Inventory of the American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive collection, 1967-1970

Finding aid prepared by Vishnu Jani and Issayas Tesfamariam
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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

 

Correspondence 1968-1970

box 1, folder 1

Anyanwu, Don U. 1968

box 1, folder 2

B'nai B'rith 1970

box 1, folder 3

Barnes, James, B. 1969

box 1, folder 4

Binder, Gene 1969

box 1, folder 5

Buxbaum, Richard M. 1969

box 1, folder 6

Canadian Red Cross Society 1968

box 1, folder 7

Catholic Relief Services 1969

box 1, folder 8

Catton, Cliff 1970

box 1, folder 9

Comité central de la Croix-Rouge suédoise 1969

box 1, folder 10

Duncan, Nancy J. undated

box 1, folder 11

Dur, Susan and Holly Chinery 1969

box 1, folder 12

Nwagbara, Chidi 1969

box 1, folder 13

Fletcher, T.H.G. 1969

box 1, folder 14

Hammond, Jerry 1969

box 1, folder 15

Harless, Roger A. and Don Borrie undated

box 1, folder 16

Langle, Ellen 1969

box 1, folder 17

Mann, Eileen, L. 1968-1969

box 1, folder 18

Mansfield, Lawrence F. 1970

box 1, folder 19

Mercer, Karen 1969

box 1, folder 20

Nigeria Committee of Northern California 1969

box 1, folder 20

Swedish Biafra Committee undated

box 1, folder 22

Weiler, Hans 1968

 

Subject File 1967-1970

box 1, folder 23

"An Address to the Nation by His Excellency General C. Odumegwu Ojukwy, Head of the State and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Republic of Biafra," 1969

box 1, folder 24

Africa Today, "Biafra - The Politics of Saving Lives," Shepherd, George W., Jr. undated

box 1, folder 25

Africa Report, "From Nixon to Nixon: Is America's Outmoded Policy Towards a Changing Africa About to Cross a New Frontier?," Wellestein, Immanuel 1969

box 1, folder 26

Africa Today, "Nigeria & Biafra," Jevid, Steven undated

box 1, folder 27

Africa Report, "The Nigerian Civil War," 1969-1970

box 1, folder 28

Africa Report, "Out of Africa," 1969

box 1, folder 29

Africa Report, "Three Novels, A History and a Do-it-yourself Guide to Coup Making," 1969

box 1, folder 30

Africa Report, "The U.S. and the Biafra War," Sklar, Richard L. 1969

box 1, folder 31

American Committee on Africa (ACOA) Food Memo 1968

box 1, folder 32

Africa Concern Committee 1967

box 1, folder 34

American Red Cross News Service undated

box 1, folder 35

Bay Area Committee to Save Biafran Children 1969

box 1, folder 37

Biafra: A Documentary Film undated

box 1, folder 38

Biafra: History of The Conflict undated

box 1, folder 39

Biafra - The Issue Is Massacre, Shepherd, George W., Jr. undated

box 1, folder 40

Biafra: Lifeline, 1969

box 1, folder 42

"Biafra: Press Conference Given by the President of The Republic of Ivory Coast," 1968

box 1, folder 42

Biafra Rehabilitation Commission, "Nutritional Needs of Refugees in Biafra," 1969

box 1, folder 43

Biafra Rehabilitation Commission, "Office and Operational Requirements," 1969

box 1, folder 44

Biafra Rehabilitation Commission, "Some Refugee Projects," 1969

box 1, folder 45

The Biafra Secession, Diamond, Stanley undated

box 1, folder 46

Biafra Students Union (Abidjan Branch) 1970

box 1, folder 47

"The Biafran Illusion: Fate and Future of the non-Ibo Peoples in the Eastern States of Nigera," undated

box 1, folder 48

"Biafran Memo," Keil, Clarks 1969

box 1, folder 49

Biafra newsletters 1968

box 2, folder 1

"Biafran Students Association of Northern California, Information Bulletin," nos. 1-4 undated

box 2, folder 2

"The Bill Fields Show," no. 52, transcript of Peter Udoh, Charge d'Affaires of the Nigerian Embassy in Washington, D.C. 1970

