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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Harvey Sacks papers
Creator:
Sacks, Harvey
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1678
Physical Description:
73 Linear Feet
(144 boxes and 1 carton)
Date (inclusive): 1955-1980
Abstract: Harvey Sacks (d.1975) taught in the Department of Sociology at UC Irvine, UC Berkeley and UC Los Angeles (ca. 1960s-72). He
is best known for his work in ethnomethodology and conversational analysis. The collection consists of notes, drafts, diaries,
unpublished lectures, tapes, lectures, and miscellaneous materials related to Sacks' life and work.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located
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Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: This collection contains both processed and unprocessed audiovisual materials. For information
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the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
[Identification of item], Harvey Sacks papers (Collection 1678). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Emanuel A. Schegloff, 1991.
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processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.
Processed by Simon Elliott, Lilace Hatayama and Dydia DeLyser, 1998.
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UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9942337183606533
Sacks worked for the University of California, ca. 1960s-72; he taught in the Department of Sociology at UC Irvine, at UC
Berkeley and UC Los Angeles; best known for his work in ethnomethodology and conversational analysis; died in 1975 when he
was 40 years old.
Collection consists of notes, drafts, diaries, unpublished lectures, tapes, lectures, and miscellaneous materials related
to the life and work of Harvey Sacks.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sociolinguistics -- Research.
Linguistics teachers -- California -- Archives.
University of California (System)--Faculty -- Archives
Sacks, Harvey -- Archives