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American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive collection
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  • Title: American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive collection
    Date (inclusive): 1967-1970
    Collection Number: 71031
    Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
    Language of Material: English
    Physical Description: 8 manuscript boxes, 2 motion picture film reels, 2 sound discs (3.2 Linear Feet)
    Abstract: Ephemeral publications of private governmental organizations, including the United States Agency for International Development, the government of the Republic of Biafra, and the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; press releases from the United States Department of State, American congressmen, and Markpress, the Biafran Overseas Press Division; clippings; periodical literature; and audio-visual materials relating to the Nigerian Civil War of 1967 to 1970. Collected by the St. Louis chapter of the American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive.
    Creator: American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive
    Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

    Access

    The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

    Use

    For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Acquisition Information

    Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1971.

    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item], American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

    Historical note

    The American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive was an organization created to inform Americans of the conditions in Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War of 1967 to 1970.

    Scope and Content of Collection

    Ephemeral publications of private governmental organizations, including the United States Agency for International Development, the government of the Republic of Biafra, and the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; press releases from the United States Department of State, American congressmen, and Markpress, the Biafran Overseas Press Division; clippings; periodical literature; and audio-visual materials relating to the Nigerian Civil War of 1967 to 1970. Collected by the St. Louis chapter of the American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive.

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Sound recordings
    Motion pictures
    Nigeria -- History -- Civil War, 1967-1970