Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Indexing Terms
Descriptive Summary
Title: Harvey Sacks Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1955-1980
Collection number: 1678
Creator:
Sacks, Harvey
Extent: 144 boxes (72 linear ft.)
1 carton (1 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Harvey Sacks (d.1975) taught in the Department of Sociology at UC Irvine, UC Berkeley and UC Los Angeles (ca. 1960s-72). He
is best known for his work in ethnomethodology and conversational analysis. The collection consists of notes, drafts, diaries,
unpublished lectures, tapes, lectures, and miscellaneous materials related to Sacks' life and work.
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.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
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.
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Additional Physical Form Available
A copy of the original version of this online finding aid is available at the UCLA Department of Special Collections for in-house
consultation and may be obtained for a fee. Please contact:
- Public Services Division
- UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
- Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
- Box 951575
- Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
- Telephone: 310/825-4988 (10:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., Pacific
Time)
- Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Emanuel A. Schegloff, 1991.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Harvey Sacks Papers (Collection 1678). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Biography
Sacks worked for the University of California, ca. 1960s-72; he taught in the Department of Sociology at UC Irvine, at UC
Berkeley and UC Los Angeles; best known for his work in ethnomethodology and conversational analysis; died in 1975 when he
was 40 years old.
Scope and Content
Collection consists of notes, drafts, diaries, unpublished lectures, tapes, lectures, and miscellaneous materials related
to the life and work of Harvey Sacks.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Sacks, Harvey--Archives.
University of California (System)--Faculty--Archival resources.
Linguistics teachers--California--Archival resources.
Sociolinguistics--Research.