http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8ff3z2n Online items available Guide to the Gordon Bower papers SC1223 Jenny Johnson Department of Special Collections and University Archives Green Library 557 Escondido Mall Stanford 94305-6064 [email protected] URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc Guide to the Gordon Bower SC1223 1 papers SC1223 Language of Material: English Contributing Institution: Department of Special Collections and University Archives Title: Gordon Bower papers Creator: Bower, Gordon H. Identifier/Call Number: SC1223 Physical Description: 24.75 Linear Feet17 boxes and 6.32 GB of digital files Date (inclusive): 1950-2016 Language of Material: English Access to Collection Recommendations and student materials are closed for 75 years from date of creation. Otherwise tThe materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy. 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Acquisition Information This collection was given by Gordon Bower to Stanford University, Special Collections in October 2014. Biographical / Historical Gordon Bower is the Albert Ray Lang Professor (Emeritus) of Psychology at Stanford University. He received a BA from Case Western Reserve University in 1954, and an MS (1957) & Ph.D. (1959) in from Yale University, both in Psychology. Bower's research interests include the study of human memory, mnemonic devices, retrieval strategies, recording strategies, and category learning, including cognitive processes, emotion, imagery, language and reading comprehension as they relate to memory. Scope and Contents The collection consists primarily of teaching files and research files, correspondence, as well as files from professional organizations. Also included are student materials and recommendations, both of which are restricted for 75 years from date of creation. Subjects and Indexing Terms Bower, Gordon H. Stanford University. Department of Psychology. Faculty Bower, Gordon H. Stanford University. Department of Psychology. Faculty Papers Accession ARCH-2015-017 box 1, folder 1 Psych 103: Conditioning Learning 1960-1965 box 1, folder 2 Notes P 264, Seminar on Learning box 1, folder 3 Bower: models, lecturer notes on Mathematical Models 1960 box 1, folder 4 G. Bower: Beh. Mod. Seminar notes "Beh. Mod in applied settings" 1976-1978 box 1, folder 5 Bower's notes as a Speed Reading Student 1968 box 1, folder 6 Psych 101A Conditioning learning 1959-1965 box 1, folder 7 Ideas for Experiments (+ some math models) Guide to the Gordon Bower SC1223 2 papers SC1223 Papers Accession ARCH-2015-017 box 1, folder 8 Psychological Conceptions of Man 142, Taught at Stanford-in-Vienna, Austria Fall Quarter it was conducted according to the procedures specified as "Personalized System of Instruction" (PSI) 1970 Fall box 1, folder 9 Psych 264 Seminar some math modelling 1961-1962 box 1, folder 10 Math model class: Estes' Stimulus sampling theory, and the pattern models box 1, folder 11 notes on math models when Bower was a Yale graduate student 1956-1959 box 1, folder 12 Psych 210 memory notes of G. Bower (+R.C. Atkinson, Co-teacher). Also notes on serial learning box 1, folder 13 Psych 210: Human Cognitive Psychology 1980 box 1, folder 14 Psych 210 Learning Theory 1962 box 1, folder 15 Math models classes 1961-1968 box 1, folder 16 Yale seminar with F. Logan VTE model for peripheral scaling 1959 box 1, folder 17 Math models course notes box 1, folder 18 Psych 210 Memory Winter Quarter 1977 box 1, folder 19 Class notes of classes that Gordon was auditing 1977 box 1, folder 20 Psy 264 Coding Theory Topics. G. Bower box 1, folder 21 Psych 210 Gordon Bower 1986 box 1, folder 22 Psych 264 Winter Quarter 1974-1975 box 1, folder 23 Psych 264 notes Learning Bower 1975 Spring box 1, folder 24 Yale idea notes mainly "rat experiments" 1957-1958 box 1, folder 25 Notes of GB's attending Yale classes 1956-1958 box 2, folder 1 Psych 264 Topics in Human Learning Gordon Bower 1982 box 2, folder 2 Psych 264 Human learning 1990 box 2, folder 3 Psych 264 1988-1989 box 2, folder 4 Psych 264 Anderson's "Atomic Components of Thought" seminar notes co-taught by Bower and Anderson 1999 Winter box 2, folder 5 "A logical explication of the concept of measurement" Gordon Bower term paper written for a psych class at Western Reserve