box 2, folder 3

Britain - Biafra Association undated

box 2, folder 4

British Hyprocrisy in Rhodesia and Biafra 1968

box 2, folder 5

"A Call for United States Recognition of Biafra," 1969

box 2, folder 6

Catholic-Protestant Biafra Relief Program 1968

box 2, folder 7

"Causes of The War Against Biafra," undated

box 2, folder 8

"The Children's War," Doran, Dermot undated

box 2, folder 9-10

The Clearing House for Nigeria/Biafra Information 1968-1970

box 2, folder 11

Coalition of Citizens Committees on the Nigeria/Biafra Crisis 1969

box 3, folder 1

The Episcopalian, "The Agony of Biafra," 1969

box 3, folder 2

"An Evening for Biafra," 1969

box 3, folder 3

First International Conference on Biafra 1968

box 3, folder 4

Food for Biafra Committee 1968

box 3, folder 5

From the book, Path to Nigerian Freedom, Awolowo, Obafemi undated

box 3, folder 6

Government of the Republic of Biafra 1967-1969

box 3, folder 7

"International Observer Report: Nigeria," 1969

box 3, folder 8

"The Involvement of Certain Religious Organizations in Nigeria's Civil Conflicts," text of address by Joseph Taraka 1969

box 3, folder 9

"It Is Time for the Sleeping Nations to Wake Up and Recognize Biafra," undated

box 3, folder 10

Joint Afro Committee on Biafra 1969

box 3, folder 11

Joint Church Aid - U.S.A., Inc. news release 1969

box 3, folder 12

"Justice for All: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness," Biafra Students Association in the Americas undated

box 3, folder 13

Kansas City Committee for Biafra-Nigeria Relief 1968-1969

box 3, folder 14

Keeping An Eye On Former Biafra 1970

box 4, folder 1

The Lancet, "Special Article: Nigeria," 1969

box 4, folder 2

Letter to the editor undated

box 4, folder 3

Library of Congress, "Biafra: A Chronology of Developments," 1968-1969

box 4, folder 4

Markpress News Feature Service, "Biafran Overseas Press Division," 1969

box 4, folder 5

"The Medical Support Program for Biafra - Nigeria," undated

box 4, folder 6

"The Meeting of the Nigerian Military Leaders," 1967

box 4, folder 7

"This Message Was Cabled to All the World's Leaders," poster undated

box 4, folder 8

National Council of Churches Africa Department: Nigeria 1967

box 4, folder 9

"The New Leader," Kwitny, Jonathan undated

box 4, folder 10

"Nigeria: The End of a Tragedy," undated

box 4, folder 11

"Nigeria/Biafra: Background to War," Sanger, Clyde undated

box 4, folder 12

"Nigeria/Biafra Programs of Assistance of U.S. Non-profit Organizations," 1969

box 4, folder 13

Nigeria vs. Biafra, "Paper Number 2: Reports on Oil," 1967-1969

box 4, folder 14

"The Nigerian Civil War," undated

box 4, folder 15

Nigeria International Observer Teams Report 1968

box 4, folder 16

"Nutritional/Health Situation," undated

box 4, folder 17

"Observer Team to Nigeria," 1968

box 4, folder 18

Office of the Special Representative, Republic of Biafra 1969

box 4, folder 19

Operation Outrage Conference transcript 1969

box 4, folder 20

Operation Outrage, Inc. 1969

box 4, folder 21

"A Preliminary List of Federal Nigerian Pamphlets Related to the Struggle with the Ojukw Regime," Davis, Morris undated

box 4, folder 22

"Re-assessment of the Nigerian Relief Problem," 1970

box 4, folder 23

"Report on the Condition Within Biafra," McHugh, Joseph 1969

box 4, folder 24

The Ripon Society 1969-1970

box 5, folder 1

Saint Louis Committee to Keep Biafra Alive 1968-1970

box 5, folder 2

Save Our Lives/Nigerians-Biafrans 1969

box 5, folder 3

"The Secessionist Regime and The Non-Ibo 'Minorities' in the East of Nigeria," 1968

box 5, folder 4

Spotlight on Africa, "Biafra Hangs On," 1967

box 5, folder 5

State of Washington, "Senate Resolution 1969 - EX. 10," 1969

box 5, folder 6

Statement by Hyman Bookbinder, Washington Representative of the American Jewish Committee 1968

box 5, folder 7

Statement by Dr. Kenneth O. Dike, Roving Ambassadar of the Government of Biafra 1969

box 5, folder 8

Statement by Dr. Okoi Arikpo, Commissioner of External Affairs and Leader of Nigerian Delegation to the 23rd Session of the U.N. General Assembly 1968

box 5, folder 9

Susan Garth, Biafran Babies' Appeal 1968

box 5, folder 10

Text of speech delivered by Chief Anthnoy Enahoro, Nigeria's Commissioner for Information and Labor," 1969

