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Vahakn Dadrian Papers 6213 http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c8sf33b0 No online items Finding aid for the Vahakn Dadrian papers 6213 Bo Doub USC Libraries Special Collections 2020 September Doheny Memorial Library 206 3550 Trousdale Parkway Los Angeles, California 90089-0189 [email protected] URL: http://libraries.usc.edu/locations/special-collections Finding aid for the Vahakn 6213 1 Dadrian papers 6213 Contributing Institution: USC Libraries Special Collections Title: Vahakn Dadrian papers Creator: Dadrian, Vahakn N. Identifier/Call Number: 6213 Physical Description: 16.31 Linear Feet15 boxes Date (inclusive): 1843-2000 Date (bulk): 1915-1990 Abstract: Vahakn Dadrian (1926-2019) was an Armenian-American sociologist and historian and one of the early scholars of the academic study of genocide. Dadrian was especially recognized as a leading expert on the Armenian Genocide. The Vahakn Dadrian papers contain Dadrian's research files on the Armenian Genocide. The collection includes copies of published legal papers with Dadrian's notes, maps of Turkey and Armenia, newspaper clippings, literature relating to Armenian Studies, copies of records from the German State Archives, research files organized by subject, copies of records from Turkish Military Tribunal hearings, United Nations session transcripts with notes, a large binder labeled "Report of the Armenian Genocide Archive Project" from 1986, statistics on genocide, and documentation of 1919-1920 Turkish court martial trials. Language of Material: English , Armenian , Turkish , Arabic , French , German . Storage Unit: 1 Storage Unit: 2 Storage Unit: 3 Storage Unit: 4 Storage Unit: 5 Storage Unit: 6 Storage Unit: 7 Storage Unit: 8 Storage Unit: 9 Storage Unit: 10 Storage Unit: 11 Storage Unit: 12 Storage Unit: 13 Storage Unit: 14 Storage Unit: 15 Content Description Vahakn Dadrian (1926-2019) was an Armenian-American sociologist and historian and one of the early scholars of the academic study of genocide. Dadrian was especially recognized as a leading expert on the Armenian Genocide. The Vahakn Dadrian papers contain Dadrian's research files on the Armenian Genocide. The collection includes copies of published legal papers with Dadrian's notes, maps of Turkey and Armenia, newspaper clippings, literature relating to Armenian Studies, copies of records from the German State Archives, research files organized by subject, copies of records from Turkish Military Tribunal hearings, United Nations session transcripts with notes, a large binder labeled "Report of the Armenian Genocide Archive Project" from 1986, statistics on genocide, and documentation of 1919-1920 Turkish court martial trials. Conditions Governing Access COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. Advance notice required for access. Conditions Governing Use All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained. Preferred Citation [Box/folder no. or item name], Vahakn Dadrian papers, Collection no. 6213, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California Immediate Source of Acquisition Gift of Vahakn Dadrian and the Eskijian Museum, 2019. Finding aid for the Vahakn 6213 2 Dadrian papers 6213 Subjects and Indexing Terms Armenia -- Study and teaching -- 20th century -- Archival resources Armenian massacres, 1915-1923 -- Archival resources Armenian Americans -- Archival resources Armenianists -- 20th century -- Archival resources Authors, Armenian -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources Genocide -- Sociological aspects -- Archival resources Genocide -- Turkey -- 20th century -- Archival resources clippings files Newspaper clippings Maps Publications (documents) Research (documents) Transcripts Dadrian, Vahakn N. -- Archives Finding aid for the Vahakn 6213 3 Dadrian papers 6213.
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