M.S. Swaminathan, RW Cummings at International Crops Research Institute For The Semi-Arid Tropics, Hyderabad, 1972-1996
Scope and Contents
Key Events in the Album: First Governing Body Meeting, Signing ICRISAT'S Constitution, Ralph W.Cummings lays the Foundation Stone, Dr.Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed at ICRISAT, Indira Gandhi, J. Vengal Rao at the Foundation Laying Ceremony, Inauguration of the Staff Club, Farewell Ceremony for RW Cummings, Choudhary Charan Singh at Patancheru Campus, ICRISAT-ICARDA Collaboration, Mary Cummings Memorial Park, RW Cummings at the ICAD creche, International Crop Science Congress, 1996.
Dates
- Creation: 1972-1996
Creator
- From the Collection: Swaminathan, M. S. (Monkombu Sambasivan) (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is mostly open to the public unless mentioned (for instance, restricted material like administrative and correspondence-related notes created after January 1992, aligning with the Public Records Act). People interested in accessing the collections are requested to refer to the researcher guide for requesting material: https://archives.ncbs.res.in/access
A significant portion of the published writings (books, reprint volumes) are in bound volumes kept at the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, in the office of the chairperson or the library. These archival objects are identified with "MSSRF" in the Identifier for the file, and they will take longer to source than other archival objects that are housed at the Archives at NCBS.
Extent
From the Collection: 70 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Tamil
From the Collection: Hindi
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Urdu
Repository Details
Part of the Archives at NCBS Repository
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