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Abdullah Abdurahman (1872-1940) Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: 001
Abstract
Papers of the Abdullah Abdurahman Family, active in the South African Coloured population's struggle for political and economic equality.
Dates:
1906-1962
African American Institute records
Collection
Identifier: 033
Overview
The African-American Institute (AAI) plays a notable role in the fostering of educational ties between the United States and countries in Africa; the Institute is a major source of funding for African students wishing to study in the United States, and a voice for Africa in the United States. The African American Institute records document the Institute's work in international aid and education.
Dates:
1982 - 1985
Vernon Anderson Papers
Collection
Identifier: 003
Overview
The papers in this collection were generated by Rev. Vernon Anderson, a Presbyterian missionary. They include personal correspondence, correspondence and reports which Rev. Anderson received while serving on the Commission pour la protection des indigènes, ethnographic notes on the Baluba, field notes taken during meetings with informants in Baluba villages, detailed genealogical clan lists, typescript and photocopies of scholarly papers and articles, newspaper clippings, and notecard files.
Dates:
1921-1980
Claude Barnett Research Collection
Collection
Identifier: 009
Abstract
Consists of news clippings, 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.
Dates:
ca. 1950-1970
Dennis Brutus Defense Committee, Records of the
Collection
Identifier: 026
Abstract
Dennis Brutus was a South African anti-apartheid activist, poet, and educator. The Dennis Brutus Defense Committee was formed in response to efforts by the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service to deport him following the invalidation of his Rhodesian passport. When British Rhodesia became independent Zimbabwe, Brutus' passport was revoked. As a result, Brutus was technically rendered an illegal alien. The United States government began deportation proceedings against Brutus in...
Dates:
1963-1983; Other: Majority of material found in 1982-1983
Records of the Economic Survey of Liberia
Collection
Identifier: 019
Abstract
This series contains the records generated by an economic survey of Liberia conducted by Northwestern University between January 1961 and August 1962 and initiated by the Government of Liberia through the International Cooperation Administration (ICA). The purpose of the survey was to "analyze the structure of the Liberian economy and measure its performance in order to suggest policies for development."
Dates:
1956-1962
Joseph E. Harris papers
Collection
Identifier: 032
Overview
Joseph Earl Harris (born July 2, 1929, North Carolina) was an eminent scholar of the history of Africa and the African diaspora. He was a pioneer in the study of the African diaspora to Asia, and championed the recognition of the African diaspora as a global phenomenon. The Joseph E. Harris papers contain materials from all periods of Dr. Harris' career. They reflect the full scope of his participation in the work of the universities at which he taught, and the organizations and conferences in...
Dates:
1929 - 2016
Alex Hepple Papers
Collection
Identifier: 002
Abstract
The Alex Hepple Papers contain materials about his association with South African trade unions, particularly the Garment Workers' Union. Hepple's concern for equality of opportunity, especially for the African labor force, is evidenced in his newspaper articles and other writings, and in the parliamentary debate records.
Dates:
1937-1964
International Journal of African Historical Studies editorial records
Collection
Identifier: 025
Dates:
ca. 1968 - ca. 1978
Leo Kuper (1908-1994) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 004
Abstract
South African sociologist; includes correspondence and research materials from 1957-1963 relating to Leo Kuper's study of An African Bourgeoisie.
Dates:
1952-1966
William B. Lloyd, Jr. (1908-1995) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 35/24
Abstract
The William B. Lloyd Papers document Lloyd's political, philanthropic, and academic interests and activities. The collection consists of correspondence, notes, reports, unpublished manuscripts, broadsides, and newsclippings. The Lloyd papers contain a significant quantity of information on political activities undertaken through the American Friends Service Committee; administration of the Sophia Haag Trust Fund; Lloyd's advocacy of mediation to resolve disputes in Asia, between the United...
Dates:
ca. 1942-1983
Vernon McKay (1912-1988) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 008
Abstract
Fundamentally a research file, the collection mainly consists of printed materials, government documents, seminar papers, research data, reports, broadsides, and newsclippings collected by McKay during his career as a scholar, teacher, administrator, and employee of the United States Department of State.
Dates:
ca. 1935-1977
Simon Ottenberg Papers
Collection
Identifier: 35/29
Abstract
Simon Ottenberg is emeritus professor of Anthropology at the University of Washington, Seattle, where he was a faculty member from 1955-1991. He received his PhD from Northwestern University in 1957. His advisor was Melville J. Herskovits, founder of the Program of African Studies. He is a noted scholar of African art, particularly Nigerian art.
Dates:
1950s-2000s
Lavinia Scott (1907-1997) Papers
Collection
Identifier: 005
Abstract
Missionary in Natal, South Africa; papers consist mainly of letters and other items sent by Scott and her colleagues to her mother.
Dates:
1930-1959
Slides of Africa from the University of Wisconsin--Madison
Collection
Identifier: 034
Overview
Slides of Africa from various sources; these slides document a variety of topics such as agriculture, landscapes, city scenes, villages, architecture, industry, transportation, commerce, and people, from throughout Africa during the 20th century.
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1960 - 2000
Lorenzo Dow Turner Papers
Collection
Identifier: 023
Abstract
Lorenzo Dow Turner served as Professor of English and lecturer in African Cultures at Roosevelt University College in Chicago. The Papers document Turner's extensive educational training, his long teaching career first at Fisk University and then at Roosevelt University, his exhaustive linguistic research, and the revolutionary theories on black speech development in America that he pioneered. Of special interest are cassette tapes including copies of the original sound recordings made by...
Dates:
1915-1973
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