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Creator:
University of California, Davis. Institute of Governmental Affairs
Title: Institute of Governmental Affairs Collection
Date (inclusive): 1962-2009
Extent:
101 linear feet
Abstract: The Institute of Governmental Affairs (IGA), founded in 1962, supports social science research, graduate student training,
public affairs programming, and outreach activities at UC Davis. The majority of the collection is a clipping file maintained
by IGA from 1971-1987 on the following areas: Davis/Yolo County, Sacramento City/County, and the California State Government.
The collection also contains publications produced by IGA and the Agricultural History Center.
Physical location: Researchers should contact Special Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Repository:
University of California, Davis. Library. Dept. of Special Collections.
Davis, California 95616-5292
Collection number: AR-041
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
The Institute of Governmental Affairs (IGA) was founded in 1962, at first to conduct research for state agencies and later
to study general governmental policies and practices. In 1963, Lloyd D. Musolf became director, followed by Alvin E. Sokolow
and Alan Olmstead. IGA scholars began a series of studies on topics such as public school administration, consumer bankruptcies,
land use policies, and use of search warrants and hearsay evidence in law enforcement. Later they focused for some years on
the political and managerial problems of small town and unincorporated communities. Eventually IGA turned toward international
studies.
Source:
Scheuring, Ann Foley. Abundant Harvest: the History of the University of California, Davis. [Davis, Calif.]: UC Davis History
Project, c2001.
The majority of the collection is a clipping file maintained by IGA from 1971-1987 on the following areas: Davis/Yolo County,
Sacramento City/County, and the California State Government. The collection also contains publications produced by IGA and
the Agricultural History Center.
The collection is arranged in two series: 1. Clippings and 2. Publications.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
University of California, Davis. Institute of Governmental Affairs--Archives.
University of California, Davis. Agricultural History Center
Yolo County (Calif.)--History
Sacramento County (Calif.)--History
Davis (Calif.)--History
Sacramento (Calif.)--History
Collection is open for research.
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection with assistance from student employee Michelle Xie.
Transferred from the Institute of Governmental Affairs in 1988 and 2013.
[Identification of item], Institute of Governmental Affairs Collection, AR-041, Department of Special Collections, General
Library, University of California, Davis.
Copyright is protected by the copyright law, chapter 17, of the U.S. Code. All requests for permission to publish or quote
from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the Department of Special Collections, General Library, University of California, Davis as the owner of the physical items
and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.