Sisson (Richard) Collection of Research Material on South Asia, ca. 1885-1990

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Summary

Title:
Richard Sisson Collection of Research Material on South Asia
Dates:
ca. 1885-1990
Creators:
Sisson, Richard, 1936-
Abstract:
Collection consists of research material collected by Richard Sisson concerning the politics and society of South Asia in the twentieth century, gathered during research trips, ca. 1960-1990.
Extent:
32 boxes (16.0 linear ft.)
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Richard Sisson Collection of Research Material on South Asia (Collection 455). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of research material collected by Richard Sisson concerning the politics and society of South Asia in the twentieth century, gathered during research trips, ca. 1960-1990. Included are in-depth interviews with principal government, military and political leaders in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the United States prior to the Bangladesh War. Also included is data from research collected from public and private sources, and conducted jointly with Leo E. Rose and Lawrence L. Shrader.

Biographical / historical:

Richard Sisson received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from Ohio State University and his Ph.D. in political science from UC Berkeley. He taught political science at UCLA for 25 years at UCLA and served as Department Chair and as Senior Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs. He returned to Ohio State University in 1993 as Provost and Interim President. His publications include: The Congress Party in Rajasthan : political integration and institution-building in an Indian state (1971), Legislative recruitment and political integration : patterns of political linkage in an Indian state, co-authored with Lawrence L. Shrader (1972), and War and secession : Pakistan, India and the creation of Bangladesh, co-authored with Leo E. Rose (c1990).

Acquisition information:
Gift of Richard Sisson, 2004.
Processing information:

Boxes 1-22 processed by Bernadette Roca, July 2005, boxes 23-32 processed by Bernadette Roca, July 2006.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by geographical region and topic.

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Processed by Bernadette Roca, July 2005; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé.
Date Prepared:
© 2005
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record and MS Access database, encoding added via MS Access and Notetab Pro. Date of source: December 2005 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Richard Sisson Collection of Research Material on South Asia (Collection 455). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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