Indiana University's University of Islamabad Project records, 1953-1974, 1966-1973
A Guide to the Records at the Indiana University Archives
Finding aid prepared by Alison Reynolds
Summary Information
Repository
Indiana University Archives
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Email: archives@indiana.edu
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Creator
Indiana University. Office of Research and
Advanced Studies.
TitleIndiana University's University of Islamabad
Project records,1953-1974, 1966-1973
Collection No.
C488
Extent
5.3 cubic feet
(6 boxes)
Language
Materials are in English and Urdu
Abstract
The University of Islamabad project focused on
establishing a residential postgraduate university with an emphasis on advanced teaching and
research in science and technology in Islamabad, Pakistan. This project was funded by the
Ford Foundation and administered by the Office of the Dean of Research and Advanced Studies.
The project began in 1966 and ended in the 1970s, upon completion of the construction of a
new campus, the end of a faculty recruitment campaign, and the development of Master's and
Doctorate programs in the sciences. The collection contains files related to the creation
and development of the university, blueprints for new buildings, and a series of materials
from similar programs used as reference for this and other international programs
administered by Indiana University.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
Administrative History
The University of Islamabad project focused on establishing a residential postgraduate
university with an emphasis on advanced teaching and research in science and technology
located in Islamabad, Pakistan. This initiative included developing academic programs for
Master's and Doctorate degrees, with the intent that graduates become scholars, teachers,
and researchers at universities in Pakistan. At the time, most scientists and Ph.D. degree
holders obtained their degrees at Western universities and stayed in those countries to
teach and conduct research. The goal of the University of Islamabad was to create a
university comparable to those in the West in order to reduce Pakistan's dependence on
foreign countries for advanced scientific training. Part of the project plan was to bring
Pakistani scientists back to their home country to teach and do research with the promise of
a high-ranking university position, competitive salary, prestige, and a professional work
environment.
This project was funded by the Ford Foundation and administered by the Office of Research
and Advanced Studies at Indiana University, which was headed by Lynne L. Merritt during the
span of the project. Chancellor Herman B Wells, who was President of the Indiana University
Foundation at this time, also took a very active role in the planning and management of this
project. Wells frequently traveled to Pakistan, both for preliminary research and to monitor
the project's progress. He remained in frequent correspondence with Dr. Raziuddin Siddiqi,
the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Islamabad and director of the project in Pakistan,
and served as the primary contact person between Indiana University and the Ford Foundation
for this project.
The Ford Foundation grant began in 1966, and it is unclear when the Ford grant ran out or
when Indiana University's association with the project ended. The latest record of IU's
involvement comes from an order for a journal for the University of Islamabad's library
dated 1974. There does not appear to be specific information about the termination date of
the Ford grant or IU's departure from the project in this collection.
Indiana University's contributions to the project included the following: providing
consultants for the organization and development of the University and planning of its
campus, hiring visiting professors to teach short-term appointments at the University of
Islamabad, recruiting Pakistani teachers residing abroad to the University, and purchasing
library books, journals, and equipment. The grant also paid for visits to Western countries,
such as the United States and the United Kingdom, for select Pakistani faculty and
administrators to observe how several Western universities managed their institutions.
Select students were also sent abroad to obtain PhDs, with the understanding that they
return to Pakistan and join the faculty at the University of Islamabad.
Since Indiana University's role in the project revolved around managing the construction
and staffing of the University of Islamabad, most of the work was conducted from the United
States rather than Pakistan. Consultants and visiting faculty came from many universities
worldwide, but largely from the United States, Canada, and several European countries.
Indiana University was in charge of arranging these visits for all instructors, regardless
of their country of origin. Visiting faculty and consultants from Indiana University
included Vaclav Hlavaty from the Mathematics Department, Walter John (W.J.) Moore from the
Chemistry Department, and F.B. Malik and Don Lichtenberg from the Physics Department. In
1968, Stanley Hagstrom from the Chemistry Department served as a consultant for the
installation of computers purchased for the university and the training of staff.
