Papers, 1838-1988 (bulk 1942-1947).

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Papers, 1838-1988 (bulk 1942-1947).

Correspondence, diaries, intelligence reports, notes, scrapbooks, maps, photos, and other papers, relating chiefly to Roosevelt's service as an army intelligence officer stationed in North Africa and the Middle East during and shortly after World War II; together with photos spanning his career, photos of other Roosevelt family members, and other personal papers. Includes observations on Arab nationalism and politics, Arab discontent with French colonial administration in North Africa, the tribes of Iraq, Soviet influence in the Middle East, the short-lived Kurdish republic in northern Iran, and the partition of Palestine.

5 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7260671

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