I. William Zartman collection, 1956-1970

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Summary

Creators:
Zartman, I. William
Abstract:
The I. William Zartman collection consists of research materials on Africa compiled by Zartman in the 1950s and 1960s. Comprised of clippings, news dispatches, and serial issues, the collection documents political developments and economic conditions in a number of African states, especially those in West and Central Africa.
Extent:
12 manuscript boxes (4.8 Linear Feet)
Language:
In English and French
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], I. William Zartman collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The I. William Zartman collection consists of research materials on Africa compiled by Zartman in the 1950s and 1960s. Comprised of clippings, news dispatches, and serial issues, the collection documents political developments and economic conditions in a number of African states, especially those in West and Central Africa. There is a considerable amount of information in the collection about the Nigerian civil war in the 1960s, which involved conflict between the Nigerian government and the breakaway state of Biafra. There are also significant materials on Cameroon; Congo (Brazzaville) and Congo (Kinshasa/Léopoldville); and the role of the United Nations in Africa. The materials are in English and French.

Biographical / historical:
Biographical note
Date Event
1952
M.A., Johns Hopkins University
1956
Ph.D, Yale University
1960-1965
Professor, University of South Carolina
1963
Author, Government and Politics in Northern Africa
1964
Author, Morocco: Problems of New Power
1965-1980
Professor, New York University
1966
Author, International Relations in the New Africa
1973
Author, Man, State, and Society in the Contemporary Maghrib
1980-
Professor, Johns Hopkins University
1982
Author, The Practical Negotiator
1985
Author, Ripe for Resolution: Conflict and Intervention in Africa
2008
Author, Negotiation and Conflict Management: Essays on Theory and Practice
2010
Author, Understanding Life in the Borderlands: Boundaries in Depth and in Motion
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1994.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

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.

Terms of access:

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

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], I. William Zartman collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US
Contact:
(650) 723-3563
hooverarchives@stanford.edu
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