Eveland (Wilbur) papers

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Table of contents

Ropes of Sand file 1941-1980

Scope and Contents note

Includes galleys, typescripts, printed matter, correspondence, diaries, badges, and one sound recording related to the publication of Ropes of Sand: America's Failure in the Middle East. Arranged alphabetically by format, with drafts arranged chronologically.

box 1, folder 1

Badges, Corps of Intelligence Police 1941, undated

Correspondence

box 1, folder 2-3

Berger, Elmer 1978-1980

box 1, folder 4

CIA and Department of Justice, concerning security commitments 1980

box 1, folder 5

Philby, H. A. R. (Kim) letter undated

box 1, folder 6-7

Diaries 1977-1979

Drafts

box 1, folder 8

Typescript undated

box 2, folder 1-3

Typescript undated (contd.)

box 2, folder 4-6

Typescript, Innocents Abroad by Eveland and Thomas Faber circa 1978

Scope and Contents note

Early draft of Ropes of Sand

box 3, folder 1

Typescript, Innocents Abroad by Eveland and Thomas Faber circa 1978 (contd.)

Scope and Contents note

Early draft of Ropes of Sand

box 3, folder 2-5

Typescript, outline and annotated first draft 1978

box 4, folder 1

Typescript, outline and annotated first draft 1978 (contd.)

box 4, folder 2

Typescript, partial first draft June 1978

box 4, folder 3-5

Typescript, Innocents Abroad by Wilbur Eveland and Thomas Faber August 1978

Scope and Contents note

Early draft of Ropes of Sand

box 5, folder 1

Partial typescript, outline, revision notes, chapter drafts 1978-1979

box 5, folder 2-15

Typescript, "Norton Book," Prologue-Chapter 13 circa 1979

Scope and Contents note

Includes correspondence

box 6, folder 1-14

Typescript, "Norton Book," Chapter 14-Chapter 27 circa 1979

Scope and Contents note

Includes correspondence

box 7, folder 1-2

Partial typescript circa 1979

box 7, folder 3-5

Typescript, Star's draft April 1979

box 8, folder 1

Typescript, Star's draft April 1979 (contd.)

box 8, folder 2

Partial draft, outline, book proposal, notes April 1979

Scope and Contents note

Possibly part of Star's draft.

box 8, folder 3-5

Typescript October 1979

box 9, folder 1-2

Typescript October 1979 (contd.)

box 9, folder 3-6

Typescript November 1979

box 10, folder 1-2

Galley January 1980

box 10, folder 3-4

Galley with Eveland's corrections January 1980

box 11, folder 1-2

Galley with Eveland's corrections February 1980

Scope and Contents note

Includes note about galley's use during a meeting between Eveland, Mark Lynch, and CIA attorneys

box 11, folder 3-5

Galley, "final page proofs before decision to print in light of CIA's refusal to review the book," February 1980

box 12, folder 1-3

Galley, master set, second pass February 1980

box 12, folder 4

Index and front matter March-April 1980

box 12, folder 5

Dust jacket materials 1980

Scope and Contents note

Includes reviews, photograph of Eveland, clippings on CIA and book release

Freedom of Information Act requests and documents

box 12, folder 6

Central Intelligence Agency 1955-1978

box 13, folder 1-3

Department of State 1953-1978

box 13, folder 4

Federal Bureau of Investigation and Department of Justice 1954-1980

box 13, folder 5

Photographs, Middle East 1954, undated

box 13, folder 6-7

Printed folios 1980

box 14, folder 1

Proposal for Ropes of Sand undated

Scope and Contents note

From "Norton Book" typescript

box 14, folder 2

Published book 1980

box MC13

Sound recording 1977

Physical Description: 1 compact sound cassette.

Scope and Contents note

Telephone conversations with Thomas Farber, John Marks, Ellen Levine, and Starling Lawrence leading to book contracts.

Increments 1982-1983

Scope and Contents note

Includes clippings of articles written by Eveland, correspondence from Eveland to politicians, and reviews of Ropes of Sand. Arranged chronologically.

box 14, folder 4

1982

Scope and Contents note

Includes correspondence

box 14, folder 5

1983

Scope and Contents note

Includes Ropes of Sand reviews, clippings by Eveland, correspondence

Declassified U.S. government records 1955-1958

Scope and Contents note

Consists of formerly security-classified records of the U.S. government, released in full or in part, related to the Middle East, the Baghdad Pact, and the Syro-Egyptian Union. Includes some interfiled material determined to be unclassified. Formats include PDF files and paper documents such as correspondence. Arranged chronologically by date of release by Hoover.

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2010 release of records 1955-1958

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Scope and Contents note

Records relating to the Middle East, particularly U.S. and United Kingdom interests, the Baghdad Pact, and the Syro-Egyptian Union. Available as PDF files.

box 14, folder 6

2011 July release of records 1955-1956, 1982

Scope and Contents note

Memorandum, letter, and Christmas message, all unclassified, relating to the situation in the Middle East, 1955-1956; unclassified letter, 1982

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2017 release of records circa 1955-1958

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2018 release of records 1955-1958

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Collection Contents

Ropes of Sand file

Increments

Declassified U.S. government records