Inventory of the Fakhreddin Moussavi papers
Finding aid prepared by Samira Bozorgi
Hoover Institution Library and Archives
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Title: Fakhreddin Moussavi papers
Date (inclusive): 1974-1981
Collection Number: 81086
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and Persian
Physical Description:
3 manuscript boxes
(1.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The papers include the creator's dissertation, along with newspapers, clippings, serial publications, booklets, and other
writings relating to education in Iran, the Iranian revolution of 1979, and political, social, and economic conditions in
Iran.
Creator:
Moussavi, Fakhreddin, 1940-
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 1981.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Fakhreddin Moussavi papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Biographical Note
Fakhreddin Moussavi was born in Iran in 1940. In the years following, the country experienced a flood of political events
including the British embargo on Iranian oil exports and the Shah's 1963 "White Revolution." During the 1979 Iranian Revolution,
and the subsequent formation of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Fakhreddin Moussavi attended Stanford University, where he earned
his PhD. His dissertation, published in 1980, focused on elementary-level social studies education in Iran. In this same year,
Abolhasan Banisadr was elected the first president of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iran-Iraq war had commenced (BBC
News, 2009).
Scope and Content of Collection
The content of this collection was gathered by Fakhreddin Moussavi as he attended graduate school in the United States. The
newspaper clippings cover events and figures of the Iranian revolution, including the revision of the Iranian Constitution
and the election of Abolhasan Banisadr, the first president of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Relations between Iran and Iraq,
literary events featuring various authors and professors, as well as clippings on social and economic conditions in Iran are
represented in the Newspapers and Clippings series.
The Research Materials series includes three occasional publications from the International Council for Educational Development.
These booklets, along with other reports, focus on the state of higher education in the United States and Iran. Some of these
materials convey a broad survey of the system while others provide detailed insight into the changes in the education system
from the final years of the Shah's reign to immediately after the Ayatollah Khomeini's religious referendum. Moussavi's dissertation,
written at Stanford University, on elementary-level social studies programs in Iran is included in the collection, alongside
other college-level papers.
Arrangement
The collection is organized in 2 series based on the creator's original order and physical format of material.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Education -- Iran
Iran -- History -- 1979-1997
Newspapers and Clippings
1975-1981
Scope and Contents note
Clippings discuss social, economic, and political conditions in Iran. Iranian newspapers, printed in the United States, cover
current events and political news in Iran between 1979 and 1981. Clippings are arranged in alphabetical order by subject matter,
as defined by the creator of the collection. Newspapers are arranged by title and year.
box 1, folder 1
Archaeology and Historical Monuments
1976-1977
box 1, folder 2
Books, Reading, and Libraries
1976-1978
box 1, folder 3
Countries and Cities of the World
1978
box 1, folder 4
Culture and Civilization
1977-1978
box 1, folder 5
Economics: Iran and the World
1975-1980
box 1, folder 9
Literature and Literary Figures
1976-1978
box 1, folder 11
Politics: Iran and the World
1976-1981
box 1, folder 12
Population: Iran and the World
1976-1977
box 1, folder 19
Women and Education
1977-1980
box 1, folder 20
Iran Times (English)
1979 February 2 - December 18
box 1, folder 21
Iran Times (English)
1980 January 4 - July 4
box 1, folder 22
Iran Tribune
1980 July 12 - September 27
box 1, folder 23
Iran Tribune
1980 October 4 - November 22
box 2, folder 1
Etlyah'at, serial publication
1980
Research Materials and Writings
1974-1981
Scope and Contents note
Fakhreddin Moussavi's graduate dissertation at Stanford, titled Social Studies Programs in Iranian Elementary and Secondary
Schools, begins the Education subseries, followed by other articles, writings, and reports on the state of education in Iran
and the world. Other sociopolitical writings on human rights in Iran and elementary-level workbooks are included in the Culture
and Society subseries. Arranged into two subseries, Education and Culture and Society.
box 2, folder 2-3
Social Studies Programs in Iranian Elementary and Secondary Schools (Dissertation)
1980
box 2, folder 4
Education Outside Iran, booklets, surveys, and reports
1974-1976
box 2, folder 5
Education questionnaires
1979-1980
box 3, folder 1-3
Higher Education, reports
1975 June - 1978 January
box 3, folder 4
Elementary Level, workbooks
1975-1976
box 3, folder 5
College coursework
1976-1978
Culture and Society
1975-1981
box 3, folder 6
Human Rights in Iran
1981
box 3, folder 7
Sociology in Iran, article
1975
box 3, folder 8
Profile of Iran, serial publications
1977