University 1954 box 2, folder 6 Psych 264 1992 Winter box 2, folder 7 Psych 165 Survey of Mathematical Psychology 1971 box 2, folder 8 Misc. notes: ideas for experiments some notes on my readings box 2, folder 9 Frosh seminar stuff 2001-2002 box 2, folder 10 "Explorations in Human Memory 2003-2004 Winter box 2, folder 11 Frosh: syllabus preview handouts box 2, folder 12 Frosh seminar 2001-2003 box 2, folder 13 Frosh: second meeting box 2, folder 14 Frosh: 3rd meeting (Chapters 3 4) box 2, folder 15 Frosh: 4th meeting (distortions) box 2, folder 16 Frosh: 5th meeting box 2, folder 17 meeting #6: implicit memory box 2, folder 18 Frosh: meeting #7 box 2, folder 19 Frosh: meeting #8 psychogenic amnesia box 2, folder 20 Frosh: meeting #9 the memory wars box 2, folder 21 Frosh meeting #10 Elders box 2, folder 23 Gratitude testimonials Psych 15N box 2, folder 24 Gratitude testimonials 2002 box 2, folder 25 misc box 2, folder 26 Class 5: Implicit measures of attitudes box 2, folder 27 STFD Cog Clin 2006 box 2, folder 28 Xerox copies of papers read by class (Cog. Clinical course) box 2, folder 29 Expts. box 2, folder 30 "The Psychotherapist's Guide to Human Memory" Janet L. jones box 2, folder 31 Day 1: Stfd: Cog Clinical University of Texas 2005 box 2, folder 32 Day 2: Infant Memory box 2, folder 33 STFD #1 2007 box 2, folder 34 Mem. Notes 2007 box 3, folder 1 Session 3: Acc. box 3, folder 2 Stfd: Emotion psych 267 learning Guide to the Gordon Bower SC1223 3 papers SC1223 Papers Accession ARCH-2015-017 box 3, folder 3 Memory distertions box 3, folder 4 Ses. 4 Autobiography biases box 3, folder 5 Repression recovery of CSA box 3, folder 6 False memory box 3, folder 7 notes box 3, folder 8 Implicit box 3, folder 9 notes box 3, folder 10 Depression research papers box 3, folder 11 Behavior Research Paper box 3, folder 12 Anxiety Disorder Papers box 3, folder 13 Brid Cring Canyon box 3, folder 14 Bridging the Canyon session 10 box 3, folder 15 Basic Behavioral Science Research for Mental Health box 3, folder 16 Tricks for the Memory. G. Bower box 3, folder 17 Temporal spatial distance in situation models box 3, folder 18 cognitive science speech 1988 box 3, folder 19 commencement speech 1979-1982 box 3, folder 20 Bob Sternberg: PACE opening ceremony 2001 Feb 19 box 3, folder 21 APA intro #1 box 3, folder 22 Farewell Tenenbaum 2001 Dec 18 box 3, folder 23 Library "bound" Bower reprints box 3, folder 24 paper 1979 Aug 29 box 3, folder 25 paper 1961 box 3, folder 26 Cornell University speech on "imagery memory" 1972 Mar box 3, folder 27 Simple storage models for immediate memory: a working paper 1963 box 3, folder 28 on understanding actions in narratives - invited Address 1985 Sep 6 box 3, folder 29 biography of Bower 1979 Aug 29 box 3, folder 30 intro. Math matlab - folder #1 1968 Autumn box 3, folder 31 Psych 265c notes box 3, folder 32 paper 1957 box 3, folder 33 Droodles box 4, folder 1 Gordon Bower paper 1961 box 4, folder 2 Major Area Paper Gordon Bower 1958 Mar 20 box 4, folder 3 Psych 265c models 1967 Spring box 4, folder 4 Mental imagery and memory 1968 box 4, folder 5 Talks to non-psychologists ("popular") lecture to Stanford staff at management training box 4, folder 6 unpublished working paper on concept identification mold 1964-1965 box 4, folder 7 Immunological conditioning in Mice (pilot data) - GB and Leu Eptein worked on this 1984 Feb 23 box 4, folder 8 The Organization of Recall 1962 box 4, folder 9 Talk to EPS Gordon Bower box 4, folder 10 WPA stuff 2006 box 4, folder 11 Closing remarks at Retirement Party of Psychology department 2004 box 4, folder 12 NIMH/APA #1 box 4, folder 13 GHB dissertation speech 1959 box 4, folder 14 APA Hyman intro 2000 Aug 4 box 4, folder 15 Emotion talk to Cowell, Trustees computer science students box 4, folder 16 notes from NIA remark box 4, folder 17 papers box 4, folder 18 word association exp. box 4, folder 19 Events exp. box 4, folder 20 prediction exp. box 4, folder 21 thirst exp. box 4, folder 22 Brussels speech box 4, folder 23 to be submitted 1992 Feb 12 box 4, folder 24 owens and Dafoe materials box 4, folder 25 Correspondence University of Texas 1968 Feb 7 Guide to the Gordon Bower SC1223 4 papers SC1223 Papers Accession ARCH-2015-017 box 4, folder 26 APA talk PAL 1960 Sep 5 box 4, folder 27 Queueing models for attention box