American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive collection, 1967-1970

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Creators:: American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive
Abstract:: Ephemeral publications of private governmental organizations, including the United States Agency for International Development, the government of the Republic of Biafra, and the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; press releases from the United States Department of State, American congressmen, and Markpress, the Biafran Overseas Press Division; clippings; periodical literature; and audio-visual materials relating to the Nigerian Civil War of 1967 to 1970. Collected by the St. Louis chapter of the American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive.
Extent:: 8 manuscript boxes, 2 motion picture film reels, 2 sound discs (3.2 Linear Feet)
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: Ephemeral publications of private governmental organizations, including the United States Agency for International Development, the government of the Republic of Biafra, and the government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria; press releases from the United States Department of State, American congressmen, and Markpress, the Biafran Overseas Press Division; clippings; periodical literature; and audio-visual materials relating to the Nigerian Civil War of 1967 to 1970. Collected by the St. Louis chapter of the American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive.
Biographical / historical:: The American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive was an organization created to inform Americans of the conditions in Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War of 1967 to 1970.
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1971.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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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], American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US