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Westerman, George W. George W. Westerman papers, 1886-1988 (bulk 1934-1985).

Title: George W. Westerman papers, 1886-1988 (bulk 1934-1985).

The George Westerman papers document the numerous and diverse interests of this journalist, sociologist, diplomat and activist, who was deeply immersed in issues relating to practically every issue on the isthmus of Panama, especially those affecting people of West Indian origin, from the 1940's through the early 1980's. The collection consists primarily of personal papers, news articles and administrative files pertaining to Westerman's journalism career, his published and unpublished writings, speeches, conference papers, and material relating to his career as an impresario. Additionally, the collection encompasses his involvement in Panamanian politics, United States-Panamanian relations, especially Panama Canal treaty negotiations, as well as education, labor, ameliorating conditions associated with racial discrimination, and sports. There is also reference material about various aspects of West Indian life in Panama. The Personal Papers series, 1897-1988 (bulk 1933-1984) includes a large number of news clippings by and about Westerman, 1933-1984, including his "Panama Tribune" columns. The articles discuss nearly every professional issue and activity in which Westerman was involved, from Panamanian politics, trips abroad, the Canal Zone, labor, housing, the United Nations. Race relations, U.S.-Panama relations, to his presentation of speeches, and honors awarded him. His "memoranda of record," 1967-1973, relate important conversations he had with prominent figures on issues of national and international importance, especially United States-Panama relations. This series also includes information about Westerman's numerous business ventures, particularly his efforts to improve housing conditions for West Indian laborers. The Community Organizations series, 1942-1983, encompasses correspondence, administrative files and printed material about thirty-seven organizations in Panama and the United States that attempted to further the progress of Panamanians of West Indian descent. One of the best documented organizations is the Dedicators. There are also some records for the Isthmian Negro Youth Congress, 1942-1947, and the National Civic League, 1946-1952, which document the efforts to abolish the discriminatory policies of the 1941 Constitution of Panama. The Diplomatic Career series, 1956-1983, documents Westerman's service as a delegate to the United Nations from 1956 until 1960, and the trips he took representing Panama, as well as his special service to Caribbean nations in the 1960's. The United Nations subseries, 1956-1983 (3 lin. ft.) includes his official statements as a member of the Fourth Committee of the United Nations dealing with non-self-governing territories, especially South West Africa (Namibia) and Togoland (Togo), the latter under French administration. The Non-United Nations Diplomatic Activities subseries, 1957-1983, includes documentation on Westerman's appointment as special ambassador for the purpose of establishing diplomatic relations between Panama and the Caribbean nations and assisting with their admittance to the Organization of American States in 1967. The Education series, 1934-1985, includes information regarding the curriculum conversion mandated for children of Panamanian employees attending U.S. schools on the Canal Zone. The Journalism Career series, 1928-1982, reflects Westerman's primary occupation and demonstrates how he utilized his position with "The Panama Tribune" and other newspapers to improve social conditions for West Indians and other Panamanians. There are letters to Westerman as the associate editor and correspondence between Westerman and Sidney Young, founder of the "Panama Tribune" regarding the newspaper's involvement in a struggle against Communist control over a labor union on the Canal Zone. Some of the correspondence between Westerman and his nephew, Rex Williams, the Chicago correspondent for the newspaper, discuss contemporary issues affecting Panama. The series contains Westerman's weekly editorial in "The Panama Tribune," "The Passing Review," another column, and articles he wrote, 1935-1973, as well as articles he prepared for other Panamanian and American papers. The Labor series, 1926-1985 (bulk 1950-1980), documents the role of West Indian labor, "local rate" employees and the history of labor unions on the Canal Zone. Besides the publications and news articles written by Westerman, this series also contains several of his manuscripts about labor unions. Interspersed throughout the series are clippings that mention Westerman's involvement in labor issues as well as his correspondence. Other information relates to salary and benefit disparities and working conditions of the "local rate" employees as compared to U.S. employees. Papers pertaining to the National Maritime Union, which represented both American and non-U.S. citizens, also includes material regarding efforts to achieve equality of treatment for Americans and Panamanians working for the Canal Zone Company. The Politics series, 1886-1986 (1946-1986, bulk), documents Panamanian politics dating to the nineteenth century. This series contains a section about the general history of Panamanian politics consisting of articles written by Westerman, and printed matter about presidents and other individuals prominent in nineteenth and early twentieth century Panamanian politics. There is documentation pertaining to the presidential election of José A. Remón, the Renovador Party candidate in 1952. Westerman's efforts to elect de la Guardia are documented via the files for the Renovador Party's Patriotic Coalition. The series Racial Discrimination, 1935-1984, documents the many forms of racial discrimination in Panama, affecting the entire country as well as the discriminatory policies of the Panamanian government affecting West Indians and African-American tourists. Information regarding U.S. discriminatory policies impacting life on the Canal Zone is also included. The series contains Westerman's writings, in draft and published form, discussing his efforts to change several of these discriminatory policies, such as modifying the 1941 Constitution as well as the immigration law of 1948. Papers delivered by Westerman and others at a variety of conferences held internationally and in Panama concerning subjects of worldwide importance can be found in The Conferences series, 1950-1981. The Speeches series, 1944-1982, encompasses the many speeches Westerman delivered in Panama and the United States, as well as several interviews. Topics he spoke about involve United States-Panama relations, including tensions which sparked the Panama riots of January 1964, the history of basic changes in Canal policies governing relations between the two countries, the United States tax haven law of 1962, and the Panamanian economy. There are several addresses concerning the history and contributions of West Indians in Panamanian society, and blacks of Hispanic traditions in Panama (i.e. blacks transported directly from Africa or Spain to Latin America). The Sports series, 1920's-1985 deals with some of the many organized sports played in Panama with a focus on West Indian athletes. A scrapbook of news clippings documents Westerman's years as a tennis champion (1936-1938), and correspondence discusses his coverage of other tennis players in "The Panama Tribune." Boxing is represented by a scrapbook of news clippings, 1920's, and Westerman's news articles about Al Brown and Harry Wills. Correspondence and news articles discuss the Central American and Caribbean Olympics in which Panamanian athletes participated in 1959 and 1970, as well as additional sports. Material which Westerman collected because of his broad interest in Panamanian affairs affecting West Indians but which he himself did not play an active role in achieving particular goals, have been placed in a Subject File series. The subseries within this series are: Economics; Fraternal and Benevolent Societies; Health; Housing Policies; Reference Material - West Indians in Panama; and Religion. The subseries Fraternal and Benevolent Societies, 1922-1985 (bulk 1967-1983), consists of anniversary and other programs and news clippings concerning these societies in Panama. Of interest are news clippings and correspondence regarding the successful protest by the Canal Zone Government against the "White only" membership policy of the Elks of the World on the Canal Zone, 1971-1974. The United States-Panama Relations series, 1962-1986 (bulk 1941-1985), provides extensive documentation on the problems and cooperation between these two countries in the operation of the Panama Canal, and also deals with the numerous changes which have taken place both in Panamanian society and in U.S.-Panamanian relations in the areas of politics, trade, transportation, American foreign aid, and day-to-day social issues, among others. The files consist of the following subseries: Administration, Alliance for Progress and Agency for International Development, Flag Controversy on the Canal Zone and its Aftermath, Flags of Necessity, History, Panama Canal Operations, Panama Canal Treaty Negotiations, Panama Canal Zone, Pan American Highway, Publications, United States Congressional Hearings, United States Information Service, United States Tax Haven Law, and General. The material in this series encompasses news clippings, reports, press releases, correspondence, publications and other printed matter. The subseries Flag Controversy on the Canal Zone and its Aftermath, 1958-1974 (bulk 1960-1964), consists primarily of clippings from Panamanian and American newspapers dealing with the rioting and controversy which ensued when Panamanian citizens demanded that their flag fly beside the American flag in the Canal Zone as visible evidence of Panama's titular sovereignty over the Zone. The Panama Canal Treaty Negotiations, 1942-1985, subseries deals with over forty years of treaty negotiations which can be followed in detail. The documentation is primarily in the form of news clippings, however, Westerman's statements and articles can also be found here, as can copies of drafts of treaties, correspondence and speeches. The internationalization of the Panama Canal is discussed, and there are also statements and other documents relating to American negotiators and government officials Ellsworth Bunker, Daniel Flood and Henry Kissinger. The final series Writings, 1942-1982 (10.8 lin. ft.), is divided into two subseries, published and unpublished. A prolific writer, Westerman wrote about nearly every aspect of Panamanian West Indian life in which he was involved. Contained in the Published Writings subseries, 1942-1979, are pamphlets written by Westerman, and if available, the manuscript, related correspondence, research material and notes. Subjects include West Indian labor on the Panama Canal Zone, United States-Panama relations, education, and the history of West Indians in Panama, among many others. The Unpublished Writings subseries consists of manuscripts, correspondence, research material and notes. Included is his most significant unpublished manuscript entitled "Fifty Years of West Indian Life on the Isthmus of Panama (1903-1953)."

