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Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Robert W. Beyers papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0664
Physical Description:
12.5 Linear Feet
Date (inclusive): 1949-1992
Date (bulk): 1965-1992
Summary: These files were maintained by Robert W. Beyers and kept separate from the general files of the News Service, although they
relate primarily to his work as director of the News Service. The files include correspondence, press releases, copies of
university correspondence and memos, ephemera, articles, and clippings. Subjects include public perception of Stanford (1972),
reactions to articles in the CAMPUS REPORT (1968-89), the Vietnam War and anti-war protest, H. Bruce Franklin, the ASSU and
social regulations for women students (1965-66), John Voevodsky (inventor and entrepreneur), the proposed Reagan Library at
Stanford, Donald Kennedy, and indirect cost recovery at Stanford. Among the ASSU files is a copy of the results from a 1965
questionnaire of women students and a transcript of a KZSU program "The Seventy Third Year" broadcast on May 30, 1965 featuring
interviews with Richard E. Guggenhime, Phillip H. Rhinelander, and Scott McBride regarding the 1964-65 academic year. The
"Comments 1988-89" files include notes and letters on the controversy over a speech by George Shultz.
Language of Material:
Undetermined
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Immediate Source of Acquisition note
Gift of Robert W. Beyers, 2002.
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.
Robert W. Beyers Papers (SC0664). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Robert W. Beyers, known for his candid reporting, directed the Stanford News Service from 1961 to 1990. Educated at Cornell
University, he was a journalist and public relations director before joining the University of Michigan News Service. He came
to Stanford in 1961 with his Michigan mentor, Lyle Nelson; together they created the STANFORD OBSERVER, a monthly publication
for alumni, and the CAMPUS REPORT, a weekly internal newspaper. Beyers was awarded the Kenneth M. Cuthbertson Award for exceptional
service to the university in 1983. He died in October 2002.
These files were maintained by Robert W. Beyers and kept separate from the general files of the News Service, although they
relate primarily to his work as director of the News Service. The files include correspondence, press releases, copies of
university correspondence and memos, ephemera, articles, and clippings. Subjects include public perception of Stanford (1972),
reactions to articles in the CAMPUS REPORT (1968-89), the Vietnam War and anti-war protest, H. Bruce Franklin, the ASSU and
social regulations for women students (1965-66), John Voevodsky (inventor and entrepreneur), the proposed Reagan Library at
Stanford, Donald Kennedy, and indirect cost recovery at Stanford. Among the ASSU files is a copy of the results from a 1965
questionnaire of women students and a transcript of a KZSU program "The Seventy Third Year" broadcast on May 30, 1965 featuring
interviews with Richard E. Guggenhime, Phillip H. Rhinelander, and Scott McBride regarding the 1964-65 academic year. The
"Comments 1988-89" files include notes and letters on the controversy over a speech by George Shultz. The 1980-012 addenda
contains his class notes from his time at Cornell University.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Presidents -- United States -- Archives.
Students -- Political activity.
Women college students.
Federal aid to research -- Overhead costs.
Student movements -- California -- Stanford.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975