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Sibia (Ted) Collection on Sikhs in California
D-621
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of Special Collections
Title: Ted (Tejinder Singh) Sibia Collection on Sikhs in California
Creator:
Sibia, T.
S.
Identifier/Call Number: D-621
Physical Description:
3 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1970-2000
Abstract: Ted Sibia (1937-2008) was a Biological and
Agricultural Sciences Librarian at UC Davis. The collection includes his research files on Sikhs in California as well as
a
small amount of correspondence and documentation of travel expenses.
Physical Location: Researchers should contact Archives and Special
Collections to request collections, as many are stored offsite.
Ted Sibia (1937-2008) was a Biological and Agricultural Sciences Librarian at UC Davis. His extensive research into the
history of Sikhs in California was one of the foundations for the
Pioneering Punjabis Digital Archive. His own website,
Sikh Pioneers, is now maintained by the Punjabi American Heritage
Society (PAHS).
The collection includes Ted Sibia's research files on Sikhs in California as well as a small amount of correspondence and
documentation of travel expenses.
D-643, Pioneering Punjabis Digital Archive, 1900-2019. 1,300 photographs, rare archival films, letters, newspaper
articles, songs, and audio interviews of South Asians who arrived in California from the Punjab region of north India
beginning in the 1890s. Finding aid:
https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8rb7bpj/
PunjabiPioneers.com . Punjabi Pioneers Exhibit at the Punjabi
American Heritage Society (PAHS) Becoming American Museum.
SikhPioneers.org . Created and originally curated by Ted Sibia,
this site is now managed by the Punjabi American Heritage Society (PAHS).
Collection is open for research.
This collection was processed by Liz Phillips with help from student assistant Monica Doan.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Manjeet K. Sibia, 2017.
[Identification of item], Ted (Tejinder Singh) Sibia Collection on Sikhs in California, D-621, Archives and Special
Collections, UC DacvisGeneral Library, University of California, Davis.
All applicable copyrights for the collection are protected under chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code. 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 Regents of the University of California as the owner of the physical items. It is
not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sikh diaspora
Sikhs -- California
Sikhs -- History -- California