Frederic L. DuBow (1944-1987) Papers

The Frederic L. DuBow Papers include material in eight archival boxes, spanning the years 1963-1987. They are organized in four groups: biographical information; notes from several undergraduate courses DuBow took at Oberlin College; papers written by his students at Northwestern University; and material relating to his dissertation, "Justice for People: Law and Politics in the Lower Courts of Tanzania." Dissertation material comprises the bulk of the collection, and consists of several rough drafts and the research material DuBow collected for the dissertation. Research material comprises the bulk of the dissertation material, and consists of newspaper clippings, statistics, questionnaires, subject files, research notes, computer print-outs, papers of other researchers and correspondence.

Also featured within the collection are the field notes DuBow compiled during his dissertation research in Tanzania. Topics recorded in those notes include: disputes and their resolution; judicial systems of courts, lawyers, judges, and arbitration tribunals; policing; labor and social relations; legal aid; the professional status of attorneys; and political parties, including TANU (the Tanganyika African National Union). The field notes are written in cursive script and organized into notebooks according to physical format and then set down in roughly chronological order.