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The 1920s: New home in social sciences

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Forward-thinking Training

Stanford has been interdisciplinary at its core for decades. In the 1920s, journalism studies moved from the English department to the new School of Social Sciences.

 

Highlights from the Stanford Daily Archives

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Teaching

Faculty who taught in the 1920s:

  • Waldo Abbot, 1925-1926, Elementary and Advanced Practice
  • John M. Baker, 1926-1927, Elementary and Advanced Practice
  • Buford O. Brown, 1924-1935, Law of the Press; Editoral Writing; Business Management
  • John Herald Casey, 1927-1928, Elementary and Advanced Practice
  • Paul Hibbert Clyde, 1920-1923, Advertising; Editorial Management
  • John Jay Cuddy, 1920-1924, Advertising
  • Thomas George Irwin, 1928-1931, News Writing; Copy Reading; Law for the Journalist
  • Waldo J . Marra, 1928-1930, Business Management
  • Warren Paul Staniford, 1918-1920, News Writing; Practical Reporting; Advertising
  • Frank J. Taylor, 1927-1928, Feature Article

Course offerings in the 1920s:

1920 - Stanford Bulletin 1921 - Stanford Bulletin 1922 - Stanford Bulletin 1923 - Stanford Bulletin 1924 - Stanford Bulletin
1925 - Stanford Bulletin 1926 - Stanford Bulletin 1927 - Stanford Bulletin 1928 - Stanford Bulletin 1929 - Stanford Bulletin

Stanford President’s Annual Reports from the 1920s:

1920 - President's Annual Report 1921 - President's Annual Report
1925 - President's Annual Report 1926 - President's Annual Report
1927 - President's Annual Report 1928 - President's Annual Report
1929 - President's Annual Report

Research

Books by faculty in the 1920s: