Guide to the Amy Biehl Collection SC0830
Finding aid prepared by Daniel Hartwig
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
October 2010
Stanford University Libraries.
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford, California, 94305
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Title: Amy Biehl collection
Identifier/Call Number: SC0830
Contributing Institution:
Dept. of Special Collections & University Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
0.75 Linear feet
Date (inclusive): 1989-1996
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.
creator:
Jackson, Kennell A., collector.
creator:
Jackson, Kennell A.,
This collection is open for research.
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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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Amy Biehl Foundation..
Amy Biehl Foundation.
Biehl, Amy.
Biehl, Amy.
Jackson, Kennell A., collector.
Schavone, Richard Michael.
Schavone, Richard Michael.
South Africa. Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
South Africa.. Truth and Reconciliation Commission..
Stedman, Steven John.
Stedman, Steven John.