Catherine Caufield papers, 1932-1996

Collection context

Summary

Creators:
Caufield, Catherine
Abstract:
Correspondence, notes, memoranda, reports, studies, and printed matter related to the World Bank and its effect on the economies of developing countries. Used as research material for the book by C. Caufield, Masters of Illusion: The World Bank and the Poverty of Nations (New York, 1996).
Extent:
16 manuscript boxes (6.7 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

The Catherine Caufield papers contain correspondence, notes, memoranda, reports, studies, and printed matter related to the World Bank and its effect on the economies of developing countries.

Catherine Caufield was a British author and journalist who served as an environmental correspondent for New Scientist. The collection consists of Caufield's research files for Masters of Illusion: The World Bank and the Poverty of Nations, a book which was critical of the World Bank. In addition to printed matter, correspondence, and Caufield's notes, the collection includes internal World Bank documents, such as memoranda and reports.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1981
Author, The Man Who Ate Bluebottles: And Other Great British Eccentrics
1984
Author, In the Rainforest: Report from a Strange, Beautiful, Imperiled World
1989
Author, Multiple Exposures: Chronicles of the Radiation Age
1996
Author, Masters of Illusion: The World Bank and the Poverty of Nations
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 2002.
Physical location:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Economic assistance
Names:
World Bank
Places:
Developing countries

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], Catherine Caufield papers, [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