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The Africa Fund records
Collection
Identifier: 744
Scope and Contents
The Africa Fund records cover the era independence movements on the African continent against the British, Dutch, French, German, and Portuguese colonial governments. The records document settler and exploitative colonialism that occurred in Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa. The records also cover the era of civil wars within these African countries following independence, including South Africa's apartheid government and anti-apartheid campaigns there, as well as in...
Dates:
Created: 1952-2001; Other: Majority of material found in 1979-1997; Other: Date acquired: 01/09/1989
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
American Committee on Africa records addendum
Collection
Identifier: 012-1
Scope and Contents
The American Committee on Africa (ACOA) records addendum (1949-2001; bulk 1971-1997) covers the era of Africa's liberation (independence) movements against British, Dutch, French, German, and Portuguese colonialism and their imperialistic policy toward the continent, including aspects of both settler and exploitation colonialism, mainly in the African countries of Angola, Guinea Bissau, Namibia, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe), and South Africa. The records also document the relationship of the United...
Dates:
Created: 1949-2001; Other: Majority of material found in 1970-1997; Other: Date acquired: 01/09/1989
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Larry Bagneris papers
Collection
Identifier: 714
Scope and Contents
The papers of civil rights and gay rights activist Larry Bagneris Jr. document his community and political activities in Houston, Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana. The collection includes correspondence, photographs, speeches, flyers, campaign material, news clippings, biographical material, programs, and various periodicals focused on gay rights and communities. The earliest material concerns Bagneris' employment with the Washington National Insurance Company (1970-1989). Correspondence...
Dates:
Created: 1968-2008; Other: Date acquired: 06/27/2011
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Campaign to Oppose Bank Loans to South Africa (COBLSA) records
Collection
Identifier: 736
Scope and Contents
The records of the Campaign to Oppose Bank Loans to South Africa (COBLSA) consist of research files, collected news clippings, presentation papers, publications, periodicals, and reports (1977-1983), as well as files generated during the tenure of National Coordinator Carole Collins (1981-1983). A smaller amount of material that the organization created includes correspondence, occasional minutes of meetings and reports, lists of bank lenders to South Africa and networking contacts. Of...
Dates:
Created: 1967-1995; Other: Majority of material found in 1979-1983; Other: Date acquired: 07/01/2000
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
James H. Hargett papers
Collection
Identifier: 490
Scope and Contents
The papers of Reverend Dr. James Hester Hargett document his civil rights and social action driven ministries in Hawaii, California, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York. The key topics covered in this collection are civil rights, community advocacy, social justice, missionary travels, multi-ethnic churches and transitional communities, race relations, and the recruitment of African American men and women into Christian service. The main strengths are Hargett's commitment towards diversifying...
Dates:
Created: 1955-2007; Other: Date acquired: 12/01/1995
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
National Association of Human Rights Workers records
Collection
Identifier: 262
Content Description
Members of the National Association of Human Rights Workers (NAHRW) are individuals in both public and private agencies working to promote improved human relations. The records of the organization offer a comprehensive overview of the Civil Rights Movement since WWII, and include correspondence, corporate and financial records, accounts, agenda, minutes, reports, articles, speeches, publications, lists, newsletters, photographs, and tapes of some seminars and meetings. In addition, the...
Dates:
Other: 1947-1993
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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