Louis Dupree papers, 1943-1989.

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Louis Dupree papers, 1943-1989.

https://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/uadupree/

The Louis Dupree papers contain correspondence, printed material, diaries, field notes, interview transcripts, a scrapbook, photographs, short writings, grant applications, clippings, course materials, conference publications, posters, radio addresses, speeches, memorabilia, student papers, a dissertation, certificates, and manuscripts. Major subjects include Louis Dupree, Nancy Hatch Dupree, the Duke University Program in Islamic and Arabian Development Studies, Ralph Braibanti, Duke University Afghanistan Action Committee, Afghan refugees, Afghanistan-Pakistan relations, Pakistan, the American Institute of Pakistan Studies, American Universities Field Staff, Air University, and the United States Army 11th Airborne.

4000 items (6 linear ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7710073

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Dupree, Louis, 1925-1989

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Louis Dupree was a scholar, educator, and consultant on the refugees, politics, and archaeology of Afghanistan and Pakistan. He served as a Senior Research Associate for the Program in Islamic and Arabian Development Studies at Duke University during the late 1980s. Dupree was born in Greenville, North Carolina in 1925. He attended Greenville High School until about 1943, enlisting in the armed forces before earning his diploma. He served in World War II, first as a merchant seaman, then as ...

Duke University. Afghanistan Action Committee.

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Braibanti, Ralph J.D.

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American Universities Field Staff

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Duke University. Islamic and Arabian Development Studies

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The program was established in 1977 with funding from the Greater Charlotte Foundation. Later on, support was obtained from the government of Saudi Arabia, the Exxon Corporation, and other private and public bodies. The program became fully operational in the 1978-1979 academic year under the directorship of Ralph Braibanti. Studies focused primarily on the Arabian Peninsula and its social, economic, and political developments, and on the resurgence of Islam, with some attention also paid to Ara...

United States Military Academy

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West Point, N.Y., was originally utilized as a strategic defense location during the American Revolution. West Point is geographically located on a 100 ft. plateau overlooking the Hudson River. After the American victory Congress created a Corps of Invalids (veterans) that were transferred to West Point for the purpose of instructing candidates for commission. In 1802 Congress legally established the United States Military Academy at West Point. The Academy produced many leaders of American forc...

Dupree, Nancy Hatch

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Air University (U.S.)

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United States. Army. Airborne Division, 11th

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American Institute of Pakistan Studies

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Duke University

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