Immanuel Wallerstein collection of African liberation movement posters
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of posters acquired by Immanuel Wallerstein which document liberation movements in numerous African countries. Accession 2015-M-001 contains material from a 2008 exhibit on the posters.
Dates
- 1960-1990, 2007-2008
Creator
- Wallerstein, Immanuel Maurice, 1930- (Collector)
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
Gift of Immanuel Wallerstein, 2005; transferred from African Collection Curator, 2014.
Extent
2 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
Persistent URL
Abstract
The collection consists of posters acquired by Immanuel Wallerstein which document liberation movements in numerous African countries. Accession 2015-M-001 contains material from a 2008 exhibit on the posters.
Biographical / Historical
Immanuel Wallerstein was born on September 28, 1930, in New York City. He received a B.A. (1951), M.A. (1954), and Ph.D. (1959) from Columbia University. Wallerstein occupied positions in the sociology departments of Columbia University (1958-1971), McGill University (1971-1976), Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (1975-1976, 1980-1981, 1983-1995), and Binghamton University (SUNY) (1976-1999, emeritus). In 2000 he joined Yale University as senior research scholar. He served as president of the African Studies Association (1973-1974), president of the International Sociological Association (1994-1998), and chair of the international Gulbenkian Commission on the Restructuring of the Social Sciences (1993-1995). He was a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Wallerstein wrote extensively on African topics and issues. He died in 2019.
- Title
- Guide to the Immanuel Wallerstein Collection of African Liberation Movement Posters
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Mary Catherine Hollis and staff of Manuscripts and Archives
- Date
- February 2006
- 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