ArchivalResource: 58 linear ft.

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Bai T. Moore Papers, 1919-2004

Title: Bai T. Moore Papers 1919-2004

Bai T. Moore was a renowned poet and author whose work was greatly influenced by his experiences growing up in Liberia. In addition to Moore’s career as a writer, he served as a government official for several years, first as Chief of the Liberian Bureau of Agriculture, and later, as Deputy Minister of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism. This collection consists of government papers, ethnographic materials, published works, manuscripts, and drafts of his writings.

ArchivalResource: 23 cubic feet;; 22 records cartons, 1 oversized materials box.

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New York State Colonization Society Records, 1849-1968

Title: New York State Colonization Society Records 1849-1968

The records of the New-York Colonization Society reflect the goals and projects funded by the society as well as its daily operations. The records have been divided into six series: Board of Directors, General Administration, Organizations and Scholarships, Financial Records, Printed Matter and Artifact.

ArchivalResource: 12 lin. ft.

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Papers, 1942-1981

Title: Papers, 1942-1981

Correspondence, speeches, reports, etc., of Maida (Stewart) Springer Kemp, trade union activist.

ArchivalResource: 2 file boxes

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Bai T. Moore Papers, 1919-2004

Title: Bai T. Moore Papers 1919-2004

Bai T. Moore was a renowned poet and author whose work was greatly influenced by his experiences growing up in Liberia. In addition to Moore’s career as a writer, he served as a government official for several years, first as Chief of the Liberian Bureau of Agriculture, and later, as Deputy Minister of Information, Cultural Affairs and Tourism. This collection consists of government papers, ethnographic materials, published works, manuscripts, and drafts of his writings.

ArchivalResource: 23 cubic feet;; 22 records cartons, 1 oversized materials box.

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Avery family. Johnston and Virginia Hall Avery private papers, 1916-1976.

Title: Johnston and Virginia Hall Avery private papers, 1916-1976.

The collection consists of carbon copies of correspondence and papers which reflect Johnston Avery's involvement with several important issues of his time. The majority of papers consists of correspondence written or received by Avery including holograph, typewritten and typewritten carbon copy letters. Important correspondents include William V.S. Tubman, President of Liberia from 1944 to 1971 and other Liberian government officials; Robert R. Reynolds, U.S. Senator from North Carolina from 1933 to 1945; J.C.B. Ehringhaus, North Carolina governor from 1933 to 1937; and various businessmen involved in the LAMCO Joint Venture. A few items were not addressed to Mr. Avery. These items include letters written by or addressed to his wife, Virginia Hall Avery.

ArchivalResource: ca. 3376 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49886402 View

Kemp, Maida Springer, 1910-. Papers, 1942-1981 (inclusive).

Title: Papers, 1942-1981 (inclusive).

Collection consists of correspondence, speeches, reports, clippings, printed material, and photographs documenting some of Kemp's trade union activity in the United States and her extensive work on behalf of the emerging trade union movement in Africa. The emphasis is on Kemp's work in Africa--in particular the Trade Union Scholarship Program for Africa, an AFL-CIO effort, and her efforts to provide assistance to union leaders, from the mid 1950s through 1980--especially in Ghana, Kenya, Tanganyika, Uganda, and the Federation of Rhodesia and Nysasaland.

