Register of the Richard Paul Mitchell collection

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Title: Richard Paul Mitchell collection
Date (bulk): 1950-1960
Collection Number: 77076
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English, Arabic, and French
Physical Description: 43 manuscript boxes, 16 oversize boxes (46.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Writings, newspapers, magazines, journals, books, clippings, and other printed matter relating to the Muslim Brotherhood, Islamic culture and political movements, and conditions in Islamic countries. Also includes material related to US foreign policy and other global issues from the late 1970s.
source: Mitchell, Richard P. (Richard Paul), 1925-
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

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Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1977, with an increment received in 1986.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Richard Paul Mitchell collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical Note

1925 June 21 Born, Worcester, Massachusetts
1943-1946 Served in US Marine Corps
1949 Began graduate work at Princeton University in the languages and history of the Near East
  Received BA from Clark University
1951-1956 Conducted research in Egypt through Fulbright and Ford Foundation grants
1954 Married Alita Mae Jones
1956-1958 Instructor in the Department of Near Eastern Studies at University of Michigan
1958-1962 US Foreign Service officer in Washington, Yemen, and Kuwait
1960 Received PhD from Princeton University with dissertation on the Muslim Brotherhood
1963-1983 Professor of history at University of Michigan
1969 Published The Society of the Muslim Brothers
1973-1975 Served as associate director of the Center for Near Eastern and North African Studies
1983 September 12 Died while conducting research at the American Research Center in Egypt (Cairo)
1984 The Modern Middle East and North Africa, co-authored with Lois A. Aroian, published posthumously

Scope and Content of Collection

The collection contains material collected by Richard P. Mitchell, a professor and scholar of the history of the modern Middle East and North Africa, during the course of his personal and professional research. A large portion of the collection pertains to the history and the early years of the Muslim Brotherhood, a religious, political, and social organization founded in Egypt in 1928 by Hasan al-Banna. Despite having undergone serious government suppression in 1948, 1954, and 1965, the Muslim Brotherhood remains a large international political organization.
The Society of the Muslim Brothers Research File contains material gathered by Mitchell in Egypt from 1951 to 1956 while conducting research for his dissertation, later published as The Society of the Muslim Brothers by Oxford University Press in 1969. It includes rare publications from members of the Muslim Brotherhood, both official and unofficial, that date from 1934 to 1963. Also included are editions of the organization's weekly newspaper, Al-Da'wa; other limited circulation newspapers, including bound volumes of local press; pamphlets mourning the assassination of Hasan al-Banna; and other printed matter regarding the Muslim Brotherhood. In addition, the series contains copies of the journal Al- Muslimūn, which was published by Sa'id Ramadan, a prominent member of the Brotherhood. The items in this series are organized according to an alphanumeric system used and created by Mitchell. An inventory listing the titles of these items is located at the beginning of the series.
The remainder of the collection contains clippings, booklets, books, and other printed matter, mainly from the late 1970s and early 1980s, collected in the course of Mitchell's work as a professor of history at the University of Michigan and his research leading up to the publication of The Modern Middle East and North Africa. The Geographic File, Subject File, and Arabic File contain Mitchell's newspaper clippings files that he organized by either subject or geographic location. They include clippings from English, French, and Arabic publications and cover topics such as US foreign policy, the Middle East, North Africa, and various other global issues from the late 1970s. These files have been arranged for the most part according to a printed inventory created by Mitchell, located in the Richard P. Mitchell File.
The collection also includes some of Mitchell's personal writings and correspondence (Richard P. Mitchell File), writings from colleagues and other scholars in the field of Islamic and Middle Eastern studies (Speeches and Writings by Others), newsletters and publications from groups concerned with Middle Eastern and Islamic issues (Organizations File), copies of Arabic publications (Printed Matter and Oversize Material), as well as official US Department of State publications relating to the Middle East and other topics found in the clippings files (Printed Matter).

Related Collection

Richard P. Mitchell collection on the Muslim Brothers (microfilm), Hoover Institution Library

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Islamic civilization
Islam
Islamic literature
Muslims -- Africa
Islamic philosophy
Islamic countries
Mitchell, Richard P. (Richard Paul), 1925-
Jamʻīyat al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn (Egypt)

 

Richard P. Mitchell File 1975-1983 undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains correspondence, conference materials, writings, and other material related to Richard P. Mitchell, his research, and his work at the University of Michigan. Also includes article summaries completed by Mitchell's student assistants and an index to Mitchell's clippings files. Arranged alphabetically by form, followed by miscellany.
 

Correspondence 1975-1983, undated

box 1, folder 2

General 1975-1983, undated

box 1, folder 3

Voll, John C. 1980-1983

Scope and Contents note

Includes a typescript copy of a paper by Voll titled, "Islamic Dimensions in Arab Politics since World War II." Voll was the author of the introduction to the 1993 reprint of The Society of Muslim Brothers.
box 1, folder 4

Unknown 1983 August 10

Scope and Contents note

Contains a handwritten letter from Mitchell to an unknown recipient, written in Cairo, Egypt shortly before his death. In it Mitchell describes the changes he has observed in the city since he was last there.
box 1, folder 5-7

First Conference of Islamic Philosophy on Islam and Civilization file 1979

Scope and Contents note

Includes a notepad with handwritten notes, an invitation, program, conference agenda, and copies of papers presented at the conference. Titles of the papers found in this file include, "Tariq aleaql fi al-turath al'Islami" by Zaki Najib Mahmud, "Islam & Indonesian Culture" by H. A. Mukti Ali, "Iqbal Human Civilization" by S. Jafri, "Problems of Communication between Islamic Civilization & Europe" by N. Daniel, and "Muslim Practice and Modern Development" by Bernd Eisenblätter.
box 1, folder 8

Index to geographic and subject files 1980 July 22

Scope and Contents note

Includes cross-references. It should be noted that this index does not include all the files found in the Geographic and Subject Files. In addition, some file names have been modified for clarity.
box 1, folder 9

Memo from Jeff Meadowcroft re religious terms and definitions undated

 

Writings 1980, undated

box 1, folder 10

"Les Frères Musulmans," L'Histoire, 1980 September 26

Scope and Contents note

Article co-authored with Gilles Kepel.
box 1, folder 11

Notes 1980, undated

Scope and Contents note

Includes index cards with titles of articles and works of interest to Mitchell's research.
box 1, folder 12

Miscellany 1980-1983, undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains a "Stop Israeli Bombing of Lebanon" bumper sticker, a document from "Supporters of the Resistance" regarding an upcoming demonstration, a letter from MERIP requesting donations after their New York office was attacked in 1983, collected correspondence, and a memo regarding the American Research Center in Egypt Fellowships.
 

Speeches and Writings by Others 1968-1983, undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains works by Mitchell's colleagues and other Arranged alphabetically by author or title.
box 1, folder 13

Abrahamian, E., "The Crowd in Iranian Politics 1905-1953," 1968

box 1, folder 14

Ahmad, Feroz, "The Islamic Assertion in Turkey: Pressures and State Response," 1981

box 1, folder 15-16

Aḥmad, Hasan Makkī Sa'd, "Al-Ba'th al-Islāmī al-mu'āṣir fī Īrān: Judhūruhu wa-taṭawwuruhu (1963-1980)," masters thesis 1982

box 1, folder 17

Ahmed, Akbar S., "Mullah, Mahdi and Mosque: Emergent Trends in Muslim Society," 1981

box 1, folder 18

Ansari, Iqbal A., "The Concept of Man in the Quran," undated

box 1, folder 19

Ansari, Iqbal A., "Muslim Personal Law in India," undated

box 1, folder 20

Arkoun, M., "The Relevance of Contemporary Islam to the Political, Social and Economic Development in North Africa," 1981

box 1, folder 21

Atherton, Alfred, "Remarks of Alfred Roy Atherton, Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs," 1977 June 28

box 2, folder 1

Ayubi, Nazih N. M., "The Political Revival of Islam: The Case of Egypt," 1980

box 2, folder 2

Buheiry, Marwan R., "Colonial Scholarship and Muslim Revivalism in 1900," 1981

box 2, folder 3

Caldarola, Carlo, "Fundamentalist Christianity, Israel and the Second Coming," 1974

box 2, folder 4

Crowe, Kenneth C. 1975-1976

Scope and Contents note

Contains several articles by Crowe published by The Alicia Patterson Foundation. Topics include: policy regarding Saudi Arabia, Middle Eastern oil, the evolution of the Arab corporation, and the Shah of Iran.
box 2, folder 5

Davis, Eric, "Ideology, Social Class and Islamic Radicalism in Modern Egypt," circa 1980

Scope and Contents note

Contains Mitchell's handwritten comments and edits in pencil.
box 2, folder 6

Davis, Eric, "Religion Against the State: A Comparative Study of Religious Nationalism in Egypt and Israel," 1982

Scope and Contents note

Contains handwritten notes and comments by Mitchell.
box 2, folder 7

Foster, Mark, " Libya: The Elusive Revolution [by] Ruth First," 1983 March 31

box 2, folder 8

Foster, Mark, " Libya: A Modern History [by] John Wright: A Critical Review," 1983 February 10

box 2, folder 9

Goldberg, Elis, "Bases of Traditional Reaction: A Look at the Muslim Brothers," 1981

Scope and Contents note

Photocopy of an article published in the journal Peuples Méditerranéens (Mediterranean Peoples).
box 2, folder 10

Hussain, Asaf, "Western Theoretical Approaches to the Political Order of Muslim States: A Critique," 1981

box 2, folder 11

Ibrahim, Saad Eddin, "Anatomy of Egypt's Militant Islamic Groups: Methodological Note and Preliminary Findings," 1980

box 2, folder 12

Israeli, Raphael, "The New Wave of Islam," 1979

box 2, folder 13

Jameelah, Maryam, "The Call of Islam to Modern Man," 1975

box 2, folder 14

Keddie, Nikki R., "Iran: Change in Islam; Islam and Change," 1980

box 2, folder 15

Keddie, Nikki R., "Is Khomeini a Fundamentalist?," 1980

box 2, folder 16

Kissinger, Henry, "Partial Transcript of an Interview with Kissinger on the State of Western World," 1974 October 13

box 2, folder 17

Kizilbash, Hamid H., "The Islamic Conference: Retrospect and Prospect," 1981

box 2, folder 18

Meadowcroft, Jeffrey W., "The Moral Majority," 1981 April 10

box 2, folder 19

Powers, Donald LaMoyne, "Bible Prophecy and Israel: Does the Bible Promise Palestine to the Jewish People?," undated

box 2, folder 20

Savin, Pierre (pseudonym), "Débats: Israël Vu d'Égypte," 1981

Scope and Contents note

Includes a note by the author to Mitchell.
box 2, folder 21

Sivan, Emanuel, "Arab Revisionist Historians," 1978

box 2, folder 22

Talhami, Ghada, "The Muslim African Experience: Problems and Prospects for the Future," 1981

box 2, folder 23

Tibi, Bassam, "Islamische Weltkonferenz über Islamische Philosop[h]ie," 1980

box 2, folder 24

Tibi, Bassam, "The Renewed Role of Islam in the Political and Social Development of the Middle East," 1983

box 2, folder 25

Voll, John O., "Islam and Stateness in the Modern Sudan," 1983

box 2, folder 26

Voll, John O., "Wahhabism and Mahdism: Parallels and the Current Realities," 1981

box 2, folder 27

"Where Does the Muslim Brother's Movement Stand?," undated

Scope and Contents note

Copy of an article in Arabic with a handwritten translation in English.
box 2, folder 28

Yapp, M. E., "Contemporary Islamic Revivalism," 1980

 

The Society of the Muslim Brothers Research Materials 1934-1963

Scope and Contents note

Contains books, pamphlets, and periodicals, mainly from Egypt and Syria, collected by Mitchell as source material for his book The Society of the Muslim Brothers. Many of these publications were written by members of the Muslim Brothers or were official publications produced by the group.
The bulk of the items in this series are arranged according to an alphanumeric system devised by Mitchell. The first letter stands for the type of item, GR for ghayr rasmī, J for jarīda, M for majalla, R for risāla, and U for eumumi. A detailed inventory of these items, created by Mitchell, is also included and appears at the beginning of the series. It should be noted that not all items listed in the inventory appear in the collection. Items are in Arabic unless otherwise noted.
box 2, folder 29

Inventory, undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains a photocopy of a handwritten inventory of the Arabic books, booklets, periodicals, and other printed matter found in this series. It should be noted that not all material listed in sections J and M appear in the collection. Inventory is written in Arabic with English transliterations.
 

Ghayr rasmī (GR) 1945-1955 undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains books in Arabic from the following writers, many of whom were members of the Muslim Brotherhood: Aḥmad Anas al-Hajjājī, 'Abd al-Khabīr al-Hawalī, Aḥmad al-Sharabāṣī, Muḥammad Shawqī Zakī, 'Abd al-Hakīm 'Ābidīn, Muḥammad 'Abd Allāh Sammān, Fatḥī al-'Assāl, Al-Bahī al-Khūlī , 'Abd al-Majīd al-Bājūrī, Muḥyī al-Dīn al-Alwā'ī, 'Abd al-Raḥmān al-'Īsawī, 'Abbās Hāfiẓ, Kāmil Ismā'īl Sharīf, Al-Sayyid al-Shūrbajī, Muḥammad al-ʻAmāwī, Jamāl al-Dīn 'Iyyād, 'Alī Shiḥāta Rizq, Fatḥī 'Abd al-Hamīd, Muḥammad al-Ghazālī, Muḥammad Quṭb, Sayyid Quṭb,'Anwar al-Jundī, Aḥmad Anwar al-Jundī, 'Abd al-Qādir 'Awda, Muḥammad Labīb al-Būhī, 'Abd al-Raḥmān al-Bannā, Anwar al-Jundī al-Bannā, 'Abd al-Bāsiṭ al-Bannā, Sa'īd Ramaḍān, and Al-Sayyid Sābiq.
See inventory at the beginning of The Society of Muslim Brothers Research Materials for a more detailed listing of each item.
box 3

GR-1 - GR-13 1945-1954, undated

box 4

GR-14 - GR-28 1951-1955, undated

box 5

GR-29 - GR-39 1951-1954, undated

box 6

GR-40 - GR-56 1945-1953, undated

box 7, folder 1-8

GR-57 - GR-65 1952-1955, undated

Scope and Contents note

No GR-62. GR-63 is listed as GR-62 in handwritten inventory.
 

Jarīda (J) 1950-1956 undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains Arabic newspapers, including newspapers published by the Muslim Brotherhood and other limited publications; a file of clippings and other printed matter; and a file of material gathered for the appendices to The Society of the Muslim Brothers. Only files J-11 - J-294 listed in Mitchell's inventory appear in the collection.
box 7, folder 9-10

J-11, "Miscellaneous clippings," 1952-1954, undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains clippings regarding Hasan al-Banna, pamphlets, copies of papers by others, and three issues of the periodical Al-Risāla. Also includes: Shahīd al-jāmi'a Aḥmad al-Manīsī; Nūr 'alā al-ṭarīq… by Sa'īd Ramaḍān, Taqrīr: Jamā'at al-tabshīr al-Islāmī wa-l-iṣlāḥ bi-l-Sūdān, al-markaz al-'āmm, Umm Darmān, Al-Quds fī khaṭr bayn al-tahwīd wa-l-tadwīl al-Maktab al-Dā'im li-l-mu'tamar al-Islāmī al-'āmm, Essentials of Islam: A Moslem Englishman Summarises His Religion by I.C. Evans, al-'Aqīda wa-shakhṣiyyat rajul al-'aqīda by 'Abd al-Ra'ūf, "Facts About the Muslim Brotherhood" by Sa'id Ramadhan, Min rasā'il al-jamā'a: 'Ibād al-raḥmān, al-nashra al-ūlā, "The Obstacles in Our Way" by Hasan al-Banna (typescript translation), al-Rajul al-ilāhī by Aḥmad 'Abd al-Jawād Sālim, and Al-Shu'ūb tuqaddim aḍwā' 'alā Filasṭīn ilā al-shabāb al-'Arabī al-nāhiḍ fī dhikr yawm Filasṭīn al-ta'rīkhī 15 Māyū. Material in Arabic, French, and English.
box 7, folder 11

J-12 undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains a notebook with writing in English and Arabic, as well as Arabic articles from a folder labeled "appendices." Also includes two collated photocopies of the folder. This file is not described in Mitchell's inventory.
box 8, folder 1

J-12 undated

box 44, folder 1-5

J-13 - J-24, Al-Mabāḥith 1950-1951

box 44, folder 5-8

J-25 - J-35, Al-Ikhwān al-Muslimūn 1954

box 44, folder 8-11

J-36 - J-53, Al-'Aṣī 1951-1952

box 48, folder 1

J- 54 - J-58, Minbar al-Sharq 1950

box 44, folder 12

J-59 - J-217, Al-Da'wa 1951-1956

box 45

J-59 - J-217, Al-Da'wa 1951-1956

box 46

J-59 - J-217, Al-Da'wa 1951-1956

box 47

J-59 - J-217, Al-Da'wa 1951-1956

box 48, folder 2

J-218 - J-225, Al-Qāhirah, Al-Zamān, and Al-Miṣrī 1952-1954

box 48, folder 3

J-226 - J-231, Akhbār al-Yawm 1954

box 48, folder 4

J-232 - J-241, Al-Akhbār 1954

box 48, folder 5-6

J-242 - J-254, Al-Ahrām 1952 1954

box 49, folder 1-6

J-255 - J-294, Al-Jumhūriyya 1954

box 49, folder 7

Miscellaneous 1952-1954

Scope and Contents note

Contains loose pages that became separated from the above publications.
 

Majalla (M) 1953-1960

Scope and Contents note

Only items M-1 - M-21 listed under the majalla section of Mitchell's inventory are found in the collection. These include copies of Al-Muslimūn, a monthly journal edited by Sa'id Ramadan, a leading member of the Muslim Brotherhood.
box 8, folder 2-13

M-1 - M-12 1953-1957

box 9, folder 33-41

M-13 - M-21 1957-1960

 

Risāla (R) 1939-1954 undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains books and pamphlets containing official teachings and messages of the Muslim Brotherhood, including writings by the founder of the group, Hasan al-Bannā. Also includes writings by Muṣṭafā al-Sibā 'ī, Al-Ikhwān al-Muslimūn, Sayyid Quṭb, Hasan al-Huḍaybī, Hasan Shaltūt, 'Abd al-Mun'im Aḥmad Ta'līb, Al-Bahī al-Khūlī, and Sulaymān al-Nadwī. See inventory located at the beginning of this series for a more detailed listing of each item.
box 9, folder 1

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 2

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 3

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 4

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 5

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 6

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 7

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 8

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 9

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 10

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 11

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 12

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 13

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 14

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 15

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 16

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 17

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 18

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 19

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 20

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 21

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 22

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 23

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 24

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 25

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 26

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 27

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 28

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 29

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 30

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 31

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 32

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 42

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 9, folder 43

R-1 - R-26 1950-1954 undated

box 10, folder 1

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 2

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 3

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 4

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 5

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 6

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 7

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 8

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 9

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 10

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 11

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 12

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 13

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 14

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 15

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 16

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 17

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 18

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 19

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 20

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 21

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 22

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 23

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 24

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 25

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 26

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 45

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 46

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

box 10, folder 47

R-27 - R-60 1939-1954 undated

 

Eumumi (U) 1934-1956, undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains books and printed material by Muḥammad 'Abd Allāh Sammān, Aḥmad Anas al-Hajjājī, Abū al-A'lā al-Mawdūdī, Nāṣir al-Dīn al-Albānī al-Sā'ātī, Mas'ūd al-Nadwī, Abū al-Hasan al-Nadwī, Kāmil al-Shāfi'ī, 'Abd al-Ḥalīm Maḥmūd, Zaynab al-Hakīm, Muḥammad Asad, Anwar al-Sādāt, Yaḥyā Aḥmad al-Darwīrī, Muḥammad 'Abd al-Mun'im Khafājī, Aḥmad al-Shirbāṣī, 'Abd al-Mun'im Shumays, Muḥammad 'Alī 'Alūba Bāshā, Muḥammmad Aḥmad al-'Adwī, Muḥammad Hasan Aḥmad, 'Alī 'Abd al-Rāziq, and Muḥammad Fahmī al-Ṭamāwī. Also included are four volumes of Maḥkamat al-sha'b (U-27 - U-31), Ha'ulā' hum al-ikhwān (U-39), and two copies of The Moslem Brethren by Isḥāq Mūsā al-Ḥusaynī, one of which is a bound typescript of a translation by John F. Brown (U-49 - U-50).
box 10, folder 27-44

U-1 - U-18 1950-1954, undated

box 11

U-19 - U-28 1951-1954, undated

box 12

U-29 - U-41 1936-1954, undated

box 13, folder 1-9

U-42 - U-50 1934-1956, undated

 

Bound newspapers 1955-1963

Scope and Contents note

All newspapers are in French unless otherwise noted.
box 52

L'Action 1955-1956

Scope and Contents note

Newspaper from Tunisia, later changed to Le Renouveau.
box 54

L'Action 1956-1957

box 53

L'Action 1957-1958

box 51, folder 2

L'Avant Garde 1959 February-December

box 55

L'Avant Garde 1961-1963

Scope and Contents note

Issues are in French and Arabic.
box 51, folder 1

Démocratie 1957-1958

box 56

Al-Istiqlal 1956-1957

Scope and Contents note

Produced by the political party Hizb Al-Istiqlal in Morocco.
box 57

Al-Istiqlal 1959

box 58

Al-Istiqlal 1962-1963

box 59

El Moudjahid 1958-1962

Scope and Contents note

Algerian publication in French which began as an information bulletin that was circulated to resistance fighters during the Algerian War.
 

Geographic File 1906-1983, undated

Scope and Contents note

Clippings, photocopies of articles, notes, pamphlets, booklets, and other printed matter arranged alphabetically by location. Material mainly in English, with some items in Arabic and French.
Groupings and file titles are based on Mitchell's index, located in the Richard P. Mitchell File, and his original file names; however, some file names have been modified for clarity. Not all files listed on the index appear in the collection. Also, not all files in the collection are reflected in the index. Files on China, Europe, and USSR originally listed under "Alphabetical Topic File" in Mitchell's index.
 

Arabian Peninsula 1957-1983, undated

box 13, folder 10

Gulf states 1965-1980

Scope and Contents note

Includes an article from Jeune Afrique.
box 13, folder 11

Kuwait 1973-1974

box 14, folder 1

Saudi Arabia 1973-1981

box 14, folder 2

Yemen 1973-1980

box 14, folder 3

Unfiled material, 1957-1983, undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains materials regarding Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the Persian Gulf not yet sorted into subfiles by the collector. Also includes Background Information on Saudi Arabia produced by The Arab Information Center in New York and a poster of a map of Saudi Arabia produced by the Arabian American Oil Company with information on oil as well as different cities and towns in the country.
 

"Beyond the Middle East," 1972-1980

box 14, folder 4

India 1974-1980

box 14, folder 5

Philippines 1972-1980

box 14, folder 6

Miscellaneous 1973-1980

Scope and Contents note

Contains various articles on other countries that did not necessitate their own file.
 

"Black Africa," 1972-1980

box 14, folder 7

General 1972-1980

box 14, folder 8

Black Africa - Israel 1973-1980

Scope and Contents note

Contains articles regarding relations between Israel and African states.
box 14, folder 9

Drought and food crisis 1973-1974, 1980

Scope and Contents note

Contains articles mainly related to drought and famine which affected the countries of Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Chad, and the Upper Volta in 1973 and 1974.
box 14, folder 10

East Africa 1977-1978

Scope and Contents note

Contains articles on Ethiopia, Sudan, and Somalia. See also: Egypt
box 14, folder 11

Ethiopia 1973-1975

Scope and Contents note

See also: The Horn of Africa
box 15, folder 1

The Horn of Africa 1974-1980

box 15, folder 2

Islam 1973, 1979

box 15, folder 3

Uganda, 1973

box 15, folder 4

Central Asia 1979-1980

 

China 1972-1980

box 15, folder 5

General 1978, 1980

box 15, folder 6

Relations with Arab World and Africa 1972, 1978

Scope and Contents note

Includes a copy of World Affairs, volume 135, number 2 (Fall 1972).
box 15, folder 7

Russian relations, 1973, 1978

 

Egypt 1972-1981

box 15, folder 8-9

1972-1974

box 15, folder 10

1977-1982

box 15, folder 11

Sudan 1972-1981

Scope and Contents note

See also: East Africa
box 15, folder 12

Miscellaneous 1973-1980

Scope and Contents note

Includes copies of "Major Trends in the Evolution of the Egyptian National Self-Image: 1900-1950" from Occasional Papers on the Middle East, number 14, and "Annotated Bibliography of the Geo-Political Considerations of Egypt: A Working Prospectus" by Carter Garber, which was written for a history class taught by Mitchell. Also includes several articles from the Egyptian Gazette and the Egyptial Mail.
 

Europe 1972-1981

Scope and Contents note

Contains files from "Europe and the Middle East" listed in the alphabetical topic file in Mitchell's clipping file index.
box 16, folder 1

General 1973-1974, 1980

box 16, folder 2

Oil 1973-1978

Scope and Contents note

Includes the article "Japan's Oil Line to Mideast."
box 16, folder 3

Relations with the Middle East 1972-1981

box 16, folder 4

Japan 1973-1974

 

Levant 1957-1983, undated

Scope and Contents note

See also: "Turkey - Greece - Cyprus"
box 16, folder 5

Iraq 1957-1980

box 16, folder 6-7

Iraq-Iran War 1980-1981

 

Israel 1972-1981, undated

Scope and Contents note

See also: Black Africa - Israel
box 16, folder 8

General 1974-1981

box 17, folder 1

General 1974-1981

box 17, folder 2-4

Internal affairs 1973-1978, undated

Scope and Contents note

Includes the paper "Aspects of Recent Israeli Military Expansion" by Don Bumpus, written for a class taught by Mitchell.
box 17, folder 5

Occupied territories 1972-1981

box 17, folder 6

Jerusalem 1972-1974

box 17, folder 7

Jordan 1957, 1973-1983

box 18, folder 1-2

Lebanon 1959-1981

Scope and Contents note

Includes the report Lebanon: Crisis and Challenge in the Arab World from the Association of Arab-American University Graduates
box 18, folder 3

Lebanon vs. Palestinians 1972-1973

box 18, folder 4-5

Syria 1973-1982

 

"Non-Arab Southwest Asia," 1963-1983, undated

 

Afghanistan 1973-1983

box 18, folder 6-7

General 1973-1983

box 19, folder 1

U.S. policy 1973, 1979-1980

box 19, folder 2

U.S. response to Soviet Invasion 1980-1981

 

Iran 1963-1982, undated

box 19, folder 3

Historical file 1973-1977

Scope and Contents note

Contains articles related to Iran prior to the 1979 revolution.
box 19, folder 4

Internal affairs 1963, undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains the typescript "Political Organization in Iran Since 1945: From Dowreh to Political Party" by an unidentified author and "Middle East Paradox--The 'Beggar Rich'" from The New York Times Magazine.
box 19, folder 5

Minorities in Iran 1979-1981

box 19, folder 6

Miscellaneous 1980-1982, undated

box 19, folder 7-8

Pakistan 1973-1983

 

North Africa 1906-1983

box 19, folder 9

General 1973-1983

box 19, folder 10

Algeria 1906-1980

Scope and Contents note

The majority of the articles are from 1973 and 1980, with three clippings from the 1960s and a photocopy of an article from 1906.
box 20, folder 1-2

Libya 1963, 1972-1980

box 20, folder 3

Libyan plane incident 1973

Scope and Contents note

Contains articles relating to a Libyan airliner that was shot down over the Sinai Peninsula by two Israeli jet fighters on February 21, 1973.
box 20, folder 4

Morocco 1965, 1973-1980

Scope and Contents note

Contains several articles from French publications.
box 20, folder 5

Tunisia 1973-1980

 

"Turkey - Greece - Cyprus," 1972-1983

box 20, folder 6

Armenians 1980 May 25

box 20, folder 7

Greece 1972-1974, 1980

box 20, folder 8-9

Turkey 1972-1983

box 20, folder 10

Turkish coup d'etat 1980-1981

box 20, folder 11

Unfiled articles 1973-1980

Scope and Contents note

Contains clippings related to Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus.
 

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) 1973-1981

Scope and Contents note

Includes the files from the USSR file listed under the alphabetical topic file in Mitchell's clipping file index.
box 21, folder 1

Foreign policy 1975-1977

box 21, folder 2

Internal affairs 1978-1981

box 21, folder 3

Relations with the Middle East 1973-1981

box 21, folder 4

US relations 1973-1974

 

Subject File 1933-1983, undated

Scope and Contents note

Clippings, photocopies of articles, notes, pamphlets, booklets, and other printed matter, arranged alphabetically by subject. Material mainly in English, with some items in Arabic and French.
Groupings and file titles are based on Mitchell's index, located in the Richard P. Mitchell File, and his original file names; however, some file names have been modified for clarity. Not all files listed on the index appear in the collection. Also, not all files in the collection are reflected in the index.
 

Arab-Israeli conflict 1968-1982, undated

box 21, folder 5-6

General 1972-1974

box 21, folder 7

Expansionism 1968-1972, undated

Scope and Contents note

Includes the booklets: Facts of Israeli Expansion Lebensraum, Israel in Reality, Israeli Expansionism, and Palestine: Illustrated Political History.
box 21, folder 8

Israeli raids on Lebanon 1972-1981

box 21, folder 9

Palestinian conflict 1980

box 21, folder 10

Settlement 1973-1974, 1978

box 22, folder 1-2

US perspectives and participation 1972-1978

Scope and Contents note

Includes a summary of a visit to the Middle East by A. T. Sullivan from July 4-August 9, 1974 describing his impressions of current Arab-Israeli relations, as well as a document titled, "The Present Stage of the Arab-Israeli Conflict" by Bernard Lewis.
box 22, folder 3

"The Value of Human Life," 1969-1973

Scope and Contents note

Contains clippings discussing whether or not violence is ever justified.
box 22, folder 4

Wars (1948 and 1967) 1973, undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains photocopies of articles related to Arab-Israeli wars in 1948 and 1967. Also included is the June 1973 edition of the magazine Middle East International.
box 22, folder 5-6

Yom Kippur War 1973-1974

box 22, folder 7

Zionist terror 1972, 1977

box 22, folder 8

Unfiled articles 1972-1982 undated

box 22, folder 9

Unfiled articles 1972-1982 undated

box 23, folder 1

Unfiled articles 1972-1982 undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains various clippings and photocopies of articles on the Arab-Israeli conflict. Also incudes a booklet titled The Role of International Law in Achieving Justice and Peace in Palestine-Israel by W. T. Mallison, Jr. and S. V. Mallison.
box 23, folder 2

Unfiled articles 1972-1982 undated

box 23, folder 3

Book reviews 1978-1983, undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains notices and reviews of books related to topics represented in the Subject and Geographic Files. Includes a copy of the 1980 catalog for Schocken Books.
 

Camp David 1973-1980

box 23, folder 4

1973-1977

box 23, folder 5-6

1978

box 23, folder 7

1979

box 24, folder 1-2

1980

box 24, folder 3

Other countries 1978-1980

box 24, folder 4

Detente 1973-1980, undated

Scope and Contents note

Includes articles discussing the easing of hostilities between various countries and the U.S.
 

Energy 1973-1977

box 24, folder 5

General 1973-1974

box 24, folder 6

General 1973-1974

box 25, folder 1

General 1973-1974

box 25, folder 2

Ecology 1973-1974

box 25, folder 3

"Energy: The Facts...the Fears...the Future," CBS News Special Report, transcript 1977 August 31

box 25, folder 4

Policies 1973-1974

box 25, folder 5-6

Oil 1973-1974

Scope and Contents note

See also: Oil subgrouping located later in this series.
 

Inter-Arab and inter-Islamic relations 1933-1980, undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains materials listed as "Inter-Arab, Inter-Islamic" in Mitchell's inventory.
box 25, folder 7

Arab League 1978-1980

box 25, folder 8

Conferences 1974 October

Scope and Contents note

Contains material on the 1974 Arab League summit in Rabat, Morocco.
box 25, folder 9

Inter-Arab relations 1973-1980

box 25, folder 10

Treaty of Friendship and Bon Voisinage between the Saudi Arabian Monarchy and the Emirate of Trans-Jordan 1933

Scope and Contents note

Contains two typescript copies of the treaty with handwritten edits. Also includes a paper with notes in English and Arabic.
box 25, folder 11

Untitled research paper circa 1974

Scope and Contents note

Contains a copy of a research paper discussing inter-Arab relations in the context of the oil embargo and the Yom Kippur War, which was written for one of Mitchell's classes. The title page containing the author's name and title of the paper is missing.
box 25, folder 12

Unfiled articles 1978-1980, undated

box 26, folder 1-3

Iran hostage crisis 1979-1980

Scope and Contents note

These files are listed in Mitchell's index as "The Hostage Crisis."
box 26, folder 4

Iran hostage crisis: Foreign reaction 1979-1980

Scope and Contents note

Contains material from the file listed as "Foreign Reaction to the Hostage Crisis" in Mitchell's clipping file index.
 

Iranian Revolution 1978-1980

box 26, folder 5

General 1978-1980

Scope and Contents note

Contains various articles related to the 1979 Iranian revolution. Includes an edition of Women and Revolution: Journal of the Women's Commission of the Spartacist League from Fall 1979.
box 27, folder 1

General 1978-1980

box 27, folder 2

General 1978-1980

box 27, folder 3

Foreign reaction 1978, 1980

box 27, folder 4

Internal affairs 1978, 1980

 

Islam 1962-1982, undated

box 27, folder 5

General 1971-1980

Scope and Contents note

Includes a copy of Afrique-Asie from November 1979, other articles in French, and booklets produced by the Islamic Foundation.
box 27, folder 6

Islam and Muslim affairs 1973-1980

box 27, folder 7

Islamic revival 1976-1981, undated

Scope and Contents note

Includes copies of "Islamic Revivalism and the Search for Peace in the Middle East" by Eric M. Davis and "The Return of Islam" by Bernard Lewis. Also includes a typescript copy of the paper "Non-Muslims and the Islamic Revival" by William Hamblin, which was written for a history class taught by Mitchell and contains his written comments.
box 27, folder 8

"Modern Muslim Movements and the Political Order" by I. A. Abu-Lughod, typescript undated

box 27, folder 9

Muslim Brotherhood 1976-1982 undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains a copy of the May 8-14, 1979 edition of the Executive Intelligence Review, as well as a copy of an Arabic magazine, pamphlets, photocopies of articles, and various clippings from Arabic and English publications. Also includes a copy of Gary S. Schiff's dissertation, "Religion and Political Legitimacy: Islam in Egypt 1952-1954," a copy of the script for a segment on Egypt from the BBC radio series Islam in the Modern World, and several handwritten English translations of articles originally written in Arabic.
box 28, folder 1

Muslim Brotherhood 1976-1982 undated

box 28, folder 2

Muslim Brotherhood 1976-1982 undated

box 28, folder 3

Muslim Brotherhood 1976-1982 undated

box 28, folder 4

"The Political Influence of Islam To-Day [sic]," 1962 May 11

Scope and contents note

Photocopy of a an unidentified research department memorandum.
 

Jews 1957-1983, undated

box 28, folder 5

General 1978-1980, undated

box 28, folder 6

Anti-Semitism 1957-1981

Scope and Contents note

Contains the articles "Anti Semitism in the Gilded Age: A Reinterpretation" by John Higham (1957), "Arab Antisemites' [sic] Nazi Model" from Patterns of Prejudice (1972), and a news clipping about the increase in anti-Jewish acts in the neighborhood of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, New York (1981).
box 28, folder 7-8

Jews outside Israel (non-Soviet) 1972-1974

Scope and Contents note

Includes transcripts of excerpts from CBS Evening News with Walker Cronkite on September 17, October 1, and November 14, 1974.
box 28, folder 9

Relations with Arabs and Christians in the US 1972-1977

box 28, folder 10

Relations with Armenians 1982-1983, undated

box 28, folder 11

Soviet Jews 1972-1974 undated

box 29, folder 1

Soviet Jews 1972-1974 undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains the pamphlets Jews in the USSR and Socialists and the Fight Against Anti-Semitism, as well as a news clippings.
box 29, folder 2

Modernization of the Middle East 1972-1983

Scope and Contents note

Mainly contains clippings from 1982 to 1983. Also includes a photocopy of the booklet Civilization and Modernization by Dr. Ali Shariati.
 

Oil 1965-1981, undated

Scope and Contents note

See also: Energy
box 29, folder 3

General 1973-1974

box 29, folder 4

Continental Oil Company 1972-1973

Scope and Contents note

Contains pamphlets and copies of two speeches given by John G. McLean, Chairman and CEO of Continental Oil Company.
box 29, folder 5

The Economist 1965-1967

Scope and Contents note

Contains "Middle East Oil on New Terms: A Survey by the Economist" as well as a clipping regarding oil from The New York Times and a copy of the Congressional Record from June 13, 1966 titled, "The Role of Private Enterprise in the Economic Development of the Middle East."
box 29, folder 6

Energy alternatives and energy crisis 1972-1981

Scope and Contents note

Includes a copy of International Energy Problems, policy number 14, from the US State Department's Bureau of Public Affairs, dated July 17, 1979.
box 29, folder 7

Finance (non-oil) 1973-1974, 1981

Scope and Contents note

Contains articles related to trade, loans, and other finance decisions made between various countries in response to a rise in oil prices.
box 29, folder 8-9

"Issues prior to 1978," 1972-1974, 1980

box 30, folder 1

"The Oil Crisis: This Time the Wolf Is Here" by James E. Akins, Foreign Affairs 1973 April

box 30, folder 2

Oil producers (non-OPEC) 1979-1981

box 30, folder 3

"Oil and Security: Problems and Prospects of Importing Countries" by Edward N. Krapels 1977

box 30, folder 4

Oil and the US 1973-1977, undated

Scope and Contents note

Includes several pamphlets and the booklet U.S. Politics and Arab Oil: Some Nettles to Grasp by Elmer Berger.
box 30, folder 5

Oil users 1972, 1978-1980

Scope and Contents note

Includes a copy of a speech given at the Mid-East Institute's 1972 Annual Meeting by James E. Akins titled, "Evolving Relationships among the Oil Companies, the Oil Producing Governments and the Major Consumers: Confrontation or Cooperation?"
box 30, folder 6

Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) 1978-1981

box 30, folder 7

Pipelines 1973-1974

Scope and Contents note

Includes articles regarding the Suez Canal.
box 30, folder 8

"Talk Given by Liston F. Hills, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Arabian American Oil Company (ARAMCO) to World Affairs Council, San Francisco, California, on February 15, 1974," 1974 February 27

 

Palestinians and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) 1965-1983, undated

box 30, folder 9

PLO 1974-1983

box 30, folder 10

PLO at the United Nations 1974, 1977

box 31, folder 1

Palestinians 1965, 1973-1980

Scope and Contents note

Includes the May 1973 edition of Revolution Africaine.
box 31, folder 2

Refugees 1973, 1977, undated

box 31, folder 3

Pluralism 1973-1980

Scope and Contents note

Includes a letter from Mitchell regarding a proposal for a panel on pluralism during an American Historical Association meeting.
box 31, folder 4

The Pope and the Catholic Church 1978-1980

box 31, folder 5

Religious movements 1978-1980

box 31, folder 6

Settlements in Israeli occupied territories 1979-1981

box 31, folder 7

Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi 1978-1980

 

Superpowers and the Middle East 1973-1981

box 31, folder 8

France-Middle East policy 1977-1980

box 31, folder 9

Indian Ocean 1973-1980

box 31, folder 10

Reaction to 1979-1980 crisis 1980

Scope and Contents note

Contains articles regarding the superpowers' reactions to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the general uneasiness between European countries at the time.
box 31, folder 11

US and its allies 1973-1980

box 31, folder 12

Unfiled articles 1973, 1979-1981

Scope and Contents note

Contains articles regarding countries in the Middle East and relations with Great Britain, Japan, the United States, and the USSR.
box 31, folder 13

Third World 1972-1980

Scope and Contents note

Includes a description of a course on Latin America as a Thrid World area and a typed summary of an article by Ernesto Laclau titled "Feudalism and Capitalism in Latin America."
box 32, folder 1

Third World: Non-aligned nations 1973

box 32, folder 2-5

US-Middle East policy 1951-1980

Scope and Contents note

Contains clippings and several pamphlets, including two copies of the pamphlet American Interests in the Middle East. Also includes a transcript of the lecture "Analysis of Strategic Areas: The Middle East" by Department of State official Edwin M. Wright and "The Tripartite Declaration of 25 May 1950: A Cornerstone of American Policy toward the Arab-Israeli Conflicts" produced by the Arab Information Center in New York.
box 32, folder 6

US-Middle East policy: Senator Fulbright 1973-1980

box 32, folder 7

Western Sahara War 1973-1980

 

Zionism 1972-1981, undated

box 32, folder 8

American Left - Jews 1972-1981

Scope and Contents note

Many of the articles discuss Jimmy Carter and a 1981 Camp David summit.
box 32, folder 9

Anti- and Pro-Zionism 1977-1980, undated

box 33, folder 1

Zionist organizations 1972-1976, undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains pamphlets, brochures, and other printed matter produced by the Jewish National Fund and the Association of Americans and Canadians for Aliyah.
 

Miscellaneous 1968-1983, undated

box 33, folder 2

Anti-Semitism and anti-Arabism in the US 1973

box 33, folder 3

"Berrigan's Diatribe," Commentary 1974 February

Scope and Contents note

Contains an article by Robert Alter regarding Catholic priest Daniel J. Berrigan's views on Israel given during a speech to the Association of Arab University Graduates on October 19, 1973.
box 33, folder 4

Black affairs 1973

box 33, folder 5

Border incidents and unification efforts 1973

Scope and Contents note

Contains articles regarding Egypt, Libya, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria.
box 33, folder 6

Editorials 1980

Scope and Contents note

Contains editorials, mainly related to issues in the Middle East, from The Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, and The New York Times.
box 33, folder 7

Ephemera 1968, undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains a flyer calling for volunteers for kibbutzim in Israel, a flyer from the Association of Israeli Students, and flyers calling for donations to the Middle East Appeal.
box 33, folder 8

Food crisis and aid to the poor 1974

Scope and Contents note

Mainly contains articles related to efforts by the United Nations, the United States, and other countries to aid the poor.
box 33, folder 9

Human rights, 1978 January 29

Scope and Contents note

Contains photocopies of two articles from The New York Times: "Rights, and Wrongs" by Jahangir Amuzegar which discusses human rights in non-Western countries and "Sadat at Camp David" by James Reston.
box 33, folder 10

Husayn (Hussein) of Jordan's visit to the United States 1973

Scope and Contents note

Contains three articles regarding King Hussein of Jordan's visit to the United States in February 1973.
box 33, folder 11

"Islamic Fundamentalism: Background file for new introduction," 1972-1980

box 33, folder 12

Khartoum incident 1973

Scope and Contents note

Contains clippings related to the 1973 attack on the Saudi embassy in Khartoum, Sudan. Includes a news release from the US Bureau of Public Affairs dated April 17, 1973.
box 33, folder 13-14

Kissinger, Henry 1973-1974

box 33, folder 15

Kurds 1974-1980

box 33, folder 16

Meir of Israel's visit to the United States 1973

Scope and Contents note

Contains articles regarding Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's visit to the United States in March of 1973.
box 33, folder 17

Middle East activities in Ann Arbor 1975, undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains a pamphlet advertising a demonstration in opposition to the Shah of Iran, an editorial cartoon from The Michigan Daily, a flyer for the Young Socialist Alliance of Ann Arbor, and an unsigned petition calling for legislation to forbid the introduction of US forces into the conflicts in the Middle East.
box 33, folder 18

Military and politics 1973-1974

box 34, folder 1

Munich Olympics and Lufthansa hijacking 1972

box 34, folder 2

Nixon/Watergate 1973-1974

box 34, folder 3

North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) 1973-1974

box 34, folder 4

Sadat's speech 1980

Scope and Contents note

Contains articles in Arabic and English about the President of Egypt Muhammad Anwar El Sadat's speech on May 15, 1981 in which he abolished martial law in Egypt.
box 34, folder 5

Solzhenitsyn, Alexsandr 1978-1980

Scope and Contents note

Contains various clippings about the Russian author and his writings, including a book review of his memoir The Oak and Calf: Sketches of Literary Life in the Soviet Union.
box 34, folder 6

Terrorism 1980

Scope and Contents note

Contains three articles on world terrorism in response to embassy attacks and other acts of terrorism in Tehran, Iran; Tripoli, Libya; Kabul, Afghanistan; Islamabad, Pakistan; and Bogotá, Colombia.
box 34, folder 7

Treatment of women 1973, undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains articles relating to the treatment of women in Arab countries, China, and Pakistan. Includes an unpublished paper by Alf Andrew Heggoy titled "Cultural Disrespect: European and Algerian Views on Women in Colonial and Independent Algeria."
box 34, folder 8

United Nations 1973-1974

box 34, folder 9

United Nations and the Middle East 1973-1974

box 34, folder 10

US and Arab-Americans 1973

box 34, folder 11

Uzbeks 1979, undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains two papers by William Fierman: "Uzbek Feelings of Ethnicity: A Study of Attitudes Expressed in Recent Uzbek Literature" and "A Soviet Uzbek Short Story as Mirror of Societal Conflict."
 

Unfiled articles

box 34, folder 12

1972, undated

box 34, folder 13

1973

box 34, folder 14

1973

box 35, folder 1

1973

box 35, folder 2

1973

box 35, folder 3

1973

box 35, folder 4

1974

box 35, folder 5

1977-1978

box 35, folder 6

1979

box 35, folder 7

1980

box 36, folder 1

1980

box 36, folder 2

1981

box 36, folder 3-5

1982

box 36, folder 6

1983

 

Arabic Subject File 1968-1982, undated

Scope and Contents note

Mainly contains newspaper clippings from Arabic publications, as well as other printed matter in Arabic. Original file names were written in Arabic script and have been transliterated. Arranged alphabetically according to the transliteration.
box 37, folder 1

Adab (literature) 1979

box 37, folder 2

Al-Azhar 1979

box 37, folder 3

Al-Iqtiṣād al-Islāmī (Islamic economics) 1979

box 37, folder 4

Al-Da'wah al-Islāmīyah (Islamic da'wah) 1978-1979

box 37, folder 5

Al-'Arab wa-al-duwal al-Kubrá (Arabs and superpowers) undated

box 37, folder 6

Al'Ilm wa-al-dīn (science and religion) 1978-1979

box 37, folder 7

Al-Fikr al-Islāmī (Islamic thought and civilization) 1978-1979

box 37, folder 8

Al-I'lām al-Islāmī (Islamic media) 1979

box 37, folder 9

Al-Khalīj al-'Arabī (Arabian Gulf) 1979

box 37, folder 10

Al-Sa'ūdīyah wa-iḥāth al-Masjid al-Ḥarām (Saudi Arabia and the events of the Grand Mosque) 1979

box 37, folder 11

Al-Sīrah wa-al-hijrah (biography and immigration) 1979

box 37, folder 12

Al-Taṣawwuff (Sufism) 1979

box 37, folder 13

al-Tarbiyah wa-al-ta'līm (education) 1978-1979

box 37, folder 14

al-Tārīkh al-Islāmī (Islamic history) 1979

box 37, folder 15

al-Waḥdah al-'Arabīyah (Arab Union) 1978-1979

box 37, folder 16

Ḥizb al-Taḥrīr 1979

box 37, folder 17

Iran 1979

box 37, folder 18

Islamic world - Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Arabistan, 1975-1979

box 37, folder 19

Libya 1978-1979

box 37, folder 20

Majmū'at majallāt (magazine collection) 1976-1980

box 38, folder 1

Majmū'at majallāt (magazine collection) 1976-1980

box 38, folder 2

Majmū'at majallāt (magazine collection) 1976-1980

 

Miṣr (Egypt) 1978-1979

box 38, folder 3

Aḥzāb (political parties) 1978-1979

box 38, folder 4

al-Dustūt wa-taṭbīq al-sharī'ah (constitution and application of Sharia) 1978-1979

box 38, folder 5

al-Qadāyah al-Miṣrīyah (Egyptian issues) 1978-1979

box 38, folder 6

Khutab al-ṣādāt wa-akhbār 'anhu (Muhammad Anwar El Sadat - speeches and news) 1978-1979

box 38, folder 7

Shakhsīyat (figures) 1978-1979

box 38, folder 8

Palestine 1975-1979

box 38, folder 9

Qur'an 1978-1979

box 38, folder 10

Ṣirā'āt wa-taḥaddīyāt (Islamic thought - conflicts and challenges) 1978-1979

box 38, folder 11

Sunnah 1978-1979

box 38, folder 12

Syria/Aleppo 1979

box 38, folder 13

Women 1978-1979

box 39, folder 1-2

Unfiled articles 1968-1982

 

Organizations File 1967-1983, undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains newsletters, publications, and other material from organizations concerned with Middle Eastern and Islamic issues. Arranged alphabetically by organization.
box 39, folder 3

Ad Hoc Committee for Academic Freedom 1983 May 5

Scope and Contents note

Contains a letter from the committee with a copy of an ad they ran listing the names of individuals who supported their campaign for academic freedom on the West Bank and Gaza. Richard Mitchell is listed.
box 39, folder 4

Ad Hoc Lebanon Emergency Committee 1982

box 39, folder 5

American Arab Affairs Council, 1982-1983

box 39, folder 6-10

American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) 1981-1983

Scope and Contents note

Contains mailings and publications produced by the ADC, including copes of the ADC Backgrounder, ADC Issues, and ADC Reports. Also included is the booklet Eyewitness to Israel's Terror in Lebanon: Summer 1982.
box 39, folder 11

The American Committee for Human Rights in Egypt undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains a letter from the organization titled, "Repression in Egypt: What U.S. Aid to Egypt Supports."
box 39, folder 12

American Professors for Peace in the Middle East 1973

Scope and Contents note

Contains one bulletin discussing current issues in the Middle East.
box 39, folder 13

Americans for Middle East Understanding, Inc., undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains a mailing titled "Israeli Settlements in the Occupied Territories."
box 39, folder 14

Association of Arab-American University Graduates, Inc. (AAUG), 1982-1983

Scope and Contents note

Contains a letter from AAUG president, as well as AAUG newsletters that discuss topics such as the 1982 Lebanon War and the Sabra and Shatila massacre, in addition to AAUG news.
box 40, folder 1-3

Moslem Students Society (U.S.A.) 1981-1982

Scope and Contents note

Contains organizational statements, newsletters, bulletins, and other miscellaneous publications. Includes some publications in Arabic.
box 40, folder 4

The Organization of Arab Students 1967-1968

Scope and Contents note

"An educational, cultural, non-profit organization promoting better American-Arab understanding." Contains material in English and Arabic.
box 40, folder 5

People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) 1981

Scope and Contents note

Contains news bulletins of the PMOI, an exiled Iranian movement that opposes the Islamic Republic of Iran. The bulletin is described as "a weekly bulletin presenting the important political events taking place in Iran, and a brief account of PMOI stances." Also includes a copy of a letter titled, "Death to the Khomeini's Regime, Long Live Freedom" from the Supporters of the PMOI.
box 40, folder 6

Revolutionary Communist Youth Brigade (Ann Arbor chapter) undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains a letter urging people to join with the group in organizing an "All-Michigan Iran Day" to consist of a one day teach-in on the subject of Iran.
 

Printed Matter 1950-1983, undated

Scope and Contents note

Contains periodicals, reports, booklets, books, and other printed matter mainly relating to Middle Eastern and Islamic issues from the mid to late 1970s. Arranged by type and then alphabetically by author or title.
 

Periodicals 1967-1983

box 40, folder 7

Al-Ahram Iktisadi 1983 August 22

box 40, folder 8

Al-'Asifah, number 8 1967 October

Scope and Contents note

Produced by the Palestinian group Fatah.
box 40, folder 9-15

Al-Da'wa 1976, 1981

Scope and Contents note

Monthly publication of the Muslim Brotherhood. Contains numbers 1-4 from 1976 and numbers 57-59 from 1981. See also Jarīda in The Society of the Muslim Brothers Research Materials series for earlier editions.
box 40, folder 16-18

American Near East Refugee Aid (ANERA) Newsletter 1980-1982

Scope and Contents noe

Contains numbers 52, 54, and 59.
box 40, folder 19

Cairo Today 1983 August

box 40, folder 20

Current History 1980 April

box 40, folder 21-24

Islam Centennial Fourteen Newsletter 1982-1983

Scope and Contents note

Contains volume 3, numbers 1, 3, and 5 and volume 4, number 1.
box 40, folder 25-29

Islamic Horizons 1983 May-October

Scope and Contents note

Contains volume 7, numbers 4-10.
box 40, folder 30-32

Islamic Studies, American Institute of Islamic Studies 1973-1974 1976

Scope and Contents note

Contains volume 1, numbers 3 and 4 and volume 2, numbers 4 and 5.
box 41, folder 1

Islamic Studies, American Institute of Islamic Studies 1973-1974 1976

box 41, folder 2-5

The Journal, The Muslim World League 1978-1979

Scope and Contents note

Contains volume 5, numbers 3 and 5; volume 6, number 2; and volume 7, number 1.
box 41, folder 6-11

Lebanon News 1982-1983

Scope and Contents note

Contains volume 5, numbers 7, 8, and 10; volume 6, number 2; and special issues 2 and 3.
box 41, folder 12-13

Leviathan 1978, 1980

Scope and Contents note

Contains issues from Spring 1978 and Fall 1980.
box 41, folder 14-19

Mahjubah 1981-1982

Scope and Contents note

Contains volume 1, numbers 5-12.
box 41, folder 20-23

Middle East Research and Information Project (MERIP) Reports 1978-1980

Scope and Contents note

Now published under the name Middle East Report. Contains number 71, "Iran: Crisis Update; Trade Unions; Agricultural Dependence;" number 72, "After Camp David: Egypt Confronts Peace;" number 75/76, "Iran in Revolution;" and number 88, "Iran's Revolution: The First Year."
box 41, folder 24-26

New Muslim Outlook 1981

Scope and Contents note

Contains volume 1, numbers 1-4. Also includes correspondence.
box 41, folder 27

Replica's Digest 1973-1974

Scope and Contents note

Each publication contains English summaries of articles from Arabic language newspapers, in particular summaries of the editorials published in Al-Medina by the managing editor, Mohammad Salahuddin. Includes six issues.
 

US Department of State 1974-1980

box 41, folder 28

Bulletin Reprints 1977, 1979

Scope and Contents note

Contains two bulletins containing the "official monthly record of United States foreign policy," one from July 1977 and one from October 1979.
box 41, folder 29-31

Current Policies 1975-1976, 1979-1980

Scope and Contents note

Topics include: foreign military sales, Palestine, the Middle East, human rights policy, energy, developing countries, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the United Nations, and Iran hostage rescue attempts in April 1980.
box 41, folder 32

Gist 1975-1976

Scope and Contents note

"A quick reference aid on U.S. foreign relations primarily for Government use. Not intended as a comprehensive U.S. policy statement." Contains three issues from September 1975, March 1976, and May 1976.
box 42, folder 1-2

News releases 1974-1976

Scope and Contents note

Topics include: energy, the Middle East, Arab-Israeli relations, relations with Iran, international commodity policy, the United Nations, North Africa, oil, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and human rights.
box 42, folder 3-9

Selected Documents 1975, 1978-1979

Scope and Contents note

Contains issue number 3, "U.S. International Energy Policy, October 1973-November 1975;" number 8, "Reform and Restructuring of the U.N. System;" number 11, "The Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty;" number 12A, "SALT II Agreement;" number 13, "Vienna Summit;" number 14, "Iran: U.S. Hostage Case to World Court;" and number 15, "World Court Rules on Hostage Case."
box 42, folder 10-14

Special reports 1975-1976, 1980

Scope and Contents note

Contains issue number 12, "U.S. Policy in the Middle East, December 1973-November 1974;" number 16, "Encouraging Investment in Domestic Energy: Minimum Safeguard Price;" number 17, "Toward a Strategy of Interdependence;" number 25, "Conference on International Economic Cooperation (CIEC);" and number 70, "Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan."
box 42, folder 15-16

Speeches 1976-1979

Scope and Contents note

Contains speeches from various members of the Department of State. Topics include: Africa, peace in the Middle East, Third World countries, energy, human rights, and political change.
box 42, folder 17

Statements 1977

Scope and Contents note

Contains two statements titled "Problem of International Terrorism" and "Human Rights Policy Review."
 

US Secretary of State 1974-1979

box 42, folder 18

Interviews 1977-1978

Scope and Contents note

Contains interviews with Secretary of State Cyrus Vance on the television shows Meet the Press and the MacNeil-Lehrer Report, in which he discusses current issues in the Middle East.
box 42, folder 19

Press conference summaries 1975-1978

Scope and Contents note

Topics include: detente, peace in the Middle East, oil, Israel, United Nations vote on Zionism, the European Economic Summit, terrorism, Africa, Lebanon, SALT, Moscow radiation of US Embassy, Italy, arms control, human rights, and China.
box 42, folder 20-22

Speeches 1974-1979

Scope and Contents note

Topics include: the energy crisis, Africa, foreign policy, relations with Israel, and Sahel development.
box 42, folder 23-24

Statements 1975-1978

Scope and Contents note

Topics include: peace in the Middle East, Egypt-Israel relations, Africa, Europe, Latin America, policy regarding nuclear weapons, the proposed sale of Airborne Warning and Control Systems (AWOCS) to Iran, and foreign assistance programs.
box 42, folder 25

Memo, "Islam and U.S. Public Diplomacy," undated

Scope and Contents note

Photocopy of a interim staff draft of a memo from the USICA (most likely the United States International Communications Agency).
box 42, folder 26

Transcript, "Khomeini Takes Iran," The MacNeil/Lehrer Report 1979 February 13

Scope and Contents note

Transcript of an episode featuring Jim Lehrer, Shahriar Rouhani (Khomeini representative), Stephen Solarz (Democratic Representative), Charlayne Hunter-Gault (correspondent), and Eric Rouleau ( Le Monde magazine).
 

Reports 1950, 1977-1979

box 42, folder 27

The International Energy Situation: Outlook to 1985, CIA report 1977 April

box 42, folder 28

A Report to the National Security Council by Executive Secretary on United States Objectives and Programs for National Security, photocopy 1950 April 14

box 42, folder 29

Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) II reports 1979

Scope and Contents note

Contains material produced by the Department of State, including a special report and a revised special report on SALT II, as well as a glossary of terms and a document titled "SALT II: The Reasons Why."
 

Booklets 1974-1983

 

Department of State 1974-1976

box 42, folder 30

America's Purposes in an Ambiguous Age 1974

box 42, folder 31

Energy and International Cooperation 1975

box 42, folder 32

Foreign Policy and the Department of State 1976

box 42, folder 33

United States Chiefs of Mission 1973-1974, supplement 1974

box 42, folder 34

United States Foreign Policy: An Overview 1975 May

box 42, folder 35

United States Foreign Policy: An Overview 1976 January

box 43, folder 1

Middle East Institute, Middle East Problem Paper, number 25 1983 January

Scope and Contents note

Contains "Egypt Under Mubarak" by Mohamed Hakki.
box 43, folder 2

Realities of the Middle East: A Report by Senator George S. McGovern to the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, 94th Congress 1975

box 43, folder 3

Shariati, Ali, Civilization and Modernization (photocopy) 1979

box 43, folder 4

Thurat Zafar (Dhofar Rebellion) 1973

 

Books 1968-1981, undated

box 43, folder 5

'Abd al-Raḥmān, The Betrayal of Iran, 1979

box 43, folder 6

Afghani, Jamal al-Din 1981

Scope and Contents note

In Arabic. Title translates to "In the Writings of the Islamic Renaissance."
box 43, folder 7

Middle East Arms Sales Proposals: Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, 95th Congress 1978

Scope and Contents note

Contains photocopies of pages 132-137.
box 43, folder 8

Nadvi, Sayyid Sulaiman, The Living Prophet, translated by Sayeed-ul-Haq (photocopy) 1968

Scope and Contents note

Photocopy of a translation of Nadvi's "Kutbat-e-Madras," a series of eight lectures delivered at Madras in 1925.
box 43, folder 9

Osman, Mohammed Fathi, Alssalafiat fi almujtamaeat al'iislamiat almueasira undated

Scope and Contents note

Title translates to "Salafism in Contemporary Islamic Societies." Contains a photocopy of pages 259-310.
box 43, folder 10

The Palestinian Issue in Middle East Peace Efforts: Hearing Before the Special Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on International Relations , House of Representatives, 94th Congress 1975

box 43, folder 11

Priorities for Peace in the Middle East: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations , United States Senate, 94th Congress 1975

box 43, folder 12

Rothermund, Dietmar, ed., Islam in Southern Asia: A Survey of Current Research (photocopy), 1975

box 43, folder 13

US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, World Military Expenditures and Arms Trade 1963-1973 1975

 

Oversize Material 1973-1983

Scope and Contents note

Contains newspapers and magazines published in the Middle East, the US, and Nigeria. Also included is a Syrian poster warning against the Muslim Brotherhood and a poster for a BBC radio show on Islam. Material in Arabic and English. Arranged alphabetically by title.
box 50

Al-Alam 1974 January 21

box 50

Allewaa al-Islami 1983 January 9

box 50

Al Anbaa' 1973 May 23

Scope and Contents note

Contains pages 5-8 only.
box 50

Arab Times 1979 November 26

Scope and Contents note

Daily English-language newspaper published in Kuwait.
box 50

Al-Ard 1978 1980

Scope and Contents note

Contains issues from December 12, 1978; March 4, 1980; and March 11, 1980.
box 50

Daily Sketch 1973

Scope and Contents note

Daily newspaper from Nigeria. Contains issues from June 3, 1973 and June 5, 1973. The Sunday publication is titled the Sunday Sketch.
box 50

Daily Times 1973

Scope and Contents note

"The Independent newspaper" published daily in Nigeria. Contains issues from June 2, 3, and 5, 1973.
box 50

The Egyptian Gazette 1983 September 6-8

box 50

Al-Fajr al-Jadid 1978 July 1980 February

box 50

Al Gomhuria 1976 March 2

Scope and Contents note

Egyptian daily newspaper owned by the state. Front page contains a handwritten note to Mitchell regarding an article about the arrest of Jalal al-Din al-Hamamsy, an influential journalist.
box 50

Headlines, number 3 1973 June

Scope and Contents note

"Stories that made headline news." Printed in Nigeria.
box 50

International Herald Tribune, special issue "Focus on Turkey," 1977 May

box 50

"Islam in the Modern World" poster 1978

Scope and Contents note

Poster for a BBC Radio 3 documentary series beginning May 6, 1978.
box 50

Iran Voice 1979-1980

Scope and Contents note

Published by the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Washington, D.C. Contains numbers 13-18 (August 27-October 1, 1979) and 22 (January 21, 1980) of volume 1.
box 50

Al-Madinat al-Adby 1978 March

Scope and Contents note

Contains two copies of the same issue.
box 50

Al-Majallat al-Riadia 1983 August 17

box 50

Monday Morning, volume 8, number 364 1979 June 11-17

Scope and Contents note

A Lebanese newspaper printed in Beirut. Includes an interview with Mustafa Khalil, Prime Minister of Egypt.
box 50

Al-Muntajun 1978 December

box 50

The Nigerian Observer 1973 June 1-3

box 50

The Renaissance 1973

Scope and Contents note

Nigerian newspaper published daily, except Sundays. Contains issues number 284 (June 2, 1973) and 285 (June 4, 1973).
box 50

Al-Shurṭī 1978 December 1980 March

box 50

Al-Siasi 1978 December

box 50

Sunday Punch 1973 June 3

Scope and Contents note

Sunday edition of the Nigerian newspaper The Punch.
box 50

Syrian poster warning against the Muslim Brothers 1981

box 50

Al-Talib 1980 March

box 50

Al-'Usbue al-Thaqafi 1976 October 1978 December 15

box 50

Voice of Masr 1973 October 6

Scope and Contents note

In Arabic. Printed in Jersey City, New Jersey.
box 50

Al-Zahf al-Akhdar 1980 March 3 March 10 1980