- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
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Indian Constitution research material, 1950-1997
Collection Overview
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Scope and Contents
Box 26 contains research and source material for Working a Democratic Constitution compiled in the 1990s. The box contains predominantly photocopies. Material was not housed in folders or in any particular order. Few notes are present. Topics include centre-state relations, national unity and integration, article 370, the role of the governor and president, and others.
- Arrangement
Materials remain in their original physical order as received from the donor.
Collection History
- Appraisal
Approximately four linear feet of maps were separated to Princeton University Library's Maps and Geospatial Information Center.
Four boxes containing household address books, material relating to Austin's 2008 memoir Retrieving Times, and clippings from American newspapers (most relating to the Middle East) and photocopies of books were returned to the donor.
- Processing Information
This collection was processed by Phoebe Nobles in February 2017 and June 2018.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research use.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
- Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.
- Credit this material:
Indian Constitution research material; Granville Austin Papers, MC287, Public Policy Papers, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Location:
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Seeley G. Mudd Manuscript Library65 Olden StreetPrinceton, NJ 08540, USA
- Storage Note:
- Mudd Manuscript Library (mudd): Box 26