Register of the Zimbabwean Subject Collection 1904-2008

Processed by Katherine Reynolds and Aparna Mukherjee; machine-readable finding aid created by Hernán Cortés

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California 94305-6010

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Register of the Zimbabwean Subject Collection, 1904-2008

Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford University

Stanford, California

Contact Information

Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Phone: (650) 723-3563
Fax: (650) 725-3445
Email: archives@hoover.stanford.edu

Processed by:: Katherine Reynolds and Aparna Mukherjee
Date Completed:: Revised 1995
Encoded by:: Hernán Cortés

Collection Summary

Title: Zimbabwean subject collection,

Date (inclusive): 1904-2008

Collection Number: XX788

Collection Size: 8 manuscript boxes, 4 phonorecords, 3 phonotape cassettes (3.4 linear feet)

Repository: Hoover Institution Archives

Stanford, California 94305-6010

Abstract: Electronic bulletins, pamphlets, flyers, reports, government documents, press releases, other printed matter, and audiovisual materials, relating to revolutionary movements in Zimbabwe, especially the Zimbabwe African National Union and the Zimbabwe African People's Union, the history of Zimbabwe, and political, social and economic conditions in Zimbabwe.

Language: English

Administrative Information

Access

Collection is open for research.

The Hoover Institution Archives only allows access to copies of audiovisual items. To listen to sound recordings or to view videos or films during your visit, please contact the Archives at least two working days before your arrival. We will then advise you of the accessibility of the material you wish to see or hear. Please note that not all audiovisual material is immediately accessible.

Publication Rights

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Zimbabwean subject collection, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.

Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives. An increment was added in 2011.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. To determine if this has occurred, find the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at http://searchworks.stanford.edu/ . Materials have been added to the collection if the number of boxes listed in the online catalog is larger than the number of boxes listed in this finding aid.

Scope and Content of Collection

Electronic bulletins, pamphlets, flyers, reports, government documents, press releases, other printed matter, and audiovisual materials, relating to revolutionary movements in Zimbabwe, especially the Zimbabwe African National Union and the Zimbabwe African People's Union, the history of Zimbabwe, and political, social and economic conditions in Zimbabwe.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Zimbabwe African National Union.

Zimbabwe African People's Union.

Zimbabwe--History--1965-1980.

Phonorecords.

Phonotapes.

Videotapes

Collection Contents

Boxes: 1-4

SUBJECT FILE, 1920-1995.

Scope and Content Note

Clippings, correspondence, fact sheet, flyers, government documents, leaflets, map, memoramda, newsletter, pamphlets, press briefing, press release, printed matter, serial issues, and speeches relating to economic, political and social conditions in Zimbabwe

Boxes: 4-5

REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS, 1963-1995.

Scope and Content Note

Clippings, communiques, memoranda, newsletters, press release, printed matter, reports and speeches relating to revolutionary movements in Zimbabwe

Cassette cabinet; Record cabinet

AUDIO-VISUAL FILE, 1965-1985.

Scope and Content Note

3 phonotape cassettees and 4 phonorecords of Rhodesian Troopiesongs and speeches relating to Zimbabwe

Boxes: 6-8

INCREMENTAL MATERIAL

Container List

SUBJECT FILE, 1920-1995

Box 1

General

Clippings

Colonial era

Commonwealth Press Union

Culture

Economic policies

General

Agriculture

Beira Corridor

Sanctions

Education

General

Box 2

Univeristy of Zimbabwe

Elections

General

1980

Foreign relations

General

Botswana

Far East

Malawi

Non-aligned nations

Romania

Tanzania

United Kingdom

United States

Health

General

Acquired Immune Deficiency System (AIDS)

Hutchinson, John

International support groups

General

American Friends of Rhodesia

Mapfumo, Thomas

Matabeleland Rebellion, 1896-1897

National parks and wildlife management

Political and religious organizations

Catholic Commission for Justice and Peace in Zimbabwe

Box 3

Federation of the Covenant People

Jesuit Missions

Justice for Rhodesia Campaign

National Unifying Force

Rhodesia Christian Group

United Reform Organization

Women for Rhodesia

Political parties

General

Central African Party

Centre Party

Conservative Alliance Zimbabwe

National Democratic Party

Rhodesian Action Party

Rhodesian Front

Rhodesian National Party

United African National Council of Zimbabwe

General

Constitutional conference, 1976

Press release, statements, newsletters and reports

Speeches

Muzorewa, Bishop Abel

Razemba, Elton

Zimbabwe Congress Party

Zimbabwe United People's Organization

Politics and government

General

Independence

Religion

Box 4

Rhodesian Information Office

Rhodesian Ministry of Defense

Rhodesian Ministry of Information

"Rho-Plan 60"

Tourism

Women

REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENTS, 1963-1995

Box 4

General

Front for the Liberation of Zimbabwe (FROLIZI)

Zimbabwe African National Union (ZANU)

General

Clippings

Communiques and press releases

Newsletters

Speeches and statements by Rober Mugabe

Zimbabwe African People's Union (ZAPU)

General

Central Committee

Box 5

International support groups

Liberation Support Movement

World Federation of Democratic Youth

Newsletters, memoranda and reports

Publications

Speeches by Joshua Nkomo

AUDIO-VISUAL FILE, 1965-1985

cassette-cabinet Cassette cabinet

Phonotape cassettes

"All 49 Original Rhodesian Troopiesongs," 1984. Two cassettes.

"Independence." Speeches by Ian Smith and Harold Wilson, 1965-1966

record-cabinet Record cabinet

Phonorecords

"All 49 Original Rhodesian Troopiesongs," 1984

"Chimurenga Singles, 1976-1980," 1985

"Wisdom of Years," 1976. Two phonorecords

Box: 6-8

Incremental Materials

Scope and Content Note

A digital use copy of the DVD (box 8) containing the video "The Power of Love" (duration 24:03, copyright Lois Davis) is available in the reading room. The video is about the activities of Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) and its nonviolent approach to mobilizing people for social justice in Zimbabwe. Interviews of Zimbabweans are interspersed with footage of meetings, street scenes, demonstrations, etc. in Zimbabwe; and some still photographs. The video was created around the time of 2008 elections in Zimbabwe. Narrated in English, with English subtitles for interviews of Zimbabweans.

The rest of this addition to the collection has not yet been described. Please let the Hoover Institution Archives know if you would like to see this material described. Contact us at hooverarchivesinfo@stanford.edu

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