Collection context
Summary
- Creators:
- Gann, Lewis H., 1924-1997 and Duignan, Peter
- Abstract:
- Drafts and galleys of books by L. H. Gann and Peter Duignan, and related correspondence, photographs, and research materials relating to colonialism in Africa, the history of Northern and Southern Rhodesia (Zambia and Zimbabwe), the Rhodesian administrator Godfrey Huggins, aspects of the history of other African countries, the history of Hispanics in the United States, and the post-World War II Atlantic community.
- Extent:
- 158 manuscript boxes, 14 card file boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 1 envelope (49.0 Linear Feet)
- Language:
- The collection is in English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Gann-Duignan Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The Gann-Duignan papers document the work and collaborative writings of Lewis H. Gann and Peter Duignan, both Hoover fellows and scholars of Africa. The collection contains drafts of books by Gann and Duignan, and related correspondence, photographs, and research materials related to colonialism in Africa, the history of Northern and Southern Rhodesia (Zambia and Zimbabwe), the Rhodesian administrator Godfrey Huggins, aspects of the history of various African countries, the history of Spanish speakers in the United States, and the post-World War II Atlantic community. The papers of both scholars are present in the collection and have not been arranged into separate groups.
Gann first met Duignan in 1959, while Gann was working at the National Archives of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. Both men became fellows at the Hoover Institution in the 1960s, co-editeding the five-volume work Colonialism in Africa. Gann and Duignan collaborated at the Hoover Institution for many years, co-writing and co-editing over thirty monographs and long essays, as well as numerous shorter articles. The scholars wrote or edited works on topics such as comparative colonialism in Africa, the economics of colonialism, United States strategic interests in Africa and the Middle East, and United States involvement in Africa since the eighteenth century. In addition to authoring many works on Africa, Gann and Duignan also wrote on topics such as Spanish speakers in the United States, immigration, the Middle East, the Atlantic community, and the Americanization of Western Europe after World War II. The Speeches and writings include drafts of monographs co-authored by Gann and Duignan, typescripts of shorter articles and speeches, and material related to their writings. The alphabetical files contain supporting materials such as correspondence and reviews, while the chronological file contains the majority of the typescripts in the collection.
The collection contains supporting material for Gann and Duignan's writings and scholarly work. The Subject file includes research material for topics such as Africa and Spanish speakers in the United States. The Incremental correspondence contains letters of Gann and Duignan, documenting their discussions with other scholars.
In addition to co-authoring many works on Africa, Gann and Duignan both served as curators for the African collection at the Hoover Institution Library & Archives. Duignan was also active in other programs at the Hoover Institution, serving as the coordinator of the International Studies Program from 1980 to 1985. Documentation of their work at the Hoover Institution can be found in the Incremental professional activities file, as well as files on teaching and Duignan's involvement in various committees.
The Incremental photographs contain slides of Soweto, an area of Johannesburg in South Africa, while the Incremental sound recordings include interviews of members of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO).
- Biographical / historical:
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Date Event 1924, January 26 Born Ludwig Hermann Ganz in Mainz, Germany1944-1947 Interpreter with the British Army Royal Fusiliers in World War II1950-1952 Research officer at the Rhodes-Livingstone Institute, Northern Rhodesia (now Institute for Social Research at the University of Zambia)1952-1954 Assistant lecturer, Department of Anthropology, University of Manchester, England1954-1963 Archivist and editor, National Archives of Rhodesia and Nyasaland1964 Doctorate in modern history, Oxford University1964- Research associate, later senior fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University1966 Elected a fellow of the Royal Historical Society1987 Editor, The Defense of Western Europe1993 Author, The United States and the New Russia1995 Awarded the Officers' Cross of the Order of Merit of the German Federal Republic1938 Fled to England from Germany1950 Graduated from Balliol College at Oxford University1958 Author, The Birth of a Plural Society; The Development of Northern Rhodesia Under the British South Africa Company, 1894-19141967-1993 Deputy curator of the African collection, Hoover Institution1971 Author, Guerrillas in HistoryAuthor, Central Africa: The Former British States1997 Died1993- Curator, Western European collection, Hoover Institution Archives1990 Visiting member, Princeton Institute for Advanced StudiesDate Event 1926, August 6 Born, San Francisco, California1951 B.S., University of San Francisco1951-1960 M.A. and Ph.D., Stanford University1955-1957 and 1959-1960 Instructor, Western Civilization, Stanford University1960 Became a fellow at the Hoover Institution1959- Curator, African collection, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; (later curator of African and Middle East collections)1962 Author, Native Policy in Southern Rhodesia, 1890-19231964- Member, African Studies Committee, Stanford University1966- Curator of Africana, Stanford Unviersity1968 Won the Stanford University campus volleyball championship1968- Awarded Stella and Ira Lillick Curatorship, Hoover Institution1973-1974 Guggenheim fellowship1985- Member, European Studies Council, Stanford UniversityDirector, Western European Studies, Stanford University1989 Author, The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace: Seventy-Five Years of its History1995 Elected a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in London2000 Author, NATO: Its Past, Present, and Future2012 Died2003 Author, with Philip Martin, Making and Remaking America: Immigration into the United States, with Martin Philip1980-1985 Coordinator, International Studies, Hoover Institution1965-1966 Lecturer, Lewis and Clark College1986 Editor, with Robert H. Jackson, Politics and Government in Africa, 1960-19851960-1994 Lecturer, World Affairs Council1969-1970 Professor, National War College1973-1975 National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship1977- Curator, Middle East Collection, Hoover Institution1979 Lecturer, History Department, UC Santa Barbara1985-1994 Lecturer, Stanford Alumni Association1993-1994 Lecturer, Seabourn Cruises1986- Board of Editors, Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs, Foreign Policy Research Institute1988 Visiting member, Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies - Physical location:
- Hoover Institution Library & Archives
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Boxes 49 and 119-125 may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of 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:
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For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], Gann-Duignan Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.
- Location of this collection:
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Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford UniversityStanford, CA 94305-6003, US
- Contact:
- (650) 723-3563