Survey of the James F. Hitselberger collection
Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff
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Title: James F. Hitselberger collection
Date (inclusive): 1977-2012
Collection Number: 85036
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In Persian, English and Arabic
Physical Description:
15 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes
(7.5 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Broadsides, flyers, leaflets, serial issues, and sound recordings, relating to political conditions in Iran under the reign
of the Shah, the Iranian political opposition, the revolution of 1979, post-revolutionary conditions in Iran, and political
opposition to the new Iranian regime. Includes many issuances of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran and of various
Iranian émigré student groups in the United States and elsewhere, and sound recordings of political demonstrations. Also includes
flyers, leaflets, serial issues and photographs relating to the post-2003 insurgency and American military occupation in Iraq.
Digital copies of select records also available at
https://digitalcollections.hoover.org.
Creator:
Hitselberger, James F., collector
Creator:
Sāzmān-i Mujāhidīn-i Khalq (Iran)
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 1985.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], James F. Hitselberger collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Alternate Forms Available
Scope and Content of Collection
Broadsides, flyers, leaflets, serial issues, and sound recordings, relating to political conditions in Iran under the reign
of the Shah, the Iranian political opposition, the revolution of 1979, post-revolutionary conditions in Iran, and political
opposition to the new Iranian regime. Includes many issuances of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran and of various
Iranian émigré student groups in the United States and elsewhere, and sound recordings of political demonstrations. Also includes
flyers, leaflets, serial issues and photographs relating to the post-2003 insurgency and American military occupation in Iraq.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Audiotapes
Iran -- History -- Pahlavi dynasty, 1925-1979
Islam
Iran -- History -- 1979-1997
Iraq War, 2003-2011
Iran -- Emigration and immigration
Bahrain
Subject File and Printed Matter
1970s-2010s
Scope and Contents
Includes printed matter and explanatory notes from Hitselberger. Boxes 8 to 13 contain newspapers.
Audiovisual material
1986-1987, undated
Scope and Contents
Contains 36 sound cassettes and 1 DVD
box 17
Oversize Material
1979
Scope and Contents
Contains a banner from the General Union of Students at Gar Younis University in Benghazi, Libya.
Declassified U.S. government records
circa 2003-2011
online digital
Record released in 2017
circa 2003-2011
