History and Mission
RAND Corporation Archives Available for Scholarly Research
For decades, the RAND Corporation has collaborated with scholars interested in documenting our institution, its work, and the broad variety of research areas in which we have been engaged. To that end, RAND invites academic historians and analysts in the fields of public policy and science and technology studies to use our archives. RAND researchers and staff members are also invaluable sources of data and experience.
Our archives are rich and diverse in content. RAND has conducted research across a wide spectrum of scientific, methodological, and policy issues—concentrating on matters at the leading edge of public concern. We believe historical materials and records of these efforts offer scholars unique insights to past and present developments in many substantive fields.
Scholars are, of course, expected to maintain high academic standards. The notes they take, interpretations they make, manuscripts they write, and subsequent publications are their own. RAND reviews drafts intended for publication, checking only for factual accuracy. In accordance with RAND's status as an independent, nonprofit institution working to serve the public interest, we offer scholars no stipends or other financial incentives. RAND's quid for the participant's quo is unique access to information and people, within and outside of RAND, and the freedom to exploit these sources to open new areas of scholarly research. Research scholars thus far have gained financial support from private foundations, from government agencies such as the National Science Foundation, and from their home institutions; and they have been productive and comfortable with these arrangements.
Research scholars interested in learning more about accessing RAND's archives are encouraged to contact Vivian Arterbery, Corporate Secretary.
RAND has opened its archives to the following historians:
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