An Inventory of the Williamson M. Evers Papers 1951-2008
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An Inventory of the Williamson M. Evers Papers 1951-2008 216 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes (90.6 linear feet) Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305-6010 Phone: (650) 723-3563, Fax: (650) 725-3445 Email: [email protected] http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives Prepared by Beth Goder © 2012 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved. Collection Summary Collection Title Williamson M. Evers papers, 1951-2008 Collection Number 87011 Creator Evers, Williamson M. Extent 216 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes (90.6 linear feet) Repository Hoover Institution Archives Stanford University, Stanford CA, 94305-6010 http://www.hoover.org/library-and-archives Abstract The collection includes bulletins, newsletters, clippings, election campaign literature, serial issues, minutes, correspondence, reports, memoranda, manuals, curricular material, and audiovisual material related to libertarian thought in the United States, activities of the Libertarian Party, and Libertarian Party electoral campaigns, especially the 1984 campaign of David Bergland for president of the United States. The collection also contains materials related to the establishment of academic standards for California public schools and national educational policy in the United States. Arrangement Statement The collection is not arranged in series, although the index to major groups can serve as a guide to the materials. Physical Location Hoover Institution Archives Language of the materials The collection is in English. 2 Information for Researchers Access Box 218 is closed. Collection stored off site; a minimum of two days notice is required for use. Boxes may be requested through Stanford's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu. The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible. Publication Rights For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Williamson M. Evers papers, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives Acquisition Information Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in increments between 1987 and 2012. Accruals Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/. Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid. Related Collections Libertarian Party of California records, Hoover Institution Archives Ed Clark papers, Hoover Institution Archives Lawrence Samuels collection, Hoover Institution Archives Center for Libertarian Studies records, Hoover Institution Archives Roy A. Childs papers, Hoover Institution Archives Jeffrey Friedman papers, Hoover Institution Archives June R. Genis papers, Hoover Institution Archives Scott M. Olmsted papers, Hoover Institution Archives Karl Peterjohn papers, Hoover Institution Archives Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in Stanford University’s online catalog. Bergland, David. Libertarian Party. California. Commission for the Establishment of Academic Content and Performance Standards. Presidents--United States--Election--1984. Libertarianism--United States. Laissez-faire. Free enterprise. Education--California. Education--United States. 3 Williamson Moore Evers Biographical Note 1948 October 18 Born, San Francisco, California 1968 Co-founder, Stanford Libertarians, Stanford University 1972 B. A. in political science, Stanford University 1974 State Treasurer, California Peace and Freedom Party 1974-1976 Editor-in-Chief, Libertarian Party News 1975-1985 Member, Libertarian National Committee, Libertarian Party 1976 National Research Director, MacBride for President Committee 1976-1980 Editor-in-Chief, Inquiry Vice President, Cato Institute 1978 M. A. in political science, Stanford University 1979-1980 Member, Clark for President Committee, National Review Committee 1980 Libertarian Party candidate for House of Representatives, 12th Congressional District of California 1980-1981 Member, National Student Board, Students for a Libertarian Society 1981-1982 California State Chair, Libertarian Party Member, California Libertarian Council, State Executive Committee 1982 Candidate (Libertarian Party), State Board of Equalization, California 3rd District 1983 Campaign Manager, Cassandra Moore for Palo Alto City Council 1984 Campaign Manager, Libertarian Party presidential candidate David Bergland 1986-1991 Managing Editor, Journal of Libertarian Studies 1987 Ph.D. in political science, Stanford University 1987-1988 Visiting Assistant Professor, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 1988-1994 National Fellow and Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University 4 Biographical Note (Contd.) 1990 Co-author and editor, National Service: Pro and Con 1994-1998 Adjunct Associate Professor, Santa Clara University 1995 Member, Steering Committee for HOLD (Honest Open Logical Debate) on Math Reform 1995- Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University 1996 Author, Victims' Rights, Restitution, and Retribution 1996-1998 Commissioner, California State Commission for the Establishment of Academic Content and Performance Standards 1997-2004 President, East Palo Alto Charter School Board of Directors 1998-2007 Member, Math Content Review Panel, Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program 1999- Member, Koret Task Force on K-12 Education, Hoover Institution, Stanford University 1999-2001 Education Policy Advisor, George W. Bush 2000 presidential campaign 1999-2007 Member, California History-Social Science Project Advisory Board 2001-2002 Member, National Educational Research Policy and Priorities Board 2001-2007 Member, White House Commission on Presidential Scholars 2002 Co-recipient, Koret Prize 2003 Senior Adviser for Education to L. Paul Bremer of the Iraq Coalition Provisional Authority 2004 Co-editor, Testing Student Learning, Evaluating Teaching Effectiveness 2004-2007 Member, Santa Clara County Board of Education 2007 Senior Advisor to Margaret Spellings, United States Secretary of Education 2007-2009 Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, United States Department of Education 2010 Appointed by Arnold Schwarzenegger to the California State Academic Content Standards Commission 5 Williamson M. Evers Papers, 1951-2008 Scope and Content of Collection The papers document the career of Williamson M. Evers, a political scientist, editor, campaign manager for Libertarian presidential candidate David Bergland, Hoover Institution fellow, and member of the Koret Task Force on K- 12 Education. The collection contains documents related to libertarian thought in the United States, activities of the Libertarian Party, Libertarian Party electoral campaigns, the establishment of academic standards for California public schools, and national educational policy in the United States. Although the collection has not been arranged into series, an index to major groups of material exists for this collection; however, not all materials are represented in these groups. Evers was a political science student at Stanford University, beginning his study for a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1966 and earning his Ph.D. from the university in 1987. His files document activism and student protests on the Stanford campus during the late 1960s and early 1970s, a time that saw ROTC recruitment at the university and the first use of police as a response to protests on the Stanford campus. During 1969, students protested weapons research conducted at the Stanford Research Institute. They adopted the name "April 3rd Movement" for their demonstrations, named after a series of meetings beginning on that date which led to a sit-in at the Applied Electronics Laboratory (boxes 18 and 19). The activism file documents this movement, as well as the case of H. Bruce Franklin, a Stanford professor who was fired based on charges of disrupting a speech delivered by Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. and inciting an occupation of the Stanford Computation Center in 1971. Documents on the New Left and Students for a Democratic Society can be found in this file. Evers was a member of the Libertarian Party, joining the Libertarian National Committee in 1975 and becoming a member of that group's Publications Committee in 1977. The Libertarian file includes material on the Libertarian Party (especially the Libertarian Party of California), other Libertarian organizations, and materials from related groups, with letters from Murray Rothbard (box 68) and Libertarian Party founder David Nolan. The collection includes material on the Libertarian Party Radical Caucus and its publication Libertarian Vanguard, which ran Evers' "Bouquets and Brickbats," column. Evers was a board member for the Center for Libertarian Studies (CLS), an organization founded by Murray Rothbard and Burton Blumert in 1976. Documents from the Libertarian Scholars Conference, which was the origin of the CLS, can be found in this file. Also included are newsletters from various county