Finding Aid for the Harvey Sacks Papers, 1955-1980
Brieflisted by Simon Elliott, Lilace Hatayama and Dydia DeLyser; machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575
Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu
URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
© 1998
The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Note
Social Sciences--Language and Linguistics
History--University of California History--UC Los Angeles History
History--University of California History--UC Berkeley
History--University of California History--UC Irvine
Geographical (By Place)--University of California--UC Los Angeles
Geographical (By Place)--University of California--UC Berkeley
Geographical (By Place)--University of California--UC Irvine
Finding Aid for the Harvey Sacks Papers, 1955-1980
Collection number: 1678
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
Contact Information
- Manuscripts 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
- URL: http://www.library.ucla.edu/libraries/special/scweb/
- Brieflisted by:
- Simon Elliott, Lilace Hatayama and Dydia DeLyser, November 1991
- Encoded by:
- Caroline Cubé
- Text converted and initial container list EAD tagging by:
- Apex Data Services
- Online finding aid edited by:
- Genie Guerard
© 1998 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
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unpublished lectures, tapes, lectures, and miscellaneous materials related to Sacks' life and work.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.
Container List
Box 6
Notes and correspondence; notes - Berkeley.
Boxes 18-20
Notes, annotated transcripts.
Boxes 60-65
Manuscripts and papers not by HS.
Boxes 66-71
Manuscripts and papers by HS.
Boxes 72-81, 116-118, 140
Box 141
Tapes - note to be copied.
Boxes 119-123
Manuscripts and reprints.
Box 124
Manuscripts, reprints, and GTS rough drafts.
Boxes 142-144
Course work and correspondence.
