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Call Number: SC0879
Creator:
Stepp, Richard A., 1917-1995.
Title: Richard A. Stepp papers
Dates: 1937-1995
Physical Description:
6 Linear feet
Summary: The papers of Richard A. Stepp pertain largely to the time he spent in Burma as an advisor on technical services for small
industries, 1958-59. Included are correspondence, notebooks, reports, memos, Burmese government documents (in English), other
publications, and photographs, 1954-59. Correspondents include Eugene Staley, Kennard Weddell, Edward S. Prentice, Joe E.
Stepanek, and Paul J. Lovewell. A few materials in this part of the collection pertain to a small industry project he worked
on in India prior to his work in Burma. The remaining personal papers, 1937-1995, include correspondence, biographical materials,
family history materials, travel memorabilia, and photographs. There is a sizeable amount of correspondence with Charles Charles
and his wife Anna, who were his house servants during his time in Burma, 1958-94; correspondence with and biographical materials
on Charles Rozaire, Stepp?s friend and travel companion who also handled his estate matters; and several files pertaining
to Stanford alumni matters and gifts to Stanford.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
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.
Richard A. Stepp Papers (SC0879). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries,
Stanford, Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Richard A. Stepp earned his A.B. in social sciences at Stanford University in 1939 and his MBA in 1941. While a student he
was business manager for the Stanford Daily, 1938-39, and a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. He pursued a career
in real estate in Whittier, California, taught Latin American economics at USC, and was on staff at the Stanford Research
Institute, 1957-59, during which time he was resident advisor to Burma?s Minister of Industries. His other interests included
travel and community theater. He died in 1995.
The papers of Richard A. Stepp pertain largely to the time he spent in Burma as an advisor on technical services for small
industries, 1958-59. Included are correspondence, notebooks, reports, memos, Burmese government documents (in English), other
publications, and photographs, 1954-59. Correspondents include Eugene Staley, Kennard Weddell, Edward S. Prentice, Joe E.
Stepanek, and Paul J. Lovewell. A few materials in this part of the collection pertain to a small industry project he worked
on in India prior to his work in Burma. The remaining personal papers, 1937-1995, include correspondence, biographical materials,
family history materials, travel memorabilia, and photographs. There is a sizeable amount of correspondence with Charles Charles
and his wife Anna, who were his house servants during his time in Burma, 1958-94; correspondence with and biographical materials
on Charles Rozaire, Stepp?s friend and travel companion who also handled his estate matters; and several files pertaining
to Stanford alumni matters and gifts to Stanford.
Lovewell, Paul J.
Prentice, Edward S.
Rozaire, Charles E. 1927-
Staley, Eugene, 1906-1989
Stepanek, Joseph E.
Stepp, Richard A., 1917-1995.
Weddell, Kennard.
Burma--Economic conditions.