MS Swaminathan Papers - Accession IV

Content Description

The accession contains 3 boxes of material from MSSRF. The boxes contain diaries, notebooks, awards and prizes, personal documents, correspondence, award-related material (such as citations and certificates), brochures, photographs, media clippings and certificates. A majority of this material was likely organized into folders at MSSRF and assigned a number, which was likely used to determine the total number of items sent to the Archives at NCBS. The material is dated from 1990 onwards.

Condition Description

The accession is in good condition, with the exception of some documents which have become stuck together.

Accession Date

2023-10-25

Disposition

This is the fourth accession for the MS Swaminathan collection. It will be added to the existing MS Swaminathan Papers (MS-007).

Acquisition Type

Gift

Provenance

The material arrived from the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF). The fourth accession of the MS Swaminathan collection was handed over to the Archives at NCBS on 25 October 2023 and was received by Anjali JR and Venkat S.

Retention Rule

Permanent retention. These are additions to the existing MS Swaminathan Papers, which is housed at the Archives at NCBS, as part of the history of agriculture in contemporary India. Conditions governing use, access are outlined in the Deed of Gift (except for third-party copyright).

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

No

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for access unless mentioned in specific folders of the finding aid.

Use Restrictions

Copyright may not have been assigned to Archives at NCBS. The Archives at NCBS makes no representation that it is the copyright owner in all of its collections. The user must obtain all necessary rights and clearances before use of material and material may only be reproduced for academic and non-commercial use. Access and use guidelines for the Archives at NCBS can be viewed at https://archives.ncbs.res.in/access. For queries, contact archives@ncbs.res.in.