Committee on African Studies records, 1965-1976.

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Summary

Creator:
Duke University. Center for International Studies. Committee on African Studies
Abstract:
The Committee on African Studies formed in 1965 as part of the Center for International Studies at Duke University. The committee was composed of faculty from the departments of history, political science, anthropology, and economics. Its mission included supporting research in Africa, publishing articles and sponsoring lectures on African studies, and developing African studies curricula for middle school and high school students. Records date from 1967 to 1976 and consist of correspondence, papers and proposals, course materials, reprints, and sound recordings. The Committee's work focused on cultures including the Dan, Mbuti, Somali, and Zulu. The bulk of the material relates to the African Curriculum Development Project conducted in cooperation with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, and publication of the series Africa Sketches. English.
Extent:
1.5 Linear Feet
1,000 items
Language:
English.
Collection ID:
UA.07.04.0001
University Archives Record Group:
07 -- Academic Affairs
07 -- Academic Affairs > 04 -- Global Affairs

Background

Scope and content:

These records were produced by the Committee on African Studies in the course of their activities. Materials are present from 1967 to 1976. The records consist of correspondence, papers and proposals, course materials, reprints, and sound recordings. The bulk of the material relates to the African Curriculum Development Project.

Biographical / historical:

The Committee on African Studies was formed in 1965 as part of the Center for International Studies. The committee was composed of faculty from the departments of history, political science, anthropology, and economics. Its mission included connecting students and faculty with grants and research opportunities in Africa, publishing a reprint series of selected articles on African studies, and sponsoring lectures and colloquia by noted Africanists, as well as a faculty exchange program with Makere University College. They also were involved with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction in developing African studies curriculum for junior high and high school students. Directors of the Committee included J. Harris Proctor, and Gerald Hartwig.

Acquisition information:
This collection consists of material acquired in accession numbers: 68-339 from the Committee on African Studies; 76-159; and 82-124, from the Center for International Studies.
Processing information:

Processed by Sarah G. Carr, March 2000

Encoded by Joshua McKim, February 2003

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[Identification of item], Committee on African Studies Records, Duke University Archives, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.