Presidential Papers—David Pierpont Gardner

eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for May through August, 2026

Item	Title	Total requests	Download	View-only	%Dnld
85x4d7t2	“Excellence: As Difficult As It Is Rare,” Robert Tait McKenzie Memorial Lecture, cosponsored by The American Academy of Physical Education and The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, Houston, Texas	217	169	48	77.9%
42m822cw	“Setting the Scene: the Importance of Quality,” Critical Choices in Western Higher Education: a Regional Conference on Policy Alternatives for Quality, Finance, and Coordination in the 80s, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education, Denver, Colorado	212	167	45	78.8%
4h31v9p8	“Rededication and Renewal in a Bicentennial Year,” Annual Faculty Breakfast, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah	212	168	44	79.2%
7s92m9k2	“The University of Utah: Some Questions About the Work and Worth,” Salt Lake City Rotary Club, Salt Lake City, Utah	200	163	37	81.5%
1827d591	“External Forces Affecting Higher Education,” Western Association of College and University Business Officers, Seattle, Washington	197	150	47	76.1%
71c087p7	“Don’t Look Now, But We’re Being Watched,” Salt Lake City Rotary Club, Salt Lake City, Utah	183	114	69	62.3%
840324sp	Faculty Conference [Open Forum with President Gardner], University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah	155	96	59	61.9%
0518t3w3	Organizations and Modern Society	154	43	111	27.9%
1d94q006	Internationalization: The State of the Institution	151	42	109	27.8%
0zb7z5fc	Managing the American University	142	43	99	30.3%
1vj8t9hg	Driving Mr. Kerr	131	40	91	30.5%
73x744w2	“Report of the National Commission on Excellence in Education: a Retrospective View,” Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California	131	32	99	24.4%
0vp858vw	A Nation at Risk Third Anniversary Conference, Salt Lake City, Utah	125	39	86	31.2%
20s081z7	Geography in the School Curriculum	117	70	47	59.8%
9w53c8bk	Clark Kerr: Triumphs and Turmoil	110	33	77	30.0%
4d16s66b	Farewell Remarks to the Regents, San Francisco, California	109	24	85	22.0%
0531f0v9	Remarks to the Senate Fiscal Retreat, Berkeley, California	108	40	68	37.0%
3jj6k0cm	Dedication of Keck Telescope, Mauna Kea, Hawaii	107	28	79	26.2%
2wb1j1xn	Managing Transitions in a Time of Acute Modernity	103	21	82	20.4%
9pm2g10q	Education and the American Economy	101	35	66	34.7%
9jz237kc	“The Internationalization of Higher Education,” Tenth Pullias Lecture, University of Southern California	100	31	69	31.0%
56x0p4fm	Remarks to the University of California Commission on the Future of the University, Oakland, California	99	28	71	28.3%
3sb0j9fw	"The Governance and Management of American Universities," The Siciliano Lecture, University of Utah, Salt Lake City	97	31	66	32.0%
2025209j	“California and the Pacific Rim: A UC Perspective,” Oakland Rotary Club, Oakland, California	95	35	60	36.8%
3cr780wd	“Universities and the Pacific Rim,” Second Pacific Rim Presidents Conference, Bangkok, Thailand	95	25	70	26.3%
82h588b2	Comments to Regents on the problems faced by the University of California in meeting the racial and ethnic balance in its student body as required by the state legislature, San Francisco, California	94	32	62	34.0%
93t3t49s	"Our Universities: A Shared Pursuit of Excellence," University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia	94	36	58	38.3%
1mg3p70w	“The Humanities Initiative,” UC Irvine, Irvine, California	93	28	65	30.1%
56n5n3kn	The University in Disarray: Causes of Conflict and Prospects for Change	93	42	51	45.2%
7cd4g8c1	The University of California: a Global Perspective,” World Affairs Council, Los Angeles, California	93	27	66	29.0%
18q6r6r9	Remarks to the International Association of Defense Counsel, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California	92	35	57	38.0%
1xg9c2jn	A Time for Re-Examination and Renewal Commitment	92	25	67	27.2%
6q95t2ns	Inaugural Address, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California	92	23	69	25.0%
1nj9n5k1	Remarks to the University of California Commission on the Future of the University	91	40	51	44.0%
5rr4729g	“Excellence and Institutional Mission: Focusing on Quality,” Eighty-Seventh Annual Meeting of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Chicago, Illinois	91	31	60	34.1%
6tt7j9gg	By Oath and Association: The California Folly	91	27	64	29.7%
0g67h8t0	Statement, Alumni Annual Report, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah	89	29	60	32.6%
9h28m267	“Reflections on the Basic Purposes of Schooling," University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia	89	28	61	31.5%
2xt1p0nv	“Cooperation and Competition in the Pacific Rim: The Challenge for Education,” Dedication of the Graduate School of International Relations and Pacific Studies, UC San Diego	88	37	51	42.0%
4813421v	“The American University in Transition,” Commonwealth Club, San Francisco, California	86	36	50	41.9%
7xq962f2	Excellence and Equality of Opportunity	86	32	54	37.2%
5xk7k7tr	"Independent Colleges and Universities: A Force for Constructive Change," American Association of Presidents of Independent Colleges and Universities, Scottsdale, Arizona	85	26	59	30.6%
9kt0k50h	“The Challenge of School Reform over the Next Decade,” issue paper for States Look to the Future meeting, The Council of State Governments, Orlando, Florida	84	24	60	28.6%
5fj4g9b4	Address to the University of California Management Institute, UC Irvine, Irvine, California	83	31	52	37.3%
5b03q6n0	“Educational Excellence and the American High School,” Conference: The American High School Today and Tomorrow, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California	82	35	47	42.7%
8j7814nn	The California System: Governing and Management Principles and Their Link to Academic Excellence	82	22	60	26.8%
9sb3p9nh	Higher Education and the New Technologies,” Sixth International Conference on Higher Education, University of Lancaster, Lancaster England	82	20	62	24.4%
3kn95149	Opening Ceremony, Center for German and European Studies, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California	81	27	54	33.3%
6gw0h76r	Remarks to the Coalition for Utah's Future, "Utah--The Next 100 Years," Salt Lake City, Utah	81	27	54	33.3%
88c3b1mv	The Case for the American University,” The Grace A. Tanner Lecture in Human Values, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, Utah, April 22, 1993	81	35	46	43.2%

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