Accession Inventory of the Eric Watkins papers

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: Eric Watkins papers

Date (inclusive): 1978-2021

Collection Number: 2021C47

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: In English

Physical Description: 14 manuscript boxes, 3 oversize boxes (8.6 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Dr. Eric Watkins is a journalist and consultant. The Eric Watkins papers includes audio interviews, documents, publications, email printouts, photographs, and some ephemera.

Creator: Watkins, Eric

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 2021.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Eric Watkins papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Processing Information

An accession inventory is a basic description of an archival collection (or a part thereof) for which a detailed finding aid has yet to be created. Additionally, no attempt at intellectual arrangement has been made. The depth of description varies depending on the format of the materials and the amount of pre-existing description when the materials were acquired. An accession inventory might also be labeled as such if it is a fully digital collection, in which the digital files have yet to be processed.

Biographical Note

Dr. Eric Watkins worked internationally in Saudia Arabia and Yemen, and in the United States, as a journalist and consultant since the 1980s. He covered Yemen for the Financial Times and the Associated Press from 1990 through the Yemeni Civil War of 1994. From 1994 through 2000, he served as an advisor to the exiled Yemeni government. A main theme in his writing is the rise of al-Qaeda and related terrorist groups from 1990 to the present.

Scope and Content of Collection

Includes documents created or accumulated while working as a journalist and consultant in Saudi Arabia (1980-1988 and 2014-2015), Cambridge University (1988-1989), Yemen (1989-1994), London (1994-2000), Cyprus (2000-2004) and the US (2004-present). The papers contain: original interviews, on audio cassette tape, conducted by Watkins with Sudanese leaders, most notably, President Bashir and Hasan al-Turabi, which were produced when he traveled to the Sudan as a guest of the government in 1996 and related documents; original copies of the Yemen News Service Daily Bulletin, a daily two-page summary of the main stories in the Yemeni press, translated into English, published by Watkins between May 1992 and May 1994, totaling approximately 700 pages; original copies of the Middle East Economic Survey, a private newsletter that operated in Lebanon, then Cyprus, spanning 6 months from around July 2000-January 2001; printouts of emails related to stories produced by Watkins; and writings by Watkins. Also includes photographs and some ephemera.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Politicians

