Guide to the Interdepartmental Seminar on Africa. Seminar Reports
| Collection Title: | Interdepartmental Seminar on Africa. Seminar Reports |
| Dates: | 1949-1958 |
| Identification: | 35/27 |
| Collector: | |
| Extent: | 1 Boxes |
| Language of Materials: | English |
| Abstract: | The Reports, which fill one box and span the years 1949-1958, record meetings of the Interdepartmental Seminar on Africa (known briefly in 1951 as the Seminar on Modern Africa and in 1955 as the Interdepartmental Seminar on Contemporary Africa). Topics include those dealing with Africa as a whole, and with specific issues such as geography, colonialism, economics, urban development, education, science and religion. |
| Note: | List of speakers: Arne Barkhaus; Paul Mercier; W. R. Bascom; N. J. J. Oliver; T. N. Brushfield; Donald Peterson; A. Campbell; Harry Price; Baron Dhanis; Emory Ross; Joseph Greenberg; Harry Rudin; J. S. Harris; E. F. Sabben-Clair; Melville J. Herskovits; Irene Barnes Taeuber; Henry Jacobs; Gabriel Van Laetham; Rayford Logan; Absalom Vilakazi; Frank LaMacchia; Kimani Waiyaki; Robert W. Mason; Derwent Whittlesey; Vernon McKay; E. B. Worthington; Roland Young |
| Acquisition Information: | These Reports were separated from the Roland Young Papers (11/3/22/9), received by the University Archives November 24, 1987. Two folders (Accession #84-27) were received on February 2, 1984, from the Melville J. Herskovits Library of Africana, and were incorporated into the series. |
| Processing Information: | Hal Taylor, Patricia Cloud, March 9, 1988. |
| Separated Materials: | None. |
| Conditions Governing Access: | None. |
| Repository: | Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies Northwestern University Library 1970 Campus Drive Evanston, IL, 60208 URL: http://www.library.northwestern.edu/africana Email: africana@northwestern.edu Phone: 847-467-3084 |
Scope and Content
The Reports, which fill one box and span the years 1949-1958, record meetings of the Interdepartmental Seminar on Africa (known briefly in 1951 as the Seminar on Modern Africa and in 1955 as the Interdepartmental Seminar on Contemporary Africa). The Reports, which are mimeographs, list the topic and speaker at the beginning of each document. Topics include those dealing with Africa as a whole, and with specific issues such as geography, colonialism, economics, urban development, education, science and religion.
Arrangement of Materials
The Reports are arranged chronologically.
