Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Access
Processing Information
Preferred Citation
Publication Rights
Creator:
Rothchild, Donald S.
Title: Writings
Date (inclusive): 1974-1993
Extent:
0.4 linear feet
Abstract: Donald S. Rothchild (1928-2007) served as Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Davis. The collection
contains selected manuscripts of Rothchild's conference papers and writings which focus on politics and government in Africa.
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: D-537
Language of Material: Collection materials in English.
Biography
Donald S. Rothchild (1928-2007) received his undergraduate degree from Kenyon College (1949), entered the military for two
years during the Korean War, received his masters degree from the University of California, Berkeley (1954), and his doctorate
from Johns Hopkins University (1958). He became a Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Davis in
1965.
He also served on faculties in Africa at the University of Nairobi, the University of Ghana, Makerere University in Uganda,
the University of Zambia and in the United States at the School of Advanced International Studies of John Hopkins, the U.S.
Institute of Peace, the Brookings Institute, and the University of California Washington Center.
Source:
Scope and Content
Contains selected manuscripts of Rothchild's conference papers and writings.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection is arranged alphabetically by title of the manuscript.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Rothchild, Donald S.--Archives.
University of California, Davis--Faculty--Archives
Africa--Politics and government
Access
Collection is open for research.
Processing Information
Sara Gunasekara processed this collection and created and encoded this finding aid with assistance from student employee Michelle
Xie.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Donald Rothchild Writings, D-537, Department of Special Collections, General Library, University
of California, Davis.
Publication Rights
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.