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Stanford Archives Reference and Research Guide: Global Stanford

This guide offers an introduction to researching Stanford history using University Archives collection materials and includes instructions for identifying, accessing and working with Special Collections materials.

Global Stanford

In addition to the general resources shared above, the Archives provides access to many specific archival collections that can aid in your research into Stanford's international collaborations. In addition to the collections below, records of the Office of the President and Office of the Provost may also provide helpful information. Note that those records are typically closed for a period of no less than 20 years from the end of the tenure of the officeholder.
 

Archival collections:

  • Stanford University, Bing Overseas Studies Program records: The Overseas Studies Office was established in 1958, and Robert A. Walker, a professor of political science at Stanford University and chairman of the Committee on General Studies, was appointed director. The first campus was set up in Beutelsbach, German in 1958 and shortly thereafter, in October of 1960 two additional locations in Tours, France, and Florence, Italy, were opened. Later, as demand grew, centers were opened in Britain at Harlaxton in 1966, in Austria in October 1966, and at Salamanca, Spain in October 1968.
  • Stanford University, Center for International Security and Cooperation records: The Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), part of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI), is an interdisciplinary university-based research and training center addressing some of the world's most difficult security problems with policy-relevant solutions. The Center is committed to scholarly research and to giving independent advice to governments and international organizations.
  • Stanford University, Haas Center for Public Service records: Includes files related to international development and service. 
  • Stanford University, Office of General Studies records (1954-1962): Records include general administrative files, 1954-57; correspondence dealing with the organization of overseas campus programs in the Far East, 1961-62; and reports, memoranda, minutes, correspondence, and other materials pertaining to the Study of Undergraduate Education, 1954-57.