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Call Number: SC0830
Creator:
Jackson, Kennell A., 1941-2005.
Title: Amy Biehl collection
Dates: 1989-1996
Physical Description:
0.75 Linear feet
Summary: Collection includes a copy of her honors thesis "Chester Crocker and the Negotiations for Namibian Independence: The Role
of the Individual in Recent American Foreign Policy," 1989, and her paper "Observations on Namibian Independence," 1989, with
a cover letter to Jackson from Biehl; clippings and press releases on her death; materials from her memorial service at Stanford,
including text of remarks by Steve Stedman and Rich Schavone; letters to Jackson and one outgoing response, 1993-97; transcript
of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Amnesty Hearings for the men convicted of her death, 1997; and newsletters, by-laws,
and other materials of the Amy Biehl Foundation, 1995-96.
Language(s): The materials are in English.
Repository:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, CA 94305-6064
Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725-1022
URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
This collection is open for research.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the
Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent
is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission
from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner, heir(s) or assigns. See: http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Amy Biehl collection (SC0830). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Amy Elizabeth Biehl earned her A.B. at Stanford University in 1989; Kennell Jackson was her professor and advisor on her senior
honors thesis. After graduation she worked with the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs, working in Namibia,
South Africa, Burundi, Cote d'Ivoire, Congo, Guyana, Suriname and Zambia. She was in South Africa as a Fulbright Scholar when
she was killed in August 1993.
Collection includes a copy of her honors thesis "Chester Crocker and the Negotiations for Namibian Independence: The Role
of the Individual in Recent American Foreign Policy," 1989, and her paper "Observations on Namibian Independence," 1989, with
a cover letter to Jackson from Biehl; clippings and press releases on her death; materials from her memorial service at Stanford,
including text of remarks by Steve Stedman and Rich Schavone; letters to Jackson and one outgoing response, 1993-97; transcript
of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Amnesty Hearings for the men convicted of her death, 1997; and newsletters, by-laws,
and other materials of the Amy Biehl Foundation, 1995-96.
Amy Biehl Foundation.
Biehl, Amy.
Jackson, Kennell A., 1941-2005.
Schavone, Richard Michael.
South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
Stedman, Steven John.