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Title: E. B. Brossard papers
Date (inclusive): 1908-2007
Collection Number: 2001C91
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material: In English and Spanish
Physical Description:
57 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(23.2 Linear Feet)
Abstract: The papers consist primarily of Brossard's writings and research materials, the bulk of which pertain to the history of the
Venezuelan oil industry and to modern Venezuelan politics. In addition, the papers contain a considerable quantity of research
materials relating to the general history of the international petroleum industry. The research materials are comprised largely
of reports, serial issues, and clippings, and are grouped by subject. The papers include some correspondence relating both
to Brossard's research and to her career as a professor of political science at a number of American universities.
Creator:
Brossard, E. B.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
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.
For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 2001.
[Identification of item], E. B. Brossard papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
| 1928 | Born, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 1940 | Bachelor of Arts, University of Wisconsin at Madison |
| 1971 | Doctorate in political science, Claremont College |
| 1983 | Author, Petroleum: Politics and Power |
| 1993 | Author, Petroleum Research and Venezuela's INTEVEP: The Clash of the Titans |
| 2001 | Author, Power and Petroleum: Venezuela, Cuba and Colombia, a Troika? |
| 1973-1975 | Taught at Hillsdale College, Michigan |
| 1975-1982 | Visiting professor and then associate professor of government, University of West Florida, Pensacola |
| 1982-1991 | Associate professor of government, Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge |
Scope and Content of Collection
The papers consist primarily of Brossard's writings and research materials, the bulk of which pertain to the history of the
Venezuelan oil industry and to modern Venezuelan politics. In addition, the papers contain a considerable quantity of research
materials relating to the general history of the international petroleum industry. The research materials are comprised largely
of reports, serial issues, and clippings, and are grouped by subject. The papers include some correspondence relating both
to Brossard's research and to her career as a professor of political science at a number of American universities.
Emma Brossard derived her knowledge of Venezuela from personal experience -- she spent part of her childhood there -- and
from her study of the country's politics and oil industry. She wrote her doctoral dissertation on Rómulo Betancourt, president
of Venezuela from 1945 to 1948 and again from 1959 to 1964. Brossard went on to write numerous articles and several monographs
on the Venezuelan oil industry. In her last years, Brossard was a fierce critic of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez,
and the papers contain her articles and research materials on Chávez.
The papers contain extensive documentation on the activities of Petróleos de Venezuela, the country's national oil company,
as well as those of its many subsidiaries. These materials include annual reports, financial statements, statistics, and articles
from the Venezuelan press. There are also papers from a number of conferences held on the subject of the Venezuelan oil industry.
As a whole, the materials trace the history of the Venezuelan oil industry from its beginnings down to the Chávez era.
A significant portion of the papers concern Brossard's teaching career at Louisiana State University, Hillsdale College, and
the University of West Florida. These materials include her correspondence with academic officials and students, speeches
and addresses made by Brossard, and course materials from classes she taught.
There are some sound and video recordings in the papers, including an audio interview of Rómulo Betancourt conducted by Brossard
in 1970 (box 1). The papers also contain the first volume of Emma Brossard's unpublished memoirs (box 40), as well as articles
and papers relating to one of Brossard's former teachers, the political philosopher Leo Strauss (boxes 9, 49, and 53).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Petroleum industry and trade
Venezuela -- Politics and government
Petroleum industry and trade -- Venezuela
Betancourt, Rómulo, 1908-1981
Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.