Description
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, studies, bulletins, and printed matter, relating to political, social and economic conditions
in Africa; mining and mineral resources in Africa; American and international business investment in Africa; American foreign
policy and developmental assistance in Africa; and environmental issues in Africa.
Background
Winifred Armstrong, an American economist, had a longstanding interest in Africa. She was a staff member on the United States
Foreign Relations Committee's Subcommittee on Africa, chaired by Senator John F. Kennedy, from 1959 to 1960. Subsequently
she was employed from 1966 to 1975 as international economist by AMAX, Inc., an international mining corporation with headquarters
in New York. There her work focused on AMAX operations in Africa. She is co-author with Theodore Geiger of The Development of African Private Enterprise (New York: National Planning Association, 1964).
Extent
99 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box, 1 sound recording reel, 1 oversize folder
(42.5 Linear Feet)
Restrictions
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.
Availability
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.