Zimbabwe articles, U.N. Interim reports, papers, statements, 1977
Scope and Contents
The Sean Gervasi papers contain personal letters and papers from Gervasi and other leading Africanists and politicians as well as unpublished typescripts, documents, and publications.
Dates
- Creation: 1977
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
Extent
From the Collection: 14 Linear Feet (17 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
General
Includes: “South African military assistance to the Smith regime”; “The UN and the Anglo-American plan for Zimbabwe/Rhodesia”; “Working memorandum on Rhodesia” (confidential); newspaper clippings and magazine articles; press statement by Zimbabwean Patriotic Front, November 25 1977, “Ian Smith’s internal settlement”, signed Callistus Ndlovu, chief representative, ZANU-Patriotic Front, New York; handwritten notes by Gervasi; “Testimony regarding the supply of oil to Southern Rhodesia made before the 4th committee of the UN general assembly by Bernard Rivers, 30 November 1977; UN Security Council reports on Southern Rhodesia, 1977; letter of MSU professor Michael Bratton to Gervasi, June 1, 1977 enclosing a paper, “Structural transformation in Zimbabwean: some comparative notes from the neocolonisation of Kenya” presented to conference on Southern Africa: Social Structure, Economy and Liberation, Michigan state University, May 1977
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository