Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
Nicolaas Luykx Papers
UA.17.235
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections
- Creator -
- Khan, Akhter Hameed
- Creator -
- Luykx, Nicolaas
- Creator -
- Schuler, Edgar Albert, 1905-
- Title
- Nicolaas Luykx papers
- ID
- UA.17.235
- Date [inclusive]
- 1958-2002
- Extent
- 0.25 Cubic feet , 7 folders
- Language
- English
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: "Item title, Collection title, Collection Identifier, Michigan State University Archives & Historical Collections, East Lansing, Michigan."
Biographical Note
Nicolaas G. M. Luykx was born on October 16, 1931 in Tenafly, New Jersey. He earned all his degrees at Cornell University receiving his B.S. in 1953, M.S. with a concentration on Economics in Agriculture in 1958, and his Ph.D. in Public Administration and Finance Agriculture Economics and International Economics in 1962. From 1953-1955, Luykx served in the Army, first as a Lieutenant in the Artillery and then in the Medical Service Corps as an entomologist. From 1962-1966, he was an Assistant Professor in Agriculture Economics at Cornell University and was engaged in research, teaching and extension.
In 1966, Luykx was appointed associate professor in the Agricultural Economics department at Michigan State University and focused on research and teaching. He was also Senior Advisor in the Pakistan Project in Comilla, East Pakistan. He was assigned to the East Pakistan Academy for Rural Development from February 1966-1968. He left MSU in 1970 going to the University of Hawaii as a professor in the College of Tropical Agriculture. At the same time, he also served as director of the Food Institute at the East-West Center.
Scope and Contents note
The papers contain correspondence from Luykx to Akhter Hameed Khan. Khan was a Pakistani scholar, an activist for rural development, an advisor for the Pakistan Academy for Rural Development, and a visiting Michigan State University professor. There are also speeches and articles by Khan about rural development and the MSU Pakistan Project in Comilla, East Pakistan. The papers also contain articles by Edgar Schuler related to the project and Khan. In addition, there are articles written by Luykx about the project. The bulk of these papers consist of documents related to Khan.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections April 2003
Conrad Hall888 Wilson Road, Room 101
East Lansing , MI, 48824
517-355-2330
archives@msu.edu
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Legal Status note
Copyright: Michigan State University. Property Rights: Michigan State University.
Conditions Governing Use
Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Letters (correspondence)
- Publications
- Speeches
Geographic Name(s)
- Pakistan -- Rural conditions
Personal Name(s)
- Smuckler, Ralph H.
Subject(s)
- Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Pakistan
- Rural development -- International cooperation
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
|
Akhter Hameed Khan Publications 1958-1964, Undated |
5626 | 1 | ||
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Akhter Hameed Khan Correspondence 1968-1969, Undated |
5626 | 2 | ||
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Akhter Hameed Khan “Modernizing a Rural Muslim Community: Case Studies from East Pakistan 1958-1969, Undated |
5626 | 3 | ||
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Comilla Akhter Hameed Khan 1963-1970, Undated |
5626 | 4 | ||
|
Edgar A. Schuler 1958-1968, Undated |
5626 | 5 | ||
|
Nicolaas Luykx Comilla 1966-1968 [1960-2002] |
5626 | 6 | ||
|
“A Public Policy Profile on Bengal Rural Development” 1972 |
5626 | 7 | ||