health services, housing, real estate, international politics, juvenile
justice, criminal justice, mental health, minority rights, peace action, senior
citizens, transportation, women
Box 2
Student registration and questionnaires
1974-1975
Box 2
Formation of ARLO correspondence
1974 Summer
Box 3
Project files
1975-1976
Subjects
Alcoholism, drugs, Asian Americans, children/youth, community service, conservation,
economic issues, education, energy/waste management, health services/physically
handicapped, housing real estate, international politics, juvenile/criminal justice,
mental health, minority rights, peace action, senior citizens, transportation,
women
Box 3
Student registration and questionnaires
1975-1976
Box 4
Project files
1976-1977
Subjects
Aging, children, community services, conservation/ecology (wildlife management,
environmental health), criminal justice, economic issues/employment, education,
energy, families, health care, housing, humanities, mental health, minority interests,
international politics, transportation/ urban planning, women, miscellaneous
Box 5
Project files
1977-1978
Subjects
undefined interests, aging, children, community services, conservation/ecology
(wildlife management, environmental health), criminal justice, economic justice
(consumers, taxation, public finance), education, employment (fair rights), energy
(waste disposal, alternative sources), foods, health care (physically handicapped),
housing, international politics, humanities, mental health, minority interests,
politics, transportation (urban planning), women
Box 6
ARLO Student Center for Innovation in Research and Education (SCIRE)
reports
1978
Box 6
Project files
1978-1979
Subjects
undefined interests, aging, community services, conservation, criminal justice,
education, energy, foods nutrition, health care, housing, mental health,
transportation, wildlife, women, East Palo Alto general plan
Box 7
Project files
1979-1980
Subjects
undefined interests, independent projects, children, community services, fine arts,
law, environmental conservation, transportation, families, economic issues, education,
energy, international politics, film, healthcare, urban planning, mental health,
women, aging
Box 7
ARLO student directory cards
1979-1980
Box 8
Project files
1980-1981
Subjects
undefined interests, aging, alcohol and drugs, community services, children,
computers, criminal justice, economic issues, education, employment, families, film,
food, health, humanities, legal issues, mental health, minority issues, minority
issues, politics, urban planning, wildlife, women, youth, misc.
Box 8A
ARLO student directory cards
1980-1981
Box 9
Project files
1982 Fall, 1981
December
Subjects
undefined interests, independent projects, alcohol and drugs, children, community
service, computers, conservation, economics, education, environment, families, fine
arts, film, handicapped, health, housing, humanities, international issues, legal
issues, journalism, mental health, minorities, public policy, urban planning, youth,
women, misc., no call back projects
Box 9
ARLO student directory cards, statistics, and project
recordkeeping
1982
Box 10
Project files
1982-1983
Subjects
unidentified interests, independent projects, additional projects, aging, alcohol and
drugs, children, community services, computers, conservation, economics, pre-business,
education, employment, energy, environment, film, fine arts, families, food,
handicapped, health (specials for pre-meds), housings, humanities, journalism, legal
issues, mental issues, minorities, public policy, transportation, urban planning,
wildlife, women, youth
Box 10
ARLO faculty lists
1982-1983
Box 10A
Project files: closed or relisted
1982-1983
Box 14
Community groups correspondence and publicity materials
1980-1982
Box 14
ARLO project sponsoring - faculty
1980-1981
Box 14
ARLO advisory board records: budgets, meeting minutes, correspondence,
statistics, annual reports
1974, 1979-1982
Box 15
ARLO faculty and departmental correspondence
Box 15
Catalogs, bulletins, publicity
1978-1983
Box 15
Program evaluations
1978-1980