This project worked to build the University of Islamabad from the ground up, including the
construction of new campus buildings. In 1966, Indiana University entered into a contract
agreement with the architect Edward Durell Stone to provide master drawing plans for the
construction of the University of Islamabad campus. Stone was contracted to design the
following buildings for the university: institutes of mathematics, physics, chemistry,
biology, earth sciences, social sciences, and Islamic studies; a library and administration
building; an auditorium and community center; and student hostels and staff residences.
Classes began in October 1966 in rented buildings containing the institutes of physics and
mathematics. Future phases of the project included plans to create an institute of
economics, followed by chemistry, biology, earth sciences, and social sciences institutes.
The first new buildings designed by Stone opened in 1971. The collection does not contain
much information about construction post-1971, but the project was eventually completed with
brand new campus buildings and academic programs in all planned fields of study. In 1976,
the university's name was change to Quaid-i-Azam University, the name by which it is
currently known.
Arrangement
Collection is organized into three series: Administrative files, Library, and
Reference.
Scope and Content Note
The Collection consists of three series: Administrative files, Library, and Reference.
The Administrative files series (1959-1974) contains records related to the creation and
development of the University of Islamabad. This series includes budget information, project
reports, correspondence, information about faculty recruitment and program participants, and
equipment purchases, including those for new computers for student and faculty use. Also
included are Edward Durell Stone's contract and blueprints for the University of Islamabad
campus. Items are arranged alphabetically by folder name.
The Library series (1967-1974) contains information about the creation and development of
the University of Islamabad library. This series includes correspondence, book orders, and
journal subscriptions. At the time of its construction, this library was considered the
premiere library for research in the sciences in Pakistan. Items are arranged alphabetically
by folder name.
The Reference series (1953-1973) contains materials about international programs sponsored
by other American universities that were used as models or examples for the international
programs administered by Indiana University. These materials may have been used by many of
the international programs sponsored by Indiana University, and their use was not likely
limited to this program. This series includes project reports, contracts, program booklets,
brochures, and books. Folders are arranged alphabetically by country.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries' online catalog.
Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by searching the catalog
using these terms.
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Related Material
Related photographs may be available in the University Archives Photographs Database:
http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/archivesphotos/
This collection is one of four projects Indiana University administered in Pakistan between
the 1950s and 1970s. For information about other similar projects, see the finding aids for
C511, the University of Karachi Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center Project records, C512,
the University of Dacca Institute of Business Administration Project records or C513, the
University of the Panjab Teacher Education Program records.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession 0487, 0499, 8128, 8129, 8132, 8133, 8136
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Preferred Citation
[Item], Indiana University's University of Islamabad Project records, Collection C488, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Appraisal
The following materials were discarded from the collection: general project invoices,
purchase forms, order forms, and requisitions; duplicates of reports and publications;
blank forms; and invoices, purchase requisitions, serials claims, and missing issue lists
from the University of Islamabad Library. Personal bank account deposits and statements as
well as student transcripts and grades were shredded.
Processing InformationProcessed by Alison Reynolds.
Completed in 2013
Folder List
Series:
Administrative files, 1959-1974,
undated
Box 1
Absence Reports, 1971
Budget,
1967-1971
1967-1968
1968-1969
1969-1970
1970-1971
1971-1972
1972-1973
1973
Computer Requisitions, 1970
Computer Survey Report, 1968
Computing,
1967-1968
1968-1969
1969-1970
1970
Contract - Edward Durell Stone, 1966-1967
Construction,
1967-1968
1968-1969
1969-1970
1970-1971
1971
Consultants,
1968-1969
1969
1970
1971
Correspondence,
Ford Foundation, 1965-1967
Hagstrom, Prof. Stanley, 1968
Institute of International Education (IIE), 1966-1969
Islam, Misbah, 1969-1970
Razi, Mohammad H., 1968-1969
Stone, Edward Durell, 1966-1969
Equipment,
1967-1969
1968-1969
1969-1970
1970-1971
1971-1972
Faculty,
1967-1968
1967-1970
Box 2
1970-1971
1971-1972
Ford Foundation Administrative Manual for Overseas Personnel in Pakistan,
1966-1968
Ford Foundation in Pakistan, 1959-1967
Interviews of Pakistani Scholars Working in the U.S., 1968
Islamabad,
1964-1968
1966
1966-1967
1968-1969
1969
1969-1970
1970-1971
1971-1972
Latest Plans for University of Islamabad, 1967
Minutes of Islamabad Project Meeting, 1968
Miscellaneous Forms, 1968
Pakistan, 1970-1971
Pakistan Project, 1971-1974
Pakistani scholars in the U.S., 1967
Participants,
1967
1970-1971
1971-1972
Box 3
Requests from Ford Foundation, 1967
Siddiqi manuscripts,
Genesis and Early History of the University of Islamabad, 1974
Policies and Procedures of a New University, 1974
Problems of Foreign Aid and Technical Assistance for Higher Education,
1974
Some Details About Conditions in Islamabad, undated
Travel,
General, 1969-1970
Dr. Siddiqi's Trip to U.S., 1968
Islamabad Personnel, 1967-1970
Islamabad Personnel Visiting the U.S., 1969
Teaching Personnel, 1968-1970
Wells-Curtis Trip to Islamabad, 1967
Wells’ Trip to Pakistan, 1968
University of Islamabad,
General,
1967-1968
1967-1969,
undated
1968-1970
1972-1973
Informational, 1966-1967
Box 6
Reports and Observations, Richard Curtis, 1965-1967, Oversize
Series:
Library, 1967-1974
Book Lists & Purchase Orders,
1967-1972
Journals to Be Ordered, 1972
Library,
1969-1970
1970-1971
1971-1972
1971-1973
1973-1974
Library Building and Library Operations, 1968
Library Correspondence, 1967-1970
Library Requisitions, 1970-1972
Series:
Reference, 1953-1973
Australian Universities Commission Reports,
Box 6
1963,
1966, Oversize
Box 6
1964-1965, Oversize
Brazil,
Box 4
Brasilia Project, 1961-1963
Brazil Contract, 1959-1964
Brazil ICA Contract, 1956-1961
Brazil Program, University of Southern California, 1959-1963
Getulio Vargas Foundation School of Business Administration of São Paulo,
Michigan State University, 1958-1962
Plano Orientador da Universidade de Brasília, 1962
Technical Assistance in Public Administration, University of Southern
California Program, 1960-1961
University of Brazil Proposal – Robock, 1965
China Program, University of Michigan, 1961-1963
Costa Rica Program, Louisiana State University, 1960-1961
Ethiopia Program, Oklahoma State University, circa 1962
Indian Institute of Public Administration, 1959-1961,
undated
Indonesia,
Indonesia Programs, University of Kentucky, 1959-1963
University of Kentucky and ICA, Kentucky at Bogor: Review after Years,
1959-1963
International Development Programs, University of Minnesota, 1973
Iran, University of Tehran Institute for Administrative Affairs, University
of Southern California, 1958-1959
Israel, Hebrew University Israel Institute of Technology, New York
University, 1957-1958
Italy, University of Bologna Program, University of California, 1953,
1957
Pakistan,
Colorado State College Project, University of Dacca, 1961
Harvard Advisory Group, 1967
Box 5
Pakistan Book, 1957-1958
University of Hawaii, 1963
University of Pennsylvania, University of Karachi Institute of Public and
Business Administration,
1957,
undated
1957-1960
1960
University of Southern California,
General, 1962-1964
Executive Development Program, 1962
University of Karachi Institute of Public and Business
Administration,
First Semi-Annual Report, 1960-1961
Second Semi-Annual Report, 19611961
Third Semi-Annual Report, 1961-1962
Fourth Semi-Annual Report, 1962
Thailand, SEATO Skilled Manpower Project, University of Hawaii, 1959-1963
Turkey, Monthly Foreign Trade Statistics, 1958
Box 6
Oversized items