South Africa Policy Implementation Committee records, 1984-1987.

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South Africa Policy Implementation Committee records, 1984-1987.

Contains material pertaining to the activities of the South Africa Policy Implementation Committee. The collection contains rosters, minutes, and reports of the Committee as well as correspondence and memoranda concerning Duke's policy toward and financial relationships with corporations with operations in South Africa during apartheid. Correspondence between University President H. Keith H. Brodie and representatives of corporations such as International Business Machines, Mcgraw-Hill, Inc., Texaco, Inc., American Express Company, R.J. Reynolds/Nabisco, Inc., and Cocoa-Cola Company documents corporate reaction to Duke's decision to divest. Memoranda, minutes, reports, and rosters of the Committee on Social Implications of Duke Stock are also present. Throughout the collection are clippings and other printed material addressing social, political, and economic conditions in South Africa, policies adopted by other universities and colleges toward South Africa, and reports and studies relating to the feasibility, appropriateness, and potential consequences of divestment.

1200 items (1.4 linear ft.)

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Brodie, H. Keith H. (Harlow Keith Hammond), 1939-

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H. Keith H. Brodie came to Duke in 1974 as professor and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and director of Psychiatric Services at Duke University Medical Center. Dr. Brodie served as Duke's Chancellor from 1982 to 1985 and as Duke's President from 1985 to 1993. From the description of H. Keith H. Brodie, President, records, 1963-1994. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 71152149 H. Keith H. Brodie came to Duke in 1974, as professor and chairman of the Depa...

Duke University. Office of the President. South Africa Policy Implementation Committee.

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The South Africa Policy Implementation Committee was authorized by resolution of the Board of Trustees in 1986 to implement the policies recommended by the Committee on Social Implications of Duke Stock, formed in 1985. From the description of South Africa Policy Implementation Committee records, 1984-1987. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 426481824 Formed in 1986, the South Africa Policy Implementation Committee pursued the policies formulated by ...