box 5, folder 11

Text of statement Issued in Paris by H.E., General C. Odumegwu Ojukwu, Head of State of the Republic of Biafra 1970

box 5, folder 12

Text of the resolution unanimously adopted by the graduates of the several colleges and universities of the U.S. and Canada assembled in Enugu 1967

box 5, folder 13

"The Top of the News with Fulton Lewis III," 1968-1969

box 5, folder 14

"The True Foundation for African Unity," 1969

box 5, folder 15

"Twin Circle Headline: Biafra," undated

box 5, folder 16

"U.N. Secretary-General Speaks on Nigeria," 1969

box 5, folder 17

"United Nigeria Group," 1969

box 5, folder 18

U.S. Congress and Senate 1968-1970

box 5, folder 19

U.S. Voluntary Agencies, "Nigeria - Biafra Civil Strife Victims," 1969

box 5, folder 20

"The War in Nigeria," Alexander, H.F. undated

box 5, folder 21

Washington Notes on Africa, "Biafra Policy," undated

box 5, folder 22

West Africa 1969

box 5, folder 23

"Why We Urge You to Recognize Biafra," undated

box 5, folder 24

World Council of Churches Document no. 55 undated

 

Printed Matter 1967-1970

box 5, folder 25

Africa Concern Limited 1969

box 5, folder 26

Africa Today, "The Biafra Secession," Diamond, Stanley 1967

box 5, folder 27

African Research Bulletin, 1967

box 5, folder 28

The African Scholar, "Focus on Biafra," 1968

box 5, folder 29

Afrique Express, 1968

box 5, folder 30

America, "Report from Biafra," McLaughlin, John 1969

box 5, folder 31

American Catholic Overseas Aid Fund undated

box 5, folder 32

American Committte to Keep Biafra Alive 1968-1969

box 5, folder 33

The American Jewish Emergency Effort for Biafra Relief undated

box 5, folder 34

"Appeal to All Ibos, Efiks, Ekois, Ibibios, Ijaws and All Other Nigerians," undated

box 5, folder 35

Biafra International Foundation 1970

box 5, folder 36

"Biafra Has Oil as Well as Starving Children," Jervis, Steven undated

box 5, folder 37

Biafra Lifeline vol. 1, no. 8 undated

box 5, folder 38

Biafra Relief Services Foundation undated

box 6, folder 1

"Biafra Review," 1970

box 6, folder 2

"Biafra: Témoignages - Prises de Position," 1969

box 6, folder 3

"Biafra Times," 1968

box 6, folder 4

"Biafra Independence: The United Republic of Tanzania Presents a Pan-African Viewpoint," 1968

box 6, folder 5

Canadian Weekly Bulletin, "Withdrawal of Relief Airlift from Nigeria," vol. 24, no. 1 1969

box 6, folder 6

"Case for Recognition of Biafra," statement by the government of the United Republic of Tanzania 1968

box 6, folder 7

Catholic Relief Services, brochures and pamphets 1968

box 6, folder 8

Catholic Relief Services, press releases 1968-1970

box 6, folder 9

Catholic Relief Services Quarterly Information Bulletin, special issue: "Nigeria/Biafra," nos. 1 and 2 1968

box 6, folder 10

Catholic Relief Services, United States Catholic Conference Inc. 1968

box 6, folder 11

Cathwel Chronicler 1968

box 6, folder 12

"Christian Council of Nigeria Relief and Reconciliation in Nigerian Crisis," 1970

box 6, folder 13

Church World Service undated

box 6, folder 14

The Coalition of Citizens Committees on the Nigerian/Biafran Crisis 1969

box 6, folder 15

"The Collapse of a Rebellion and Prospects of Lasting Peace," undated

box 6, folder 16

Correspondence, "Biafra Reply," Jervis, Steven undated

box 6, folder 17

"Cry Justice!," Segun, F.O. undated

box 6, folder 18

Diakonisches Werk 1968-1969

box 6, folder 19

Emergency Committee on Nigeria and Biafra 1969

box 6, folder 20

"Emergency Relief for Nigerial Biafra: A Committee of Concerned Citizens," undated

box 6, folder 21

Extracts from British Parliamentary debates on the Nigerian situation in the House of Commons 1968

box 6, folder 22

Friends International Centre, Centre Quaker International 1968

box 6, folder 23

Hearing before the Subcommittee on African Affairs, "Nigerian-Biafran Relief Situation," 1968

box 6, folder 24

History of the 20th Century: Our World Today, "The Biafran Tragedy," 1967

box 6, folder 25

House Congressional Resolution nos. 96-100, 107, 127 1969

box 6, folder 26

"I Believe in One Nigeria - Zik," undated

box 6, folder 27

"Ibos in a United Nigeria," undated

box 6, folder 28

"Imaginary Biafra," Eshiett, Sunday U. 1969

box 6, folder 29

International Conscience in Action 1970

box 6, folder 30

"An Interview with General Gowon," 1969

box 6, folder 31

The Kansas Month of Hope for the Children of Biafra/Nigeria 1968

box 6, folder 32

The Liberator, "Biafra: While America Sleeps," 1969

box 6, folder 33

Manion Forum 1969

box 7, folder 1

"News from Nigeria," issued by the Embassy of Nigeria, Washington, D.C. 1969

box 7, folder 2

Newspaper clippings, "Biafra War, 1968-1970," 1968-1970

box 7, folder 3

Newspaper clippings 1968-1969

box 7, folder 4

"The Nigeria/Biafra Conflict: British Involvement," undated

box 7, folder 5

"Nigeria: Its Politics and the Civil War," Okoh, Gim 1968

box 7, folder 6

Nigeria Notes, "Reports from The East," 1970

box 7, folder 7

"Nigerian Crisis: The Root Cause," undated

box 7, folder 8

"Nigerian Economy Hits a Bad Patch," undated

box 7, folder 9

"Nigerian Records" and other publications issued by the Embassy of Nigeria, Washington, D.C. 1968

box 7, folder 10

"Nigerian Students Abroad," statement by the Federal Government of Nigeria undated

box 7, folder 11

Nigerian and U.S. newspaper clippings 1966-1969

box 7, folder 12

"Ojukwu's Government Is the People's Government," undated

box 7, folder 13

"Peace News," 1968-1970

box 7, folder 14

Press release by the Embassy of Nigeria, Cairo, Egypt 1968

box 7, folder 15

Quaker Service, Nigeria Reports nos. 2-5, 7-9 1969-1970

box 7, folder 16

Quaker Service, North Central Regional Edition 1968-1969

box 7, folder 17

Religious News Service 1968

box 7, folder 18

"Report of Special Factfinding Mission to Nigeria," 1969

box 7, folder 19

"Resurgence Journal of The Fourth World," 1970

box 7, folder 20

Senate Congressional Resolutions nos. 3 and 415 1968-1969

box 7, folder 21

"South Africa's Visible and Invisible Aid to Nigerian Rebels," undated

box 8, folder 1

"The Struggle for Survival," undated

box 8, folder 2

"Synagogue Council of America," press release 1968

box 8, folder 3

Transition 36, "Chinua Achebe on Biafra," undated

box 8, folder 4

Transition 36, "Why I Left Nigeria," Enahoro, Peter undated

box 8, folder 5

Transition 36, "Why I Am a Federalist," Asika, U.A. undated

box 8, folder 6

"Understanding the Nigerian Crisis," 1968

box 8, folder 7

"United Nigeria Means United Africa," undated

box 8, folder 8

United States Committee for UNICEF 1968

box 8, folder 9

United States National Student Association undated

box 8, folder 10

United States State Department and Agency for International Development (AID) 1968-1969

box 8, folder 11

"University of Ibadan Plan for Relief Campaign," 1970

box 8, folder 12

The War Cry 1970

box 8, folder 13

West Africa, "Session or Security?," 1969

box 8, folder 14

The World and the School, "Crisis Paper no. 7, The Nigerian Civil War: The Defeat of Biafra," 1971

box 8, folder 15

"Zik in Lagos," 1969

 

Photographs undated

box 8

St. Louis Committee to Keep Biafra Alive, files I-III (54 photos)

envelope A

Prints depicting sick and starving children in Biafra and Nigeria during the civil war (43 photos)

 

Memorabilia undated

box 8

Biafran flag

 

Sound Recordings 1969, undated

record cabinet

"Susan Garth Biafran Babies' Appeal," recorded at the Hotel Barclay, New York, by Susan Garth, vinyl sound disc (33 1/3 LP)

record cabinet

"Civil War in Nigeria," World Horizons, Inc., 1969

Scope and Contents note

A statement about the plight of people in war zone and relief work of churches, national anthems of Nigeria and Biafra, sounds from a marketplace in Biafra, and poem "Mother Dark" by Francesca Yetunda Pereira.
 

Motion Pictures undated

film Shelf

"The Biafran Tragedy," United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A., 16mm film

film Shelf

"Twin Circle - Mary Umolu," 16mm film