Scope and Contents
The collection consists of correspondence, journals, printed material, ephemera, and photographs relating to the history of Ethiopia and the current political and social conditions.
Dates
- 1867-2013
Language of Materials
The material is in English and Amharic.
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from the African Collection Curator.
Arrangement
The material in the original accession is arranged chronologically. Additions to the collection may vary in arrangement.
Extent
10.76 Linear Feet (13 boxes)
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The collection consists of correspondence, journals, printed material, ephemera, and photographs relating to the history of Ethiopia and the current political and social conditions.
- Abyssinian Expedition (1867-1868)
- Ethiopia -- Description and travel
- Ethiopia -- Foreign relations -- Italy
- Ethiopia -- History -- 1490-1889
- Ethiopia -- History -- 1889-1974
- Ethiopia -- Politics and government
- Ethiopia -- Social conditions
- Ethiopian Peoples' Revolutionary Party
- Italo-Ethiopian War, 1935-1936
- Italy -- Foreign relations -- Ethiopia
- Jews, Ethiopian
- Oromo (African people)
- Photographs -- Ethiopia
- Relief Society of Tigray
- Tigrinya (African people)
- Title
- Guide to the Ethiopia Collection
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Carol King, Nancy Lyon, and staff of Manuscripts and Archives
- Date
- July 1994
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
Yale University Library
P.O. Box 208240
New Haven CT 06520-8240 US
(203) 432-1735
(203) 432-7441 (Fax)
beinecke.library@yale.edu
Location
Sterling Memorial Library
Room 147
120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511