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Collection of Barack Obama ephemera from African countries

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1990

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of textiles, commemorative objects, and publications documenting African response to the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States in 2008.

Dates

  • 2008-2010

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, 2013.

Arrangement

The materials are arranged according to format.

Extent

4 Linear Feet (6 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1990

Abstract

This collection consists of textiles, commemorative objects, and publications documenting African response to the election of Barack Obama as President of the United States in 2008.

Title
Guide to the Collection of Barack Obama Ephemera from African Countries
Status
Under Revision
Author
compiled by Matthew Gorham and Christine Connolly
Date
November 2013
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

Contact:
Yale University Library
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Location

Sterling Memorial Library
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120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511

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