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BANC MSS 2003/257 c
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Collection Title: Aaron Wildavsky papers
Date (inclusive): 1955-1995
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2003/257 c
Creators :
Wildavsky, Aaron B.
Extent:
Number of containers: 31
Linear feet: 38.75
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The Aaron Wildavsky papers, 1955-1995, consist of writings, correspondence, speeches,
and course materials. By far the greatest part of the collection is Wildavsky's writings, which include drafts
and correspondence about his own work and reviews of the work of others. The correspondence is primarily
professional in nature, focusing on Wildavsky's publications, teaching activities, visiting scholar programs,
and speaking engagements. There are also a couple of cartons on speaking engagements and course materials, as
well as a small amount of papers on Wildavsky's Academic Senate activities.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice
may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the
Library's online catalog.
Collection is open for research.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in
writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000.
Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to
include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner. See:
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Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is
restricted to research and educational purposes.
[Identification of item], Aaron Wildavsky Papers, BANC MSS 2003/257 c, The Bancroft Library, University of
California, Berkeley.
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public
access catalog.
Political science
Faculty papers.
Manuscripts for publication.
University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Political Science
University of California, Berkeley. Graduate School of Public Policy
University of California, Berkeley. Survey Research
Center
The Aaron Wildavsky papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Mary Wildavsky on June 11, 2003.
No additions are expected.
Arranged to the container level.
Processed by Bancroft Library staff in 2007
Aaron Bernard Wildavsky was born on May 31, 1930 in Brooklyn, N.Y. He attended Brooklyn College, obtained a
Fulbright Fellowship to the University of Sidney, and in 1958 obtained his graduate degree from Yale. From 1958
to 1962 Wildavsky taught at Oberlin College. In 1962 he became professor of political science and public policy
at the University of California, Berkeley. He was the chair of the political science department from 1966-1969.
He was also the founding dean of the Graduate School of Public Policy (1969-1977) and on the staff of the Survey
Research Center at Berkeley.
Wildavsky wrote or co-wrote 39 books and a number of articles about political culture, budgetary processes, and
public administration. He died on Sept. 4, 1993 in Oakland, California.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Aaron Wildavsky papers, 1955-1995, consist of writings, correspondence, speeches, and course materials. By
far the greatest part of the collection is Wildavsky's writings, which include drafts and correspondence about
his own work and reviews of the work of others. The correspondence is primarily professional in nature, focusing
on Wildavsky's publications, teaching activities, visiting scholar programs, and speaking engagements. There are
also a couple of cartons on speaking engagements and course materials, as well as a small amount of papers on
Wildavsky's Academic Senate activities.