July, Robert William.

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Born in 1918, Robert William July was a Rockefeller Foundation assistant director for the Humanities who spent the decade between 1955 and 1965 scouting for new talent in West and Southern Africa. After a stint as visiting professor at the University College of Nairobi, Kenya, and the Ibadan Institute of African Studies, Nigeria, he switched to a prolific new career as a historian. His work nevertheless received critical praise from various African and African-American historians. July died in 2004.

From the description of Robert William July collection, 1958-1999. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122407681

Born in 1918, Robert W. July was a Rockefeller Foundation Assistant Director for the Humanities and spent the decade between 1955 and 1965 scouting for new talent in West and Southern Africa. After a stint as visiting professor at the University College of Nairobi, Kenya, and the Ibadan Institute of African Studies, Nigeria, he switched to a new career as a historian. His work received critical praise from various African and African-American historians. July died in 2004.

From the description of Robert W. July collection, 1958-1999. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 78682526

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creatorOf July, Robert William. Robert William July collection, 1958-1999. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf July, Robert William. A parliamentary history of French railroads, 1823-1848. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Wole Soyinka papers, 1966-1996. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf July, Robert William. Robert W. July collection, 1958-1999. New York Public Library System, NYPL
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associatedWith Austin, Dennis. person
associatedWith Beier, Ulli. person
associatedWith Boilat, P.-D (P.-David), 1814-1901. person
associatedWith Crawford, Michael. person
associatedWith Diagne, Blaise, 1872-1934. person
associatedWith Dike, K. Onwuka (Kenneth Onwuka) person
associatedWith Irele, Abiola. person
associatedWith Legum, Colin. person
associatedWith Nketia, J. H. Kwabena. person
associatedWith Rockefeller Foundation. corporateBody
associatedWith Soyinka, Wole person
associatedWith Sutherland, Efua Theodora Morgue, 1924-1996. person
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