Item A-10057 - Learned Societies Conference - Honourary Degrees - Presentation - Dr. Amartya K. Sen

Title and statement of responsibility area

Title proper

Learned Societies Conference - Honourary Degrees - Presentation - Dr. Amartya K. Sen

General material designation

  • Graphic material

Parallel title

Other title information

Title statements of responsibility

Title notes

Level of description

Item

Reference code

A-10057

Edition area

Edition statement

Edition statement of responsibility

Class of material specific details area

Statement of scale (cartographic)

Statement of projection (cartographic)

Statement of coordinates (cartographic)

Statement of scale (architectural)

Issuing jurisdiction and denomination (philatelic)

Dates of creation area

Date(s)

  • 2 June 1979 (Creation)

Physical description area

Physical description

1 photograph : b&w-drymounted ; 7.7 x 11.4 cm

Publisher's series area

Title proper of publisher's series

Parallel titles of publisher's series

Other title information of publisher's series

Statement of responsibility relating to publisher's series

Numbering within publisher's series

Note on publisher's series

Archival description area

Custodial history

Scope and content

Dr. Amartya K. Sen receives an honourary Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) degree at a special Convocation held during the Learned Societies Conference, U of S, 22 May-8 June, 1979. Visible are (left standing) N.K. Cram, University Secretary; John G. Diefenbaker (shaking hands with recipient), University Chancellor; and R.W. Begg (right), University President.

Bio/Historical Note: Amartya Kumar Sen (born 1933) is an Indian economist, who since 1972 has taught and worked in the United Kingdom and the United States. Sen has made contributions to welfare economics, social choice theory, economic and social justice, economic theories of famines, decision theory, development economics, public health, and measures of well-being of countries.

Bio/historical note: A special convocation was held 2 June 1979 to celebrate the "Learned Societies Conference". It was 20 years since the last conference was held at the University of Saskatchewan. Honourary Doctor of Literature (D.Litt.) degrees were conferred on four outstanding scholars: Jean Sutherland Boggs, Sir Moses I. Finley, Amartya Kumar Sen, and Arthur G.C. Whalley.

Notes area

Physical condition

Immediate source of acquisition

Arrangement

Language of material

Script of material

Location of originals

Availability of other formats

Restrictions on access

Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication

Photographer: Gibson

Copyright holder: University of Saskatchewan

Copyright holder - notes: Copyright transferred at time of donation 1992.

Copyright expires: 2029

Other terms: Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher.

Finding aids

Associated materials

Related materials

Accruals

Location note

Vol. 77

Alternative identifier(s)

Standard number area

Standard number

Access points

Subject access points

Place access points

Name access points

Genre access points

Control area

Accession area

Related subjects

Related people and organizations

Related places

Related genres