Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence and other materials, primarily written by Nanabhai K. Bhatt to his son Pravin N. Bhatt. The materials document the political and social climate in India from the late 1940s through the early 1960s. In addition, collection materials provide background information on Pravin Bhatt's career as a scientist at Yale University and internationally.
Dates
- 1941-1988
Language of Materials
The materials are in Gujarati and English.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Original audiovisual materials, as well as preservation and duplicating masters, may not be played. Researchers must consult use copies, or if none exist must pay for a use copy, which is retained by the repository. Researchers wishing to obtain an additional copy for their personal use should consult Copying Services information on the Manuscripts and Archives web site.
Original audiovisual materials, as well as preservation and duplicating masters, may not be played. Researchers must consult use copies, or if none exist must pay for a use copy, which is retained by the repository. Researchers wishing to obtain an additional copy for their personal use should consult Copying Services information on the Manuscripts and Archives web site.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by Pravin N. Bhatt during his lifetime for materials in the collection in which he has copyright interests, after which copyright passes to Yale University. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Pravin N. Bhatt, 1999.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by type of material.
Extent
0.79 Linear Feet (4 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Overview
The collection includes correspondence and other materials, primarily written by Nanabhai K. Bhatt to his son Pravin N. Bhatt. The materials document the political and social climate in India from the late 1940s through the early 1960s. In addition, collection materials provide background information on Pravin Bhatt's career as a scientist at Yale University and internationally.
Biographical / Historical
Nanabhai K. Bhatt was an Indian educator and colleague of Mahatma Gandhi. Dr. Pravin Bhatt, his son, is a researcher at the Yale School of Medicine.
Separated Materials
Approximately 34 publications (books, pamphlets, and magazines) were removed from the Bhatt Family Papers and given to the Southeast Asia Collection curator in the Yale University Library.
Processing Information
Identification of materials in this collection for the purposes of this description was made by Pravin N. Bhatt in discussions with Richard Richie and William Landis over the course of several months in 2008-2009.
- Title
- Guide to the Bhatt Family Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Pravin Bhatt, Richard Richie, and William Landis
- Date
- October 2009
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Contact:
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511