Sudan

Saudi Arabia -- Politics and government

Yemen (Republic) -- Politics and government

Sudan -- Politics and government

Newsletters

Interviews

Photographs

Audiocassettes

Watkins, Eric

Bashīr, ʻUmar Ḥasan Aḥmad, 1944-

Turābī, Ḥasan

Accession Inventory

Paper material

box 1, folder 1

Professional Correspondence 1983-2012

box 1, folder 2

Watkins Comments on Kostina's Book 1996

box 1, folder 3

Contracts and Remittances Advisories 1994-1997

box 1, folder 4

Articles Mentioning Eric Watkins 1991-2001

box 1, folder 5

Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger KBE 1987-1992

box 1, folder 6

Watkins-Hugh Leach OBE, MBE (MIL) 1989-1998

box 1, folder 7

Ahmad Lutfi 2001

box 1, folder 8

Handwritten Notes for Stories in Yemen 1990-1994

box 1, folder 9

Watkins Published Stories 1990

box 1, folder 10

Watkins Published Stories 1991

box 1, folder 11

Watkins Published Articles 1992

box 1, folder 12

Yemen Quarterly 1992-1993

box 1, folder 13

Draft Reports, Economic Intelligence Unit 1992-1993

box 2, folder 1

Watkins Published Stories 1993

box 2, folder 2-3

Watkins Published Stories [Folders 1-2 of 2] 1993

box 2, folder 4-5

Articles By Watkins [Folders 1-2 of 2] 1994

box 2, folder 6

Watkins Published Stories 1995

box 2, folder 7

Watkins Published Stories 1996

box 2, folder 8

Watkins Published Stories 1997

box 2, folder 9-10

Background Material for Chatham House Article [Folders 1-2 of 2] 1996

box 3, folder 1

Watkins Published Stories 1998

box 3, folder 2-3

Saudi Arabia and Yemen Conflict, Part One [Folders 1-2 of 2] 1998

box 3, folder 4

Saudi Arabia and Yemen Conflict, Part Two 1998

box 3, folder 5

Watkins Published Stories 1999

box 3, folder 6-7

Hussein Kassim, Mohammed Hussein, Ali Al-Amoudi [Folders 1-2 of 2] 1997-1999

box 3, folder 8

Watkins Published Stories 2000

box 3, folder 9

Middle East Economic Survey 2000 July-Sept

box 4, folder 1-2

Middle East Economic Survey [Folders 1-2 of 2] 2000 October-November

box 4, folder 3

Middle East Economic Survey 2000-2001

box 4, folder 4

Watkins Published Stories 2001

box 4, folder 5

Watkins Published Stories 2002

box 4, folder 6

Watkins Published Stories 2003

box 4, folder 7

Watkins Published Stories 2004

box 4, folder 8

Watkins Published Stories 2005

box 4, folder 9

Watkins Published Stories 2006

box 4, folder 10

Watkins Published Stories 2007

box 4, folder 11

Watkins Published Stories 2008

box 4, folder 12

Watkins Published Stories 2009

box 4, folder 13

Watkins Published Stories 2010

box 4, folder 14

Watkins Published Stories 2011

box 4, folder 15

Watkins Published Stories 2012

box 4, folder 16

East of Hormuz and Citations From US Navy 2012

box 5, folder 1

Watkins Published 2014

box 5, folder 2

Watkins Published Stories 2015

box 5, folder 3

Watkins Published Stories 2016

box 5, folder 4

Assisting Centcom 2017

box 5, folder 5

Watkins Published Stories 2020

box 5, folder 6

Watkins Published Stories 2021

box 5, folder 7

Leading Personality Reports for Republic of Yemen 1991

box 5, folder 8

Background Research Yemen 1993-1994

box 5, folder 9

Yemen Election Results 1993

box 5, folder 10

1993 National Elections Republic of Yemen 1993

box 5, folder 11

Yemen Merger of GPC and YSP 1993

box 5, folder 12

Document of Pledge and Agreement, Dialogue of Political Forces in Yemen 1994

box 5, folder 13

Human Rights Watch, Human Rights in Yemen 1994

box 5, folder 14

Yemen Terrorism 1994-1995

box 6, folder 1-2

Yemen - David Warburton Papers [Folders 1-2 of 2] 1994-1995

box 6, folder 3

South Yemen Opposition Newspaper 1995-1997

box 6, folder 4

South Yemen Opposition Newspaper 1996-1997

box 6, folder 5

Eritrea Trip 1996

box 6, folder 6

Eritrea 1996

box 6, folder 7-8

Eritrea Publications [Folders 1-2 of 2] 1989-1995

box 6, folder 9

Background Research Sudan 1996-2017

box 6, folder 10

Sudan - Assassination of Sadat 1994-1996

box 7, folder 1-2

Background-Sudan-Bombing of El Shifa Factory [Folders 1-2 of 2] 1998-1999

box 7, folder 3

Reviews of the Middle Eastern Environment 1995

box 7, folder 4-5

Unity of Yemen Conference [Folders 1-2 of 2] 1995

box 7, folder 6

Yemen Today Correspondence & Map Files 1996-1997

box 7, folder 7

"Yemen Today: Crisis and Solutions," specifications re: Cover 1995

box 7, folder 8

"Yemen Today: Crisis and Solutions," Correspondence 1997

box 7, folder 9

Reviews Yemen Today 1998-1999

box 7, folder 10

"Yemen Today: Crisis and Solutions," Final Proof Copy 1994-1999

box 7, folder 11

Terrorism 1998 January-August

box 8, folder 1

Terrorism 1998 August

box 8, folder 2

Terrorism 1998 August

box 8, folder 3-4

Research News Terrorism BinLaden Sudan [Folders 1-2 of 2] 1998 September-November

box 8, folder 5

Yemen - Sisters of Charity 1998-1999

box 8, folder 6

Yemen - Hostages 1998 December

box 8, folder 7

Yemen - Hostages 1998

box 8, folder 8

Yemen - Hostages 1999 January

box 8, folder 9

Yemen - Hostages 1999 January

box 8, folder 10

Yemen - Hostages 1999 January

box 9, folder 1

Yemen - Hostages 1999 January

box 9, folder 2

Yemen - Hostages 1999 January-February

box 9, folder 3-4

Yemen - Hostages [Folders 1-2 of 2] 1999 February

box 9, folder 5

[Loose material] 1992-1997

box 9, folder 6

Yemen News Service 1992 May-June

box 9, folder 7

Yemen News Service 1992 July-August

box 9, folder 8

Yemen News Service 1992 September-October

box 9, folder 9

Yemen News Service 1992 November-December

box 10, folder 1-2

Yemen News Service [Folders 1-2 of 2] 1993 January-February

box 10, folder 3-4

Yemen News Service [Folders 1-2 of 2] 1993 March-April

box 10, folder 5

Yemen News Service 1993 May-June

box 10, folder 6

Yemen News Service 1993 July-August

box 10, folder 7

Yemen News Service 1993 September-October

box 10, folder 8

Yemen News Service 1993 November-December

box 10, folder 9

Yemen News Service 1994 January-February

box 11, folder 1

Yemen News Service 1994 March-April

box 11, folder 2

Yemen News Service 1994 May

box 11, folder 3

Yemen News Service 1999 February

box 11, folder 4

Yemen News Service 1999 March

box 11, folder 5-6

Yemen News Service [Folders 1-2 of 2] 1999 April-May

box 11, folder 7-8

Yemen News Service [Folders 1-2 of 2] 1999 June-July

box 11, folder 9-10

Yemen News Service [Folders 1-2 of 2] 1999 August-September

box 12, folder 1-2

Yemen News Service [Folders 1-2 of 2] 1999 October-November

box 12, folder 3

Yemen News 1999 December

box 12, folder 4

Yemen News 2000 January-February

box 12, folder 5

Yemen Hunt Oil Company 1987

box 12, folder 6

Scripts For Several Videos 1993-1996

box 12, folder 7

Notebook 1, Interview with James Baker and Ali Abdullah Salah 1990 November

box 12, folder 8

Notebook 2, Yemeni Elections 1993

box 12, folder 9

Notebook 3, Interviews with Dr. Aziz Tarmoom and Abul Rahman Ali al-Jifi 1993

box 12, folder 10

Notebook 4, Press Conference Yemeni Elections and Notes on Oil 1993

box 12, folder 11

Notebook 5, Yemeni Elections at Home of Foreign Minister Abdul Karim Al-Iriani 1993

box 12, folder 12

Notebook 6, Interview with Tiziana Mermer 1993

box 12, folder 13

Notebook 7, Interview with Paramount Sheikh of Yemen Abdullah Bin Hussein Al Ahmar 1993

box 12, folder 14

Notebook 8, Important Interview with Salem Salem Mohammed 1993

box 13, folder 1

Notebook 9, Interview Abdul-Rahman Ali al-Jifi and Ali Abdullah Salah and Haydar Abu Babi al-Attas 1994

box 13, folder 2

Notebook 10, Interview Ali Salam al Biedh and Notes on Journey to London 1994

box 13, folder 3

Notebook 11, Interview with Bernard Isautier and Background with Canadian Oil 1994

box 13, folder 4

Notebook 12, Notes in Aden During Yemeni Civil War 1994

box 13, folder 5

Notebook 13, Notes in Aden and Mukalla during Yemeni Civil War 1994

box 13, folder 6

Notebook 14, Notes in Aden During Yemeni Civil War 1994

box 13, folder 7

Notebook 15, Research on Sudan in Cairo 1996

box 13, folder 8

Notebook 16, Notes on Hasan Turabi, Mentor to Osama bin Laden 1996

box 13, folder 9

Brits in Yemen, Al Ahmoudi, Tamrat Layne 1999-2000

box 13, folder 10

Sheikh Mohammad Hussein Al Amoudi, Gazeta Wyborcza, Arab Films 1999

box 13, folder 11

Business Cards, Contacts in Yemen 1989-1994

box 13, folder 12

Press Passes 1996-2003

box 13, folder 13

Passports 1998-2003

Photographs

box 14, folder 1

Saudi Arabia-Assir 1988

box 14, folder 2

[Untitled photograph] 1980s-1990s

box 14, folder 3

Yemen-Highlands et al 1989-1994

Audiovisual material

Scope and Contents

Boxes 15 and MC28 contain 24 sound cassettes. Boxes 16 and MC31 contain 19 videocassettes.

Oversize material

box 17

Thesiger Saudi Gazette Full Page Newspaper Print 1987 May 6

Digital material

Scope and Contents

Box MC27 contains 2 floppy disks.