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Scope and Content of Collection
Title: American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive collection
Date (inclusive): 1967-1970
Collection Number: 71031
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
8 manuscript boxes, 2 motion picture film reels, 2 sound discs
(3.2 Linear Feet)
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.
Creator:
American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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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.
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Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1971.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], American Committee to Keep Biafra Alive collection, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution
Library & Archives.
Historical note
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.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Sound recordings
Motion pictures
Nigeria -- History -- Civil War, 1967-1970