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Fiske (Emmett P.) Papers
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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Davis Library, Dept. of
Special Collections
Title: Emmett P. Fiske Papers
Creator:
Fiske, Emmett P. (Emmett
Preston)
Identifier/Call Number: D-573
Physical Description:
5.4 linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1972-2005
Abstract: The collection
contains research materials related to Fiske's doctoral dissertation,
The College and its Constituency: Rural and Community Development at
the University of California, 1875-1978. Also included are materials
related to the lawsuit by the California Agrarian Action Project
against the Regents of the University of California regarding
agricultural mechanization research. In addition, the collection
contains two audiocassettes and a transcript of a 1978 talk at UC Davis
by Paul S. Taylor, Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley.
Physical Location: Researchers should contact
Archives and Special Collections to request collections, as many are
stored offsite.
Biography/Administrative History
Professor of Community and Rural Sociology, Washington State
University.
Scope and Content of Collection
The collection contains research materials related to Fiske's
doctoral dissertation, The College and its Constituency: Rural and
Community Development at the University of California, 1875-1978. Also
included are materials related to the lawsuit by the California
Agrarian Action Project against the Regents of the University of
California regarding agricultural mechanization research. In addition,
the collection contains two audiocassettes and a transcript of a 1978
talk at UC Davis by Paul S. Taylor, Professor of Economics at UC
Berkeley.
Collection is open for research.
Liz Phillips encoded this finding aid with help from student
assistant Aditi Sinha.
[Identification of item], Emmett P. Fiske Papers, D-573, Archives
and Special Collections, UC Davis 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
Rural development -- History
Farm mechanization -- Research --
California
University of California (System) --
History