Albert W. Sadler Collection of Color Slides from a Trip to India and Burma
Collection
Identifier: 2017-003
Content Description
The collection is made up of 278 color slides, each encased in glass and sealed with tape, that chronicle Sadler's 1961 trip to India and Burma (now Myanmar) with two colleagues. The 35mm slides feature many unusual and interesting Buddhist sites in India and Burma, including close-up views of the architecture and artwork. Some of the places visited by Sadler include: Delhi, Ajanta, Ellora, Nagarjunakonda, Hyderabad, Mahabalipuram, Madras, and Pondicherry in India, and Rangoon in Burma.
Dates
- 1961
Creator
Physical Description
278 Transparencies
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations. Due to the nature of certain archival formats, including digital and audio-visual materials, access to certain materials may require additional advance notice.
Conditions Governing Use
Researchers are responsible for using the materials in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials. The user assumes all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any copyright claimants in collection materials. Copyright for official University records is held by The University of Alabama. The library claims only physical ownership of many manuscript collections. Anyone wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of literary property rights or copyrights. Please contact Special Collections (archives@ua.edu) with questions regarding specific manuscript collections.
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Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals without the consent of those individuals may have legal implications, for which the University of Alabama assumes no responsibility.
For more information about copyright policy, please visit: https://www.ua.edu/copyright/. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.
Researchers are advised that the disclosure of certain information pertaining to identifiable living individuals without the consent of those individuals may have legal implications, for which the University of Alabama assumes no responsibility.
Biographical / Historical
Albert William Sadler was born on March 18, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York. He married in 1956 and began teaching at the University of Vermont in 1960. He was a prolific writer, lecturer, and influential scholar of Buddhism and comparative religions. He died in Bronxville, New York, on February 15, 1994.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Collection of color slides chronicling Albert W. Sadler's 1961 trip to India and Burma (now Myanmar) with two colleagues.
Physical Description
278 Transparencies
Processing Information
Processed by Marina Klarić, 2018.
Creator
- Title
- Guide to Albert W. Sadler Collection of Color Slides from a Trip to India and Burma
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Marina Klarić, November 2018.
- Date
- November 2018; revised 2021
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository