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Title: Gann-Duignan papers
Date (inclusive): 1911-2003
Collection Number: 72101
Contributing Institution:
Hoover Institution Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
158 manuscript boxes, 14 card file boxes, 4 oversize boxes, 1 envelope
(49 linear feet)
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.
Creator:
Duignan, Peter
Creator:
Gann, Lewis H., 1924-
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[Identification of item], Gann-Duignan Papers, [Box no.], Hoover Institution Archives.
| 1924, January 26 | Born Ludwig Hermann Ganz in Mainz, Germany |
| 1938 | Fled to England from Germany |
| 1944-1947 | Interpreter with the British Army Royal Fusiliers in World War II |
| 1950 | Graduated from Balliol College at Oxford University |
| 1950-1952 | 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, England |
| 1954-1963 | Archivist and editor, National Archives of Rhodesia and Nyasaland |
| 1958 | Author, The Birth of a Plural Society; The Development of Northern Rhodesia Under the British South Africa Company, 1894-1914 |
| 1964 | Doctorate in modern history, Oxford University |
| 1964- | Research associate, later senior fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University |
| 1966 | Elected a fellow of the Royal Historical Society |
| 1967-1993 | Deputy curator of the African collection, Hoover Institution |
| 1971 | Author, Central Africa: The Former British States |
| Author, Guerrillas in History | |
| 1987 | Editor, The Defense of Western Europe |
| 1990 | Visiting member, Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies |
| 1993 | Author, The United States and the New Russia |
| 1993- | Curator, Western European collection, Hoover Institution Archives |
| 1995 | Awarded the Officers' Cross of the Order of Merit of the German Federal Republic |
| 1997 | Died |
| 1926, August 6 | Born, San Francisco, California |
| 1951 | B.S., University of San Francisco |
| 1951-1960 | M.A. and Ph.D., Stanford University |
| 1955-1957 and 1959-1960 | Instructor, Western Civilization, Stanford University |
| 1959- | Curator, African collection, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; (later curator of African and Middle East collections) |
| 1960 | Became a fellow at the Hoover Institution |
| 1960-1994 | Lecturer, World Affairs Council |
| 1962 | Author, Native Policy in Southern Rhodesia, 1890-1923 |
| 1964- | Member, African Studies Committee, Stanford University |
| 1965-1966 | Lecturer, Lewis and Clark College |
| 1966- | Curator of Africana, Stanford Unviersity |
| 1968 | Won the Stanford University campus volleyball championship |
| 1968- | Awarded Stella and Ira Lillick Curatorship, Hoover Institution |
| 1969-1970 | Professor, National War College |
| 1973-1974 | Guggenheim fellowship |
| 1973-1975 | National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship |
| 1977- | Curator, Middle East Collection, Hoover Institution |
| 1979 | Lecturer, History Department, UC Santa Barbara |
| 1980-1985 | Coordinator, International Studies, Hoover Institution |
| 1985- | Director, Western European Studies, Stanford University |
| Member, European Studies Council, Stanford University | |
| 1985-1994 | Lecturer, Stanford Alumni Association |
| 1986 | Editor, with Robert H. Jackson, Politics and Government in Africa, 1960-1985 |
| 1986- | Board of Editors, Orbis: A Journal of World Affairs, Foreign Policy Research Institute |
| 1988 | Visiting member, Princeton Institute for Advanced Studies |
| 1989 | Author, The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace: Seventy-Five Years of its History |
| 1993-1994 | Lecturer, Seabourn Cruises |
| 1995 | Elected a fellow of the Royal Historical Society in London |
| 2000 | Author, NATO: Its Past, Present, and Future |
| 2003 | Author, with Philip Martin, Making and Remaking America: Immigration into the United States, with Martin Philip |
| 2012 | Died |
Bibliography of Works by Gann and Duignan
| 1962 | White Settlers in Tropical Africa |
| 1967 | Burden of Empire: An Appraisal of Western Colonialism in Africa South of the Sahara |
| 1969-1975 | Colonialism in Africa, 1870-1960 |
| 1972 | Africa and The World: An Introduction to the History of Sub-Saharan Africa From Antiquity to 1840 |
| Africa: The Land and The People | |
| 1977 | The Rulers of German Africa, 1884-1914 |
| 1978 | African Proconsuls: European Governors in Africa |
| South Africa: War, Revolution, or Peace? | |
| The Rulers of British Africa, 1870-1914 | |
| South West Africa-Namibia | |
| 1979 | The Rulers of Belgian Africa, 1884-1914 |
| 1981 | Africa South of the Sahara: The Challenge to Western Security |
| Why South Africa Will Survive: A Historical Analysis | |
| The Middle East and North Africa: The Challenge to Western Security | |
| 1983 | Africa Between East and West |
| 1984 | The United States and Africa: A History |
| 1986 | The Hispanics in the United States: A History |
| 1991 | Hope for South Africa? |
| 1992 | The Rebirth of the West: The Americanization of the Democratic World, 1945-1958 |
| The United States and the New Europe, 1985-1992 | |
| Eastern Europe: The Great Transformation, 1985-1991 | |
| Germany, Key to a Continent | |
| 1994 | The United States and the New Europe, 1945-1993 |
| An Ambivalent Heritage: Euro-American Relations | |
| Communism in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Reappraisal | |
| 1995 | The New Left and the Cultural Revolution of the 1960's: A Reevaluation |
| World War II in Europe: Causes, Course, and Consequences | |
| Political Correctness: A Critique | |
| 1996 | World War II and the Beginning of the Cold War |
| The Cold War: End and Aftermath | |
| 1998 | The Spanish Speakers in the United States: A History |
| The Debate in the United States Over Immigration | |
| Contemporary Europe and the Atlantic Alliance: A Political History |
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 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).
W. H. (William Harold) Hutt Papers, Hoover Institution Archives George Loft papers, Hoover Institution Archives Keith Middlemas
collection, Hoover Institution Archives
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Huggins, Godfrey Martin, Viscount Malvern, 1883-1971.
Africa--History.
Africa.
Colonies in Africa.
Europe--Foreign relations--United States.
Europe.
Hispanic Americans--History.
Rhodesia and Nyasaland--Politics and government.
Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
Rhodesia--Politics and government.
Rhodesia.
United States--Foreign relations--Europe.
United States--Foreign relations.
Zambia--Politics and government.
Zambia.
Zimbabwe.