Finding aid to the Claude Barnett research collection, ca. 1950-1970 Entire Finding Aids Information, Finding Aids, Northwestern University Library

Collection Summary

Collection Title: Claude Barnett Research Collection, ca. 1950-1970
Call number/identifier: 9
Origination: Claude Barnett
Extent: 141 boxes
Physical location: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies
Languages: All materials are in English
Repository: Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies , Evanston, IL

Abstract: Consists of newsclippings, photographs, and newsletters pertaining to African affairs during the 1950s and 1960s. The collection was assembled by Claude Barnett, director of the Associated Negro Press, a wire organization serving black American newspapers, and the World News Service, which provided similar service to African newspapers from 1960 until 1963.

Subjects

Africa--Politics and government--1945-1960
Africa--Politics and government--1960-
Ghana--Pictorial works

Administrative Information

Provenance

The Claude Barnett Research Collection was received from the Chicago Historical Society in January, 1980. Material included here was separated from the Claude Albert Barnett Papers, 1919-1967, held by the Chicago Historical Society.

Processor

Lisa B. Williams, June 1982

Separated material

5 feet of pamphlets, brochures, books and similar printed items were transferred to the Africana Library.

20 feet of newsclippings unrelated to African affairs were discarded.

Restrictions

None.

Abstract: Consists of newsclippings, photographs, and newsletters pertaining to African affairs during the 1950s and 1960s. The collection was assembled by Claude Barnett, director of the Associated Negro Press, a wire organization serving black American newspapers, and the World News Service, which provided similar service to African newspapers from 1960 until 1963.

Scope and Content note

The Claude Barnett Research Collection consists of newsclippings, photographs, and newsletters pertaining to African affairs during the 1950s and 1960s. The collection was assembled by Claude Barnett, director of the Associated Negro Press, a wire organization serving black American newspapers, and the World News Service, which provided similar service to African newspapers from 1960 until 1963.

The first and largest segment of the collection is made up of newsclippings from American (including black American), European, and African publications. These are supplemented by a small number of press releases and newsletters. Most of this material is arranged alphabetically by African country; smaller alphabetical files of organizations and of subjects follow.

The second major category of material in the collection is photographs. Primarily publicity photos relating to Ghana, many are identified by attached press captions. Photographs concerning Nigeria and Liberia and miscellaneous photographs are also included.

The collection concludes with a small file of newsletters arranged alphabetically by issuing agency.

Container List

Newsclippings

Countries Algeria [ Box 1 Folder 1 ] Algeria [ Box 1 Folder 2 ] Angola [ Box 1 Folder 3 ] Barotseland [ Box 1 Folder 4 ] Basutoland [ Box 1 Folder 5 ] Bechuanaland [ Box 1 Folder 6 ] Burundi [ Box 1 Folder 7 ] Cameroon [ Box 1 Folder 8 ] Cameroon [ Box 1 Folder 9 ] Cameroon [ Box 2 Folder 1 ] Chad [ Box 2 Folder 2 ] Central Africa [ Box 2 Folder 3 ] Congo [ Box 2 Folder 4 ] Congo [ Box 2 Folder 5 ] Congo [ Box 2 Folder 6 ] Congo [ Box 2 Folder 7 ] Congo [ Box 3 Folder 1 ] Congo [ Box 3 Folder 2 ] Congo [ Box 3 Folder 3 ] Congo [ Box 3 Folder 4 ] Congo [ Box 3 Folder 5 ] Congo [ Box 4 Folder 1 ] Congo [ Box 4 Folder 2 ] Congo [ Box 4 Folder 3 ] Congo [ Box 4 Folder 4 ] Congo [ Box 4 Folder 5 ] Congo [ Box 4 Folder 6 ] Congo [ Box 5 Folder 1 ] Congo [ Box 5 Folder 2 ] Congo [ Box 5 Folder 3 ] Congo [ Box 5 Folder 4 ] Congo [ Box 5 Folder 5 ] Congo [ Box 5 Folder 6 ] Congo [ Box 5 Folder 7 ] Congo [ Box 5 Folder 8 ] Dahomey [ Box 6 Folder 1 ] Egypt [ Box 6 Folder 2 ] Egypt [ Box 6 Folder 3 ] Egypt/Arab Countries [ Box 6 Folder 4 ] Equatorial Union [ Box 6 Folder 5 ] Ethiopia [ Box 6 Folder 6 ] Ethiopia [ Box 6 Folder 7 ] Ethiopia [ Box 7 Folder 1 ] Ethiopia [ Box 7 Folder 2 ] Ethiopia [ Box 7 Folder 3 ] Gabon [ Box 7 Folder 4 ] Gambia [ Box 7 Folder 5 ] Ghana [ Box 7 Folder 6 ] Ghana [ Box 7 Folder 7 ] Ghana [ Box 7 Folder 8 ] Ghana [ Box 8 Folder 1 ] Ghana [ Box 8 Folder 2 ] Ghana [ Box 8 Folder 3 ] Ghana [ Box 8 Folder 4 ] Ghana [ Box 8 Folder 5 ] Ghana [ Box 9 Folder 1 ] Ghana [ Box 9 Folder 2 ] Ghana [ Box 9 Folder 3 ] Ghana [ Box 9 Folder 4 ] Ghana [ Box 10 Folder 1 ] Ghana [ Box 10 Folder 2 ] Ghana [ Box 10 Folder 3 ] Ghana [ Box 10 Folder 4 ] Gold Coast [ Box 10 Folder 5 ] Guinea [ Box 10 Folder 6 ] Guinea [ Box 10 Folder 7 ] Guinea [ Box 10 Folder 8 ] Ivory Coast [ Box 11 Folder 1 ] Ivory Coast [ Box 11 Folder 2 ] Ivory Coast [ Box 11 Folder 3 ] Katanga [ Box 11 Folder 4 ] Kenya [ Box 11 Folder 5 ] Kenya [ Box 11 Folder 6 ] Kenya [ Box 11 Folder 7 ] Kenya [ Box 11 Folder 8 ] Kenya [ Box 12 Folder 1 ] Kenya [ Box 12 Folder 2 ] Kenya [ Box 12 Folder 3 ] Kenya [ Box 12 Folder 4 ] Kenya [ Box 12 Folder 5 ] Kenya [ Box 12 Folder 6 ] Kenya [ Box 13 Folder 1 ] Kenya [ Box 13 Folder 2 ] Kenya [ Box 13 Folder 3 ] Kenya [ Box 13 Folder 4 ] Kenya [ Box 13 Folder 5 ] Kenya [ Box 13 Folder 6 ] Liberia [ Box 14 Folder 1 ] Liberia [ Box 14 Folder 2 ] Liberia [ Box 14 Folder 3 ] Liberia [ Box 14 Folder 4 ] Liberia [ Box 14 Folder 5 ] Liberia [ Box 14 Folder 6 ] Liberia [ Box 14 Folder 7 ] Libya [ Box 14 Folder 8 ] Madagascar [ Box 15 Folder 1 ] Malagasy [ Box 15 Folder 2 ] Malawi [ Box 15 Folder 3 ] Mali [ Box 15 Folder 4 ] Mauritania [ Box 15 Folder 5 ] Mauritius [ Box 15 Folder 6 ] Morocco [ Box 15 Folder 7 ] Morocco [ Box 15 Folder 8 ] Mozambique [ Box 15 Folder 9 ] Niger [ Box 16 Folder 1 ] Nigeria [ Box 16 Folder 2 ] Nigeria [ Box 16 Folder 3 ] Nigeria [ Box 16 Folder 4 ] Nigeria [ Box 16 Folder 5 ] Nigeria [ Box 17 Folder 1 ] Nigeria [ Box 17 Folder 2 ] Nigeria [ Box 17 Folder 3 ] Nigeria [ Box 17 Folder 4 ] Nigeria [ Box 18 Folder 1 ] Nigeria [ Box 18 Folder 2 ] Nigeria [ Box 18 Folder 3 ] Nigeria [ Box 18 Folder 4 ] Nigeria [ Box 19 Folder 1 ] Nigeria [ Box 19 Folder 2 ] Nigeria [ Box 19 Folder 3 ] Nigeria [ Box 19 Folder 4 ] Nigeria [ Box 19 Folder 5 ] Nigeria [ Box 20 Folder 1 ] Nigeria [ Box 20 Folder 2 ] Nigeria [ Box 20 Folder 3 ] Northern Rhodesia [ Box 20 Folder 4 ] Northern Rhodesia [ Box 20 Folder 5 ] Northern Rhodesia [ Box 21 Folder 1 ] Federation of Nyasaland and Rhodesia [ Box 21 Folder 2 ] Nyasaland [ Box 21 Folder 3 ] Portuguese Guinea [ Box 21 Folder 4 ] Reunion [ Box 21 Folder 5 ] Rwanda [ Box 21 Folder 6 ] Senegal [ Box 22 Folder 1 ] Senegal [ Box 22 Folder 2 ] Senegal [ Box 22 Folder 3 ] Seychelles [ Box 22 Folder 4 ] Sierra Leone [ Box 22 Folder 5 ] Sierra Leone [ Box 22 Folder 6 ] Sierra Leone [ Box 22 Folder 7 ] Sierra Leone [ Box 23 Folder 1 ] Sierra Leone [ Box 23 Folder 2 ] Sierra Leone [ Box 23 Folder 3 ] Somalia [ Box 23 Folder 4 ] Somalia [ Box 23 Folder 5 ] South Africa [ Box 23 Folder 6 ] South Africa [ Box 23 Folder 7 ] South Africa [ Box 24 Folder 1 ] South Africa [ Box 24 Folder 2 ] South Africa [ Box 24 Folder 3 ] South Africa [ Box 24 Folder 4 ] South Africa [ Box 24 Folder 5 ] South Africa [ Box 24 Folder 6 ] South Africa [ Box 25 Folder 1 ] South Africa [ Box 25 Folder 2 ] South Africa [ Box 25 Folder 3 ] South Africa [ Box 25 Folder 4 ] South Africa [ Box 26 Folder 1 ] South Africa [ Box 26 Folder 2 ] South Africa [ Box 26 Folder 3 ] South Africa [ Box 26 Folder 4 ] South Africa [ Box 26 Folder 5 ] South Africa [ Box 26 Folder 6 ] South Africa [ Box 27 Folder 1 ] South Africa [ Box 27 Folder 2 ] South Africa [ Box 27 Folder 3 ] Southern Rhodesia [ Box 27 Folder 4 ] Southern Rhodesia [ Box 27 Folder 5 ] Southern Rhodesia [ Box 27 Folder 6 ] Southern Rhodesia [ Box 28 Folder 1 ] Southern Rhodesia [ Box 28 Folder 2 ] Southwest Africa [ Box 28 Folder 3 ] Spanish Guinea [ Box 28 Folder 4 ] Sudan [ Box 28 Folder 5 ] Sudan [ Box 28 Folder 6 ] Swaziland [ Box 28 Folder 7 ] Swaziland [ Box 28 Folder 8 ] Tanganyika [ Box 29 Folder 1 ] Tanganyika [ Box 29 Folder 2 ] Tanganyika [ Box 29 Folder 3 ] Togo [ Box 29 Folder 4 ] Togo [ Box 30 Folder 1 ] Tunisia [ Box 30 Folder 2 ] Tunisia [ Box 30 Folder 3 ] Uganda [ Box 30 Folder 4 ] Uganda [ Box 30 Folder 5 ] Uganda [ Box 30 Folder 6 ] Uganda [ Box 30 Folder 7 ] Uganda [ Box 31 Folder 1 ] Uganda [ Box 31 Folder 2 ] Uganda [ Box 31 Folder 3 ] Upper Volta [ Box 31 Folder 4 ] West Africa [ Box 31 Folder 5 ] Zambia [ Box 31 Folder 6 ] Zambia [ Box 31 Folder 7 ] Zanzibar [ Box 31 Folder 8 ] Zanzibar [ Box 31 Folder 9 ] Organizations African Conference on Rule of Law [ Box 32 Folder 1 ] African Education Conference [ Box 32 Folder 2 ] African Society [ Box 32 Folder 3 ] African States Broadcasting Federation [ Box 32 Folder 4 ] African Telecommunications [ Box 32 Folder 5 ] Afro-Asian Conference [ Box 32 Folder 6 ] Afro-Asian Convention on Tibet [ Box 32 Folder 7 ] Afro-Asian Economic Conference for Economic Cooperation [ Box 32 Folder 8 ] Afro-Asian Ophthalmologic Congress [ Box 32 Folder 9 ] Afro-Asian Solidarity [ Box 32 Folder 10 ] Afro-Asian Youth Conference [ Box 32 Folder 11 ] Afro-West Indian Welfare League [ Box 32 Folder 12 ] All African Peoples Conference [ Box 32 Folder 13 ] All African Union Federation [ Box 32 Folder 14 ] American Association of University Women [ Box 32 Folder 15 ] American Committee on Africa [ Box 32 Folder 16 ] American Society on African Culture [ Box 32 Folder 17 ] Catholic Association for International Peace [ Box 32 Folder 18 ] Colonial Development Corporation [ Box 32 Folder 19 ] Commission for Technical Cooperation in Africa South of the Sahara [ Box 32 Folder 20 ] Conference on African Resources [ Box 32 Folder 21 ] Congress of Heads of States of Non-Aligned Countries [ Box 32 Folder 22 ] Congress of Negro Writers and Artists [ Box 32 Folder 23 ] Congress of the Women of Africa [ Box 32 Folder 24 ] Economic and Social Council [ Box 32 Folder 25 ] Foundation for Mutual Assistance in Africa South of the Sahara [ Box 32 Folder 26 ] Inter-African Press Agency [ Box 32 Folder 27 ] International Commission of Jurists [ Box 32 Folder 28 ] International Congress of African Culture [ Box 32 Folder 29 ] International Court of Justice [ Box 32 Folder 30 ] International Finance Corporation [ Box 32 Folder 31 ] International Library of African Music [ Box 32 Folder 32 ] International Movement Against Racial Segregation [ Box 32 Folder 33 ] International Press Institute [ Box 32 Folder 34 ] International Scouts Conference [ Box 32 Folder 35 ] Interpol [ Box 32 Folder 36 ] Interstate Congress of Health Ministers [ Box 32 Folder 37 ] Lake Forest African Seminar [ Box 32 Folder 38 ] Lane Bryant International Volunteer Award [ Box 32 Folder 39 ] League of Coloured Peoples [ Box 32 Folder 40 ] Lever Brothers Unilever Ltd., United Africa Company [ Box 32 Folder 41 ] New York Times Youth Forum [ Box 32 Folder 42 ] North Atlantic Treaty Organization [ Box 32 Folder 43 ] Monrovia Conference [ Box 32 Folder 44 ] Monrovia Conference [ Box 32 Folder 45 ] Operation Africa [ Box 32 Folder 46 ] Operation Crossroads Africa [ Box 32 Folder 47 ] Organization of African Unity [ Box 32 Folder 48 ] Panafrican and Madagascan Union of Believing Workers [ Box 32 Folder 49 ] Panafrican Conference of Journalists [ Box 32 Folder 50 ] Panafrican Freedom Movement for East, Central and Southern Africa [ Box 32 Folder 51 ] Panafrican Students Conference [ Box 32 Folder 52 ] Panafrican Workers Conference [ Box 32 Folder 53 ] Pan American Youth Seminar [ Box 32 Folder 54 ] Positive Action Committee [ Box 32 Folder 55 ] Summit Conference, Paris 1960 [ Box 32 Folder 56 ] African and Malagasy Union [ Box 32 Folder 57 ] Union of Radio and Television Networks in Africa [ Box 32 Folder 58 ] United Nations [ Box 33 Folder 1 ] United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization [ Box 33 Folder 2 ] World Bank [ Box 33 Folder 3 ] World Congress on Energy [ Box 33 Folder 4 ] Subjects Africa and the Soviet Union [ Box 33 Folder 5 ] African and the United Nations [ Box 33 Folder 6 ] African Students in the U. S. [ Box 33 Folder 7 ] Afro-Malagasy Union [ Box 33 Folder 8 ] American Negro Activities [ Box 33 Folder 9 ] Arab Countries [ Box 33 Folder 10 ] Austria [ Box 33 Folder 11 ] Britain [ Box 33 Folder 12 ] Queen Elizabeth II in Africa [ Box 33 Folder 13 ] Cartoons [ Box 33 Folder 14 ] Casablanca Group [ Box 33 Folder 15 ] Committees General [ Box 33 Folder 16 ] Afro-American Issues Committee 1968-1970 [ Box 33 Folder 17 ] Archaeology Committee 1964-1966 [ Box 33 Folder 18 ] Archaeology Committee 1967-1968