Description
Papers of Dalip Singh Saund (1899-1973), American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives, 29th
District of California (1955-1962).
Background
Born in Chhajulwadi, Amritsar district, Punjab Province, British India, Dalip Singh Saund (1899-1973) immigrated to the United
States to study at the University of California Berkeley, where he earned a PhD in mathematics in 1924. Saund married Marian
Kosa in 1928. Over the next two decades, the Saund's raised three children in the Imperial Valley, where he established himself
as a farmer and fertilizer distributor.
Extent
22.31 Linear Feet;
(21 document boxes, 13 half-document boxes, 6 flat oversize boxes, 1 flip-top box, 23 motion picture film reels, 21 audiotape
reels, and 15 10-inch disks)
Restrictions
Property rights to the collection and physical objects belong to the Regents of the University of California acting through
the Department of Special Research Collections at the UCSB Library. All applicable literary rights, including copyright to
the collection and physical objects, are protected under Chapter 17 of the U.S. Copyright Code and are retained by the creator
and the copyright owner, heir(s), or assignees.
Availability
The collection is open for research. Audiovisual materials may only be accessed pending reformatting.