ArchivalResource: .75 linear ft.

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[Liberia--Speeches pamphlets].

Title: [Liberia--Speeches pamphlets]. <1917-1986>

ArchivalResource: <ca. 85> v. ; 12-32 cm.

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Ferris, Fred G. Oral history interview with Fred G. Ferris, 1988.

Title: Oral history interview with Fred G. Ferris, 1988.

One interview.

ArchivalResource: 1 sound tape cassette (1 hr.) : analog, mono.

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Lester Walton papers, 1905-1977

Title: Lester Walton papers 1905-1977

The Lester A. Walton Papers document his diversified careers as a journalist, diplomat and civic leader and consist of personal papers, material on his entertainment and journalistic careers, his tenure as the American representative to Liberia, his political activities, general correspondence and printed matter.

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George W. Westerman papers, 1886-1988 (bulk 1934-1985

Title: George W. Westerman papers 1886-1988 (bulk 1934-1985

The George Westerman papers document the numerous and diverse interests of this journalist, sociologist, diplomat and activist, who was deeply immersed in issues relating to practically every issue on the isthmus of Panama, especially those affecting people of West Indian origin, from the 1940's through the early 1980's. The collection consists primarily of personal papers, news articles and administrative files pertaining to Westerman's journalism career, his published and unpublished writings, speeches, conference papers, and material relating to his career as an impresario. Additionally, the collection encompasses his involvement in Panamanian politics, United States-Panamanian relations, especially Panama Canal treaty negotiations, as well as education, labor, ameliorating conditions associated with racial discrimination, and sports. There is also reference material about various aspects of West Indian life in Panama.

ArchivalResource: 58 linear ft.

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Warren d'Azevedo Collection, 1935-2001

Title: Warren d'Azevedo Collection, 1935-2001

Warren d’Azevedo is a retired ethnographer, renowned for his work in anthropology and African studies. D’Azevedo began his research in the 1950s, focusing primarily on African cultures, including the Gola ethnic group of Liberia and the Native American Washoe culture of the Great Basin. This collection consists of d’Azevedo’s writings, photographs, memorabilia, and U.S. and Liberian government documents and teaching materials. 


ArchivalResource: 29 cubic feet;; 29 records cartons

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Stettinius, Edward R. (Edward Reilly), 1900-1949. Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. papers [manuscript], 1924, 1949-1950.

Title: Edward R. Stettinius, Jr. papers [manuscript], 1924, 1949-1950.

The collection contains nine letters from Stettinius to his parents, 1924, about his travels. The collection also contains letters of condolence to Mrs. Stettinius on the death of her husband and an address list for those who wrote the condolence letters. Among the many prominent writers are Bernard Baruch, Harry Byrd, Sr., James F. Byrnes, John Foster Dulles, William F. Halsey, J. Edgar Hoover, Cordell Hull, Trygve Lie, Archibald MacLeish, George C. Marshall, Eddie Rickenbacker, Eleanor Roosevelt (telegram), Adlai Stevenson, William V. Tubman, Henry A. Wallace and Earl Warren. Miscellaneous items include letters concerning a gift of stock to Sidney James Weinberg; newsclippings, photographs, miscellaneous printed items, commemorative statements, bound volumes of memorial resolutions and a blueprint of his gravesite.

ArchivalResource: 380 items.

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Herbert Brownell Jr. Additional Papers. 1897 - 1996. Photographs

Title: Herbert Brownell Jr. Additional Papers. 1897 - 1996. Photographs

This series consists of photographic prints, slides, negatives, transparencies, and postcards accumulated by Herbert Brownell, Jr., throughout his lifetime. Many of the images are of members of Brownell and his family, including studio portraits and informal snapshots. Several cabinet card portraits of Brownell's ancestors were made as long ago as the 1880s or 1890s. Other family photographs date to Brownell's childhood and youth and that of his first wife, Doris McCarter Brownell. There are many photos of the Brownells' children. There are also group portraits of Brownell and his family taken up into the 1980s or early 1990s, as well as some photos featuring artist Marion “Riki” Taylor, to whom Brownell was briefly married. Photographs from Brownell's youth include some from his time at the University of Nebraska, where he was a member of the Society of Innocents and the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. Some photographs may be from Brownell's long employment at law firm Lord, Day & Lord, although they are not labeled. Brownell appears at meetings of the American Hotel Association and the Hotel Association of New York City. Several photographs show him with groups at restaurant “21” in New York City. Photos of Brownell's early political activity include a few from his runs for state assemblyman in New York in the 1930s, as well as a number taken while Brownell was campaign manager for Thomas E. Dewey's gubernatorial and presidential campaigns during the 1940s. Photos of the candidates and of examples of political advertising are present in the series. Many photos in this series were taken during or just before Herbert Brownell's term as Attorney General during the administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. These include a small number of photos taken on Eisenhower's 1952 trip to Korea. A set of black and white snapshots shows the members of Eisenhower's Cabinet riding in the 1953 Inauguration Day Parade. Photos feature Attorney General Brownell with the President's Cabinet, at the Department of Justice, at the FBI National Academy, at the White House, at Camp David, and at meetings of the American Bar Association, Inter-American Bar Association, and National Association of Attorneys General. Brownell instituted the Attorney General's Honors Program at the Department of Justice, the first classes of which appear in group photographs with Brownell. He is shown speaking at meetings with the National Industrial Conference Board and the Zionist Organization of America. He is also shown addressing the press, courts, and committees on such topics as governmental investigations, internal security, communism, and wiretapping. Brownell is pictured receiving several honorary degrees during and after his term as Attorney General, including one from the National University of Ireland. Organizations that Brownell was involved in and are depicted in the series include the Bohemian Club, the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, and the governing council of the White Burkett Miller Center at the University of Virginia. Later involvement of Herbert Brownell with the federal government includes dealing with issues of water rights and water quality management on the lower Colorado River, investigating geothermal resources in California's Imperial Valley, and being vice-chairman of the Commission on the Bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution. He also is pictured with the Congressional sponsors of the 25th Amendment and the supporting American Bar Association Committee, and, in another photo, with the Coalition for Adequate Judicial Compensation while testifying before the House Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties and the Administration of Justice. Some locations where Herbert Brownell appears in photographs in this series include the U.S. Military Academy at West Point; the Executive Mansion in Monrovia, Liberia; Middle Temple Hall in London; Peru State College, Nebraska; the Bohemian Grove in California; and Plymouth, Massachusetts. He also appears at the Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library at conferences on constitutional issues and civil rights. Additional persons of interest who appear in photographs in this series include Sherman Adams, Hawthorne Arey, William H. Avery, Stanley N. Barnes, Birch Bayh, Griffin B. Bell, James V. Bennett, Ezra Taft Benson, Omar Bradley, John W. Bricker, Baron Nigel Bridge of Harwich, Warren E. Burger, W. Randolph Burgess, George H. W. Bush, Clifford P. Case, Emanuel Celler, Benjamin R. Civiletti, Mark W. Clark, LeRoy Collins, John T. Connor, Eamonn De Valera, Thomas E. Dewey, Joseph M. Dodge, John Foster Dulles, Martin P. Durkin, John S. D. Eisenhower, Mamie Doud Eisenhower, Orval Faubus, Leonard W. Hall, Oveta Culp Hobby, Herbert Hoover, Herbert C. Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover, George M. Humphrey, Robert Kastenmeier, Nicholas Katzenbach, Kenneth B. Keating, James S. Kemper, Richard G. Kleindienst, William F. Knowland, Thomas H. Kuchel, John V. Lindsay, Henry Cabot Lodge, Douglas McKay, Theodore R. McKeldin, William H. H. Miller, Perry W. Morton, Richard Nixon, Warren Olney, Norman Vincent Peale, J. C. Penney, Cesar Quintero, Arthur William Radford, Thomas C. Railsback, Elliot L. Richardson, Terrence J. Roberts, William P. Rogers, Jacob Ruppert, Babe Ruth, Hugh Scott, Rocco C. Siciliano, William French Smith, Simon Ernest Sobeloff, Harold Edward Stassen, Thomas E. Stephens, Arthur E. Summerfield, Joseph Swing, Harold E. Talbott, William Pearson Tolley, Clyde Tolson, William F. Tompkins, Dallas Townsend, Harry S. Truman, William V. S. Tubman, James A. Van Fleet, Fred M. Vinson, Andy Warhol, Earl Warren, William H. Webster, Sinclair Weeks, Grover A. Whalen, Charles Erwin Wilson, and Walter Winchell.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear feet, 11 linear inches

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Barnett, Claude, 1889-1967. Claude A. Barnett papers, 1918-1967 (bulk 1928-1963).

Title: Claude A. Barnett papers, 1918-1967 (bulk 1928-1963).

Correspondence, clippings, reports, minutes, speeches, and financial records of Claude Albert Barnett, the director of the Associated Negro Press (ANP); news releases of the ANP (1928-1964) and of the World News Service (1961-1963). Topics include African American newspapers and journalists; colleges, especially Tuskegee Institute and the Conference of Presidents of Negro Land Grant Colleges; businesses, especially advertising, beauty products, and insurance; churches; hospitals; fraternal societies; entertainment; agricultural extension services; racial segregation and integration of the United States armed forces; the home front during World War II; and African travel and culture, especially in Liberia, Ghana, and Nigeria. Also includes materials on Barnett's family and the singing and acting career of Etta Moten (Mrs. Barnett), including correspondence and advertising. Some records pertain to Barnett's service as a trustee of Tuskegee Institute (1932-65), as special assistant to the U.S. secretary of agriculture (1942-52), and as board member of Phelps-Stokes Fund, of Booker T. Washington Institute in Liberia, of American Negro Exposition (1940 : Chicago), of Supreme Liberty Insurance Company, of Provident Hospital, of The Liberia Company, and of the American National Red Cross. Persons who corresponded with ANP or with Barnett include J.V. Clinton, Henry B. Cole, Frank Marshall Davis, Rudolph Dunbar, Alice Dunnigan, Albon Holsey, Harry Levette, William Pickens, Percival L. Prattis, Emmanuel Racine, John C. Robinson, Alvin E. White, and editors and publishers of most African American newspapers, including Afro American (Baltimore, Md.), Amsterdam news (New York City), Atlanta daily world, Black dispatch (Okla.), Houston informer, Kansas City call (Mo.), New York age, Norfolk journal and guide, Philadelphia tribune, and Pittsburgh courier. Other correspondents include U.S. Representative Frances P. Bolton, Horace Mann Bond, Sherman Briscoe, George Washington Carver, E. M. Glucksman, Charles S. Johnson, Mordecai Johnson, Bishop Frederick D. Jordan, Robert R. Moton, Clarence Muse, Frederick D. Patterson, James E. Shepard, Jesse O. Thomas, Channing H. Tobias, President William V. S. Tubman of Liberia, and Annie M. Turnbo-Malone.

ArchivalResource: 2 oversize folders.1 microfilm reel : b&w ; 35 mm. (camera negative of Robinson scrapbook).1 box. (index to the collection).

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Fahnbulleh, Varney Jakema. A concise synopsis of the Tubman national unification policy [microform] : a special literary work done for Dr. William V. S. Tubman and presented during his 72nd birthday celebration in Gbarnga, Bong County, on November 29, 1967 as a birthday presentation / by Varney Jakema Fahnbulleh.

Title: A concise synopsis of the Tubman national unification policy [microform] : a special literary work done for Dr. William V. S. Tubman and presented during his 72nd birthday celebration in Gbarnga, Bong County, on November 29, 1967 as a birthday presentation / by Varney Jakema Fahnbulleh. [1967]

ArchivalResource: 17 leaves ; 28 cm.

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William V.S. Tubman Papers, 1904-1992

Title: William V.S. Tubman Papers 1904-1992

William V. S. Tubman (1895-1971), Liberia’s longest serving President, served from 1944–1971. Tubman’s presidency was marked by great changes in the economy, politics and social environment of Liberia. The materials in the collection include papers from the years of Tubman’s presidency, his personal correspondence and memorabilia from Tubman’s family.

ArchivalResource: 21 cubic feet; 21 records cartons; Alternate Form Available: 48 microfilm reels (1 restricted)

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Harley, George W. (George Way), 1894-1966. Papers, 1911-1975 bulk 1925-1960.

Title: Papers, 1911-1975 bulk 1925-1960.

Diaries and journals, correspondence, writings and notes, subject files, account books, notebooks, scrapbooks, albums, photographs, printed material, clippings, and other papers, chiefly 1925-1960. The papers focus principally on the life and work of Dr. Harley and his wife Winifred J. Harley at the Methodist supported medical mission they founded and supervised at Ganta, Liberia. Includes material relating to Harley's work and interest in tropical and native medicine and Liberian anthropology and art, as well as his relationship with the Peabody Museum of Harvard University and the Foreign Economic Administration. Other topics include the impact of World War II in Liberia, the language and customs of the Mano Tribe, and the plantations of the Firestone Rubber Company. Correspondents include Thomas Smith Donohugh, E.A. Hooton, George Schwab, and William V.S. Tubman.

ArchivalResource: 2500 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16392517 View

Walton, Lester A., 1882-1965. Lester Walton Papers, 1905-1977.

Title: Lester Walton Papers, 1905-1977.

The Lester A. Walton Papers document his diversified careers as a journalist, diplomat and civic leader and consist of personal papers, material on his entertainment and journalistic careers, his tenure as the American representative to Liberia, his political activities, general correspondence and printed matter.

ArchivalResource: 11.2 lin. ft.

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Davis, Griffith J. Griffith J. Davis Photographs and Films, 1947-1991 and undated.

Title: Griffith J. Davis Photographs and Films, 1947-1991 and undated.

Collection dates from 1949-1991 and comprises photographs, negatives, and contact prints and related materials assembled by African American photojournalist Griff Davis, concerning Langston Hughes, Hale Woodruff, and Charles Alston, all prominent African American writers, poets, or artists, and the Palmer Memorial Institute, a private junior and senior high school for African Americans in Sedalia, N.C. The audiovisual components include home movies and nine color and black and white 16mm films dating from the fifties, taken in Liberia by Davis during part of William V.S. Tubman's presidency. Films depict a wide range of subjects, activities and events, including the country's people, industry, leaders, and rural life. Other Griff Davis images in the collection are found in an album entitled "Progress in Liberia, November 1949 - February 1950," containing twenty large black and white gelatin silver prints with typed captions; the album was assembled to promote a partnership between the government of Liberia and Liberia Mining Company. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.

ArchivalResource: 476 items (6.1 lin. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41150190 View

New-York State Colonization Society. New-York State Colonization Society records, 1849-1968.

Title: New-York State Colonization Society records, 1849-1968.

The records of the New-York Colonization Society reflect the goals and projects funded by the society as well as its daily operations. The records have been divided into six series: Board of Directors, General Administration, Organizations and Scholarships, Financial Records, Printed Matter and Artifact.

ArchivalResource: 12 lin. ft.

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Lincoln University (Pa.). Office of the President. Horace Mann Bond records, 1853-1960 (bulk 1945-1957).

Title: Horace Mann Bond records, 1853-1960 (bulk 1945-1957).

Collection consists of correspondence and files reflecting Bond's tenure as president of Lincoln University. Correspondents include the General Board of Education, American Friends Service Committee, Sadie T. Mossell Alexander, Mary McLeod Bethune, John W. Davis, William M. Frazier, Harold F. Grim, Martin D. Jenkins, Henry Carter Patterson, Crystal Bird Fauset, William V.S. Tubman, Albert Einstein, and George Aubrey Hastings.

ArchivalResource: 45 linear ft.

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William V.S. Tubman Papers, 1904-1992

Title: William V.S. Tubman Papers 1904-1992

William V. S. Tubman (1895-1971), Liberia’s longest serving President, served from 1944–1971. Tubman’s presidency was marked by great changes in the economy, politics and social environment of Liberia. The materials in the collection include papers from the years of Tubman’s presidency, his personal correspondence and memorabilia from Tubman’s family.

ArchivalResource: 21 cubic feet; 21 records cartons; Alternate Form Available: 48 microfilm reels (1 restricted)

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