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Algeria collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1501
Abstract:

The collection consists of a manuscript, printed materials, postcards, and photographs relating to the history of Algeria and the current political, economic, and social conditions.

Dates: 1815-1994

Alsace Jewish manuscripts collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1936
Abstract: Collection of correspondence and other documents from Jewish communities in the northern part of the Alsace region in France, including Bas-Rhin, Balbronn, Strasbourg, Ottrott, Ingersheim, Metz, Atznheim, and other towns. The documents cover a wide range of topics, including communal life, relations between Jews and non-Jews, business transactions, life-cycle events, legal rulings, etc. Most of the 131 items are hand-written; a few are printed or mimeographed. The vendor's itemized lists of...
Dates: 1735-1913

Joan Alzina papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 2082
Abstract: Papers of Joan Alzina, Catalan soldier in the Spanish Civil War’s Republican Army, 24th Army Group, Group Logistics, 3rd Section. Includes seven notebooks documenting Alzina’s service in the army, his time as a prisoner at Navalpino, and his tenure as a prison guard for a mental hospital at Alcalá de Henares, Madrid for other Republican prisoners. Alzina’s notebooks written during the war include uncensored drafts of letters to family members. Also included is a drawing by Alzina of Mickey...
Dates: 1937-1941

American Social Surveys, Inc. collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1151
Abstract:

Paper tapes containing propaganda messages transmitted by Axis powers to Latin American countries.

Dates: 1941

Angola collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1502
Abstract:

The collection consists of correspondence, printed material, flags, and photographs relating to the history of Angola and the current political, economic, and social conditions.

Dates: 1853-2012

Arabic film poster collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1868
Abstract:

The collection is comprised of 1284 film posters, 156 film lobby cards, and 96 film press books from Arab countries. The majority of the items are from Egypt, but include pieces from Algeria, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and other countries.

Dates: 1935-2005

Kan'ichi Asakawa papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 40
Abstract:

The papers consist of correspondence, diaries, writings, notes, photographs, and miscellanea documenting the personal life and professional career of Kan'ichi Asakawa, a professor of Japanese history at Yale University and author of several books on Japanese history.

Dates: 1894-1994, bulk 1894-1955

Charles Montague Bakewell papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 765
Abstract: The papers consist of philosophical writings, lecture notes, and teaching materials documenting Charles Bakewell's career as professor of philosophy at Yale University. His role as a political and civic leader in Connecticut, and his continuing relationship with New Haven's Italian community, can also be traced in political addresses, and in miscellaneous notes. Also included are documents, research materials, and sixteen volumes of photographs depicting the work of the American Red Cross in...
Dates: 1897-1928, bulk 1916-1920

Allen Jennings Barthold papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1323
Abstract:

Correspondence and papers compiled by Allen Jennings Barthold relating to the Courier de Boston, a newspaper published in the 1780s, and its editor Paul-Joseph Guérard de Nancrède.

Dates: 1929-1932

Benin collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1503
Abstract:

The collection consists of a memoir, speeches, and printed material relating to the history of Benin and the current political and social conditions.

Dates: 1727-2010

Jacob Berman papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 2014
Dates: 1863-circa 1975, bulk 1920-1939

Bhatt family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1705
Abstract:

The collection includes correspondence and other materials, primarily written by Nanabhai K. Bhatt to his son Pravin N. Bhatt. The materials document the political and social climate in India from the late 1940s through the early 1960s. In addition, collection materials provide background information on Pravin Bhatt's career as a scientist at Yale University and internationally.

Dates: 1941-1988

Paul Charles Blum papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 900
Abstract:

The papers consist of letters, many written by Paul Blum to his family during his service in the U. S. Army Ambulance Service with the French army, 1918-1919. Further correspondence with numerous associates through the time of his death in 1981 is included, as well as memorabilia, a biography, and printed material.

Dates: 1858-1998

Bosnia and Herzegovina political ephemera collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1926
Abstract:

The collection comprises campaign brochures, flyers, and posters representing the various political parties that participated in the 2006 October 1st general election to determine the presidency and parliament seats of Bosnia and Herzegovina; entity parliaments for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, as well as the Republika Srpska; and canton parliaments.

Dates: 2006

Brazil and Portugal collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1781
Abstract:

A collection of correspondence; writings; and published illustrated materials from and about Brazil related to Imperial Brazil, religious, economic, and geographic concerns. There is one item under the heading Portugal: a letter of condolence upon the death of a distant relative of Vasco de Gama.

Dates: 1639-1907

British fascist, anti-fascist, and anti-Semitic printed ephemera collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1886
Abstract:

Collection of materials documenting British fascist, anti-fascist, and anti-Semitic political movements in the mid-twentieth century. Includes pamphlets, leaflets, and serially published newspapers and magazines produced by organizations such as the British Empire Union, British League, British Union of Fascists, Jewish People's Council Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism, and Trades Advisory Council. Also includes a small group of rare Muslim anti-fascist leaflets.

Dates: circa 1905-1963

Burkina Faso collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1505
Abstract:

The collection consists of printed material and photographs relating to cultural, political, and social conditions in Burkina Faso.

Dates: 1963-2013, bulk 1963-1997

Burundi collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1506
Abstract:

The collection consists of printed material relating to the political and social conditions in Burundi and a photograph of a Mubira woman with a lip disc.

Dates: 1964-2009

Cameroon collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1507
Abstract:

The collection consists of printed material relating to current political, economic, and social conditions in Cameroon. Also included are photographs.

Dates: 1912-2008

Cape Verde collection

 Collection
Call Number: MS 1508
Abstract:

The collection consists of printed material relating to the political, economic, and social conditions in Cape Verde.

Dates: 